In THE IRRESISTIBLE ROGUE, Lady Daphne Swift is beautiful, the opposite of tall (she doesn't care about the word short) and secretly married to the devilishly charming Captain Rafferty Cavendish. She has been pining for Rafe for years but after their first mission as spies, she realized that the rogue doesn't care about her.

So she decides to get annulment and marry a lord from her husband list. Captain Rafferty is a spy for the crown and has an unfinished mission that still haunts him, the one that resulted in the death of Daphne's brother, Donald. Rafe had agreed to marry and work with Daphne before but he still believes she is above his reach and seeking only title and wealth.

Now he needs Daphne's help to capture the men responsible for Donald's death, and also stopping her engagement to the boring Lord Fitzwell. THE IRRESISTIBLE ROGUE is the fourth book in the Playful Brides series and what a magnificent tale. Bowman creates a sparkling, romantic story of secrets; spies and passion that makes you laugh and cry.

What I love about this series is how mischievous the female characters are, and how they always come up with a plan in each book. The secondary characters in THE IRRESISTIBLE ROGUE are so adorable and looking for trouble that keeps you entertained through the whole story.

In THE IRRESISTIBLE ROGUE, Valerie Bowman did it again by writing another magnificent story with charming characters, danger, secrets, passion and humor.