Tessa Dare

Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of fourteen historical romance novels and five novellas. Her books have won numerous accolades, including Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA® award (twice!) and the RT Book Reviews Seal of Excellence. Booklist magazine named her one of the “new stars of historical romance," and her books have been contracted for translation in more than a dozen languages.

A librarian by training and a booklover at heart, Tessa makes her home in Southern California, where she lives with her husband, their two children, and a trio of cosmic kitties.

On the Web

• Author's Official Website [1]

Books

• Any Duchess Will Do - 2013
• Baiting The Maid Of Honor - 2014
• Beauty And The Blacksmith - 2013
• Bride Bet, The - 2024
• Do You Want To Start A Scandal - 2016
• Duchess Deal, The - 2017
• Goddess Of The Hunt - 2009
• Governess Game, The - 2018
• His Bride For The Taking - 2019
• Lady By Midnight, A - 2012
• Lady Of Persuasion, A - 2009
• Legend Of The Werestag, The/How To Catch A Wild Viscount - 2009
• Lord Dashwood Missed Out - 2015
• Love Letters From A Lord - 2020
• Meet Me In Mayfair - 2019
• Night To Surrender, A - 2011
• Once Upon A Winter's Eve - 2011
• One Dance With A Duke - 2010
• Rogues Rush In - 2018
• Romancing The Duke - 2014
• Say Yes To The Marquess - 2015
• The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr. Wright - 2013
• Surrender Of A Siren - 2009
• Three Nights With A Scoundrel - 2010
• Twice Tempted By A Rogue - 2010
• Wallflower Wager, The - 2019
• Week To Be Wicked, A - 2012
• When A Scot Ties The Knot - 2015
• When She Was Naughty - 2020

Anthologies

• How The Dukes Stole Christmas - 2018
• Rogue Romance Sampler - 2011
• Seven Wicked Nights - 2014
• Three Weddings And A Murder - 2012

Series/Related Titles

Castles Ever After

1. Romancing The Duke
2. Say Yes To The Marquess
3. When A Scot Ties The Knot
4. Do You Want To Start A Scandal

Girl Meets Duke

1. The Duchess Deal
2. The Governess Game
3. The Wallflower Wager
4. The Bride Bet

The Wanton Dairymaid Trilogy

1. Goddess of the Hunt

2. Surrender of a Siren

3. A Lady of Persuasion

3.5 The Legend Of The Werestag/How To Catch A Wild Viscount

Spindle Cove

1. A Night To Surrender

1.5 Once Upon A Winter's Eve

2. A Week To Be Wicked

3. A Lady By Midnight

3.5 Beauty And The Blacksmith

4. Any Duchess Will Do

4.5 Lord Dashwood Missed Out

5. Do You Want To Start A Scandal

5.5 Love Letters From A Lord

The Stud Club Trilogy

1. One Dance with a Duke
2. Twice Tempted by a Rogue
3. Three Nights with a Scoundrel

Awards

• 2017 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Historical Love & Laughter, The Duchess Deal
• 2015 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Best Romance Short Story, Lord Dashwood Missed Out
• 2015 RITA Award Winner - Historical Romance: Short, Romancing The Duke
• 2015 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Historical Romance Of The Year, Say Yes To The Marquess
• 2012 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Best Historical Romance Set In The U.K., A Week To Be Wicked
• 2012 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Best Romance Couple, A Week To Be Wicked
• 2012 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Best Romance Heroine, A Week To Be Wicked
• 2012 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Funniest Romance, A Week To Be Wicked
• 2012 RT Reviewers Choice Award - Historical Love & Laughter, A Week To Be Wicked
• 2012 RITA Award Winner - Regency Romance, A Night To Surrender
• 2011 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Historical Love & Laughter, A Night To Surrender
• 2010 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Regency Historical Romance, One Dance With A Duke
• 2009 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Best Historical Novel, Goddess Of The Hunt

Recognitions

• 2019 Amazon Editors' Pick - Romance, The Wallflower Wager
• 2019 Booklist Starred Review, The Wallflower Wager
• 2019 BookPage - Best Romance (#7), The Wallflower Wager
• 2019 Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, The Wallflower Wager
• 2019 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, The Wallflower Wager
• 2018 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances, Any Duchess Will Do
• 2018 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances, The Duchess Deal
• 2018 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances, A Week To Be Wicked
• 2018 Booklist Starred Review, The Governess Game
• 2018 Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, The Governess Game
• 2017 Library Journal Starred Review, The Duchess Deal
• 2017 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, The Duchess Deal
• 2017 RITA Award Finalist - Historical Romance: Short, Do You Want To Start A Scandal
• 2017 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, The Duchess Deal
• 2016 Library Journal Starred Review, Do You Want To Start A Scandal
• 2016 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Do You Want To Start A Scandal
• 2016 RITA Award Finalist - Historical Romance: Short, Say Yes To The Marquess
• 2016 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Do You Want To Start A Scandal
• 2015 Booklist Starred Review, Say Yes To The Marquess
• 2015 Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, Say Yes To The Marquess
• 2015 Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, When A Scot Ties The Knot
• 2015 Library Journal Starred Review, When A Scot Ties The Knot
• 2015 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, When A Scot Ties The Knot
• 2015 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Say Yes To The Marquess
• 2015 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, When A Scot Ties The Knot
• 2014 Booklist Starred Review, Romancing The Duke
• 2014 Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, Romancing The Duke
• 2014 Library Journal Starred Review, Romancing The Duke
• 2014 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Romancing The Duke
• 2014 RITA Award Finalist - Historical Romance, Any Duchess Will Do
• 2014 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Romancing The Duke
• 2013 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#23), A Week To Be Wicked
• 2013 Booklist Starred Review, Any Duchess Will Do
• 2013 Library Journal Starred Review, Any Duchess Will Do
• 2013 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Any Duchess Will Do
• 2012 Library Journal Starred Review, A Week To Be Wicked
• 2012 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, A Week To Be Wicked
• 2012 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, A Lady By Midnight
• 2012 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, A Lady By Midnight
• 2012 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, A Week To Be Wicked
• 2011 Booklist Starred Review, A Night To Surrender
• 2011 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, A Night To Surrender
• 2011 RITA Award Finalist - Regency Romance, Twice Tempted By A Rogue
• 2010 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, One Dance With A Duke
• 2010 RITA Award Finalist - Regency Romance, Surrender Of A Siren
• 2009 Library Journal Starred Review, Goddess Of The Hunt
• 2009 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Goddess Of The Hunt