

This became his act of revenge, not only against his father but also against the other members of the ton who cared more for themselves than for those in need. The year after his mother died, he had taken to pilfering money from his sire to give money to the poor. Having cheated on his mother their entire marriage.and beyond.Archer determined he would never marry and never carry on his father's name. Losing his mother at an early age and leaving him in the tenuous care of the Duke, Archer learned to despise his father for his gluttony and wicked ways.

My Rogue, My Ruin, Book 1 of the Lords of Essex series, was about Lord Archer Nathaniel David Croft, the Marquess of Hawksfield, heir to the Duke of Bradburne, and Lady Briannon "Brynn" Findlay, daughter of Lord Findlay, the Earl of Dinsmore.
