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Slightly Dangerous

  • 2004 first published
  • 369 pages
  • ★ 4.7 (6 ratings)
  • 8 editions

Slightly Dangerous is a 2004 historical romance and Regency romance novel by Mary Balogh. The story is set in London and England. It features Christine Derrick, Wulfric Bedwyn and Duke of Bewcastle. It deals with Regency, Bedwyn Saga and bedwyn family.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 55 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

It runs to roughly 369 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Slightly Dangerous

Meet the Bedwyns--six brothers and sisters--men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality.... Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seduction...where each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandal... and where Wulfric's story finally comes to life. Eldest son, head of the Bedwyn family, he is cool, arrogant, mysterious, and... Slightly Dangerous All of London is abuzz over the imminent arrival of Wulfric Bedwyn, the cold-as-ice Duke of Bewcastle, at the most glittering social event of the season. But on this dazzling afternoon, only one woman would capture his attention-- and she was the only female in the room who wasn't even trying. Christine Derrick is intrigued by the handsome duke...all the more so when he invites her to become his mistress. What red-blooded woman wouldn't enjoy a tumble in the bedsheets with a consummate lover--with no questions asked. An independent beauty Christine confounds Wulfric at every turn. Yet even as he vows to seduce her, something strange and wonderful is happening. Now for a man who thought he'd never lose his heart, nothing less than love will do....
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Christine Derrick
  • Wulfric Bedwyn
  • Duke of Bewcastle

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • Regency
  • Bedwyn Saga
  • Regency fiction
  • Bedwyn family
  • Mystery & detective
  • Romance

Quick answers

Who wrote Slightly Dangerous?

Slightly Dangerous was written by Mary Balogh and first published in 2004.

What genre is Slightly Dangerous?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is Slightly Dangerous?

The median edition has 369 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Slightly Dangerous?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Devil Who Tamed Her, Wicked Widow and Tempt Me at Twilight.

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