A fine end to Leigh's Last Chance Scoundrels series. I didn't love the setup (in that they were literally set up by their families) but it was an entertaining read.

I always have a good time with Eva Leigh. I usually don't do second chance romances, but this one was really fun. A lot of people are going to complain about the miscommunication because these two REALLY just needed to have a conversation, but I think their character reasons for not talking made sense and it was delightfully chaotic. I also liked that they realized they would have not been happy together if they got married when initially intended but are better together now that they have grown as people. I really enjoyed this whole series.

4.5 stars

What an absolute delight!

The Rogue's Rules for Seduction stars Will and Dom - a pair who were engaged previously before Dom ditched her days before the wedding. Willa has been nursing a deep hatred (and hurt) of Dom, while he's firmly decided he will never be happy since he can't have her (why can't he have her?!? Read it, lol.)

When they are both tricked to attend a house party on a secluded island with no way off, Willa's meddlesome brothers (who happen to be Dom's best friends) and their wives set to getting these two back together. But the hurt Willa feels won't be easily overcome, nor will Dom's insecurities about being enough for Willa.

This story was LOVELY. I'm not a big enemies to lovers fan but in this case, with the second chance romance woven within, I loved it. It also had one of my most favorite micri-tropes, cabin in the woods together. AH! I can't stand how much I love it.

Eva Leigh is definitely becoming a favorite historical romance writer! I've read two of her books, and now I'm off to read more!!

Thank you to NetGalley for the review copy!

I was really happy to read Dom and Willa's story and glad they were going to their HEA. I don't really enjoy stories where people are being "helped" in their relationship by friends and relatives and this one had some of those which were kind of annoying. but they did love each other and should have been together. Then it goes full rated X when they finally get together. And lastly, the whole calling Willa "lioness" was pretty dumb. But overall I enjoyed that Dom and Willa learned a lot about each other that they didn't know before, and they set themselves up for a more successful future. Though this one wasn't my favorite Eva Leigh book or even of this series, I was glad that Dom and Willa got the ending they deserved.

I really liked this one! I read the first in the series and totally missed the second (will have to go back and read it), and I loved the third. Dom and Will had SUCH a build-up as a couple, but their story didn't disappoint. I loved the consent. I loved the competitiveness. And I love that Willa came across as so strong-willed while still being believable; I find a lot of strong heroine roles inhabited by characters who come off as annoying and irrational as opposed to strong, but Willa was actually strong.

This was a really good second chance romance, where the main characters had matured and were better for each other the second time around. I really recommend Eva Leigh's books. They have lots of spice and fun characters.

I'm a big Eva Leigh fan, and this book is fun, but the pacing wasn't 100% there for me--too much of the book was spent with Dom brooding over his 'big secret' to the point where the reveal felt a little uninspired. Secrets have a really limited shelf life of being interesting, and this one overstayed its welcome, especially since "why did Dom leave Willa at the altar" has been looming over the entire series. That said, the second half of this book really takes off--the sex scenes are sexy, the payoff between the characters (though sudden, due to a slow first half) is rewarding, and the conclusion is satisfying.

After being left at the altar by Dom, an angry, humiliated, yet lovesick Willa flees to the Continent for a year. Upon return she travels to a wild island off the Scottish shores for an escapist libertine house party. Of course, though unexpected by either of them, Dom is also in attendance.

At first they studiously avoid one another but they can’t stay apart for long. Dom carries the secret of why he left her at the altar. Can he bring himself to share that with her and will Willa be able to trust enough to salvage their untamable yearnings for each other?

A great second chance romance with downright steamy saucy bits. A lot happens between them and within each but the plot is still fast paced and gratifying. These characters are multidimensional, sensual and appealing. Both are quite unconventional- a must for us modern readers. Dom is a hunk.

Though this is the third in the series it can easily be a standalone read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

4.5/5
The fiery conclusion to the last chance scoundrels series features spitfire Willa Ranson and the secretive man who left her at the alter, Dominic Kilburn. This smoldering second-chance romance presents an exceptional conclusion to the series. A tender portrait of two individuals driven apart by their own fears, and drawn back together by confronting their own vulnerabilities. Absolutely outstanding!

Dom left Willa at the altar. She ran away to the continent. They both end up at the same house party. He really wants her and she really wants him. Their rooms are next to each other. They keep running into each other. They even get stuck in a cabin when the bridge washes away. Will they finally admit their feelings to each other?

The heroine is a strong woman. The hero feels he is unworthy of her. They both changed from the people they were when they were engaged before. This was a very satisfying ending to the series.

At the beginning of the Last Chance Scoundrels series, Dominic Kilburn ran away from his bride, Lady Willa Ransome, on their wedding day for reasons he never explained, though he was willing to have Willa tell everyone that SHE jilted him. She ran off to the Continent to heal her wounded heart, while Dom spent the year avoiding his friends and attempting to lose himself in drink.

Not quite a year later, Willa's brothers/Dom's best friends Kieran and Finn have found their happily-ever-afters, and in this third book in the trilogy, it's time for an intervention. Kieran, Finn, and their wives Celeste and Tabitha have persuaded Dom to join them on a trip to a remote Scottish island for a house party with plenty of hedonism on the agenda. The closer the boat gets to the island, the more apprehensive Dom feels, and when they arrive, he understands why: Willa is at the house party, too, and they are effectively stranded together for a fortnight. It's clear from the start that they won't be allowed simply to ignore each other for that time: repeatedly thrown together in increasingly outlandish ways, Willa and Dom start to talk through what happened at the wedding, what has happened in the past year, and how they might move forward.

After reading the first two books, I knew that Dom was still desperately in love with Willa but unwilling to bridge the gap between them due to his feelings of unworthiness. And while I felt that he spent entirely too much time in this book wallowing in that unworthiness, Willa really shone as a young woman who has developed a fierce sense of self and understanding of her value. She calls Dom out for putting her on a pedestal, something he gradually recognizes and corrects, and she takes charge of her own life (and sexuality) as she creates her own way forward. Dom has A LOT of groveling to do to win her back -- and to recognize that the man he is now is much better suited to the woman Willa has become.

Dom's character arc benefits from being developed over three books, but right from the start of this book, the reader sees Willa as strong and able to stand up for herself, making her a heroine who is able to articulate her own needs and to demand honesty and respect. And since Leigh excels at writing unabashedly erotic scenes with lots of direct communication and incredibly sexy consent -- especially when women take the lead -- we also get to see Willa demanding her own pleasure as well as her dominant lover giving her everything she wants.

While I thought the book started off a bit slow, Leigh kept ratcheting up the erotic tension between Willa and Dom, giving them time to reveal the truth about themselves while they gradually gave in to the irresistible pull between them. And before they reach their hard-won HEA, the author addresses the tough question underlying so many romance novels -- is love enough? -- and offers a powerful, honest response to cap off the series. A solid ending to a delightful series.

Thank you, Avon/Harper Collins and NetGalley, for providing an eARC of this book. Opinions expressed here are solely my own.

I have been (impatiently) waiting for the end to this series and this book did not disappoint! Willa and Dom's story is what I wanted to hear from book one and Eva Leigh gave us all of that and more. How did a rough dock worker woo and lady? We find out why these two are perfect for each other in every way and how after being jilted Willa can learn to trust and love the man she thought she once knew. Highly recommend!

Definitely the standout of the series for me!

This is essentially a book-long grovel, for Dom mostly but for Willa as well. They're both trapped on an island and forced to face the failings of the first part of their relationship and why they were together. Dom has a Big Secret that was the reason for him breaking off the engagement in the first place, and my personal opinion is that Big Secrets should be revealed to the reader before the other person/people in the relationship which doesn't happen here. When this happens, the reader often spends too much time feeling like there's no good reason for them NOT to be together, and then the reveal is a bit too little too late. Here, though, I think that it's paced pretty well into the plot, and I didn't spend a ton of time feeling like BUT WHY.

And it's a bit of a slow burn too, which I also don't really love and really didn't mind here. Once Dom and Willa get together? Whew. They sure do make up for lost time.

Overall, a really great read.