On A Wicked Dawn by Stephanie Laurens could be a good read for those who enjoy romantic novels with a historical setting, royal characters, and passionate love. This book stands out for its unconventional heroine, Amelia Cynster, who takes the liberty of proposing to the man she loves, Lucien Ashford. The book's most distinctive feature is how the story progresses through proper wooing and seduction techniques in a public and private setting. Readers might review the book as a thrilling, masterful display of passion with a hefty cost to the characters.

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"Marrying you will be entirely my pleasure."Amelia Cynster hears these words from handsome, enigmatic Lucien Ashford, 6th Viscount Calverton, and is stunned. It's near dawn and she's risked scandal by lying in wait for him just outside his London house. But he agrees to her outrageous marriage proposal - just prior to falling unconscious at her feet. Amelia is torn between astounded relief and indignant affront, then decides she doesn't care. She has always loved him - no other man will do for her - and she's tired of waiting.Sometimes a young lady needs to take matters into her own hands.But matters of the heart are never that simple. The first hitch in Amelia's plans comes when Luc refuses to agree to a hasty wedding, but insists on properly wooing her...in public and in private. Soon she longs for those moments away from the watchful gaze of the ton in which she can learn all about seduction from a master. But unknown to Amelia, Luc has a very good reason for wooing her.Every wicked gentleman has his price.

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