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Wendy writes Historical Romance with a touch of intrigue & suspense. Her debut series, a trilogy about three Ladies who refuse to play by society's rules, was released by Entangled Scandalous in 2015. Her first indie, Her Duke at Daybreak, finaled in Romance Writers of America®'s RITA® contest.

Wendy was born a Jersey Girl, though most of her extended family lives in Maine. Trekking up and down the Northeast coast in the backseat of a car gave her plenty of opportunity not only to fight with her sister, but to read, to listen to her dad tell stories from history, and to dream up stories of her own.

She lives in NYC with her husband. Things she loves besides writing and reading and being an aunt to seven nieces and nephews include travel (50 s ...more

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	Her Duke at Daybreak (Mythic Dukes, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scandal in Spades (Lords of Chance, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 282 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart's Desire (Lords of Chance, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 163 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diamond in the Rogue (Lords of Chance, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 116 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrs. Sartin's Secretary: A Lords of Chance Novella 3.72 avg rating — 119 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lady Vice (Furies, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lady Scandal (Furies, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Duchess Decadence (Furies, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	His Duchess at Eventide (Mythic Dukes, #2; A Legend to Love, #11) 4.24 avg rating — 76 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Chance Love: A Regency Romance Set by Wendy LaCapra (Goodreads Author), Annabelle Anders (Goodreads Author), Tabetha Waite (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 45 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Furies (3 books)
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Rules for Ruin (The Crinoline Academy, #1)

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The Making of Victorian Values: Decency and Dissent in Britain: 1789-1837

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“He cradled her burning cheek and his rough fingers chafed. He radiated more heat than a bustling inn’s kitchen—and his warmth was every bit as alluring. Comfort, his body promised. Care and sustenance.”
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“Maddening, he was. And oh-so-attractive, blast her penchant for mysterious eyes.
…and muscular thighs.
…and squared shoulders.
…and a scent so enticing she wanted to take a bite out of his shoulder.”
― Wendy LaCapra, Lady Scandal

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“The Maximilian of her memory ceased to exist next to the real man. The former was a simple penny-lute tune. In the flesh, Max was the King’s Theater orchestra playing Haydn.”
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“Crazy was a river you just floated along on. - KC Klein”
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“I do not fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.”
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“She whispered his name—the name he had never been called until he had found her here. The consonants shivered across his skin, an incantation marking him as hers.”
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