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"May I offer my congratulations again, my lord? What an exciting day for us all." The valet beamed at Calder Marbrook, Marquis of Brookhaven. Calder stared back at him. Hadn't the man been present at the disastrous introductions this afternoon? Calder gazed at the gleaming shaving instruments and wondered if perhaps those were best kept far from his new bride's hands. She was none to pleased with the situation, nor was he himself any too pleased with her, and it simply didn't seem right to embark on...er, nuptials at this delicate moment in time.
What a wonderful series these books are shaping up to be. Imagine everything you love in a Regency romance – the colour and gossip of the ton, snappy, sizzling dialogue and passion and characters who are both bewildered and delighted to be falling in love. The dangerously beautiful Deirdre Cantor is determined to inherit her grandfather's vast fortune. All she needs is to marry a duke and be the first granddaughter to walk down the aisle. After all, she has always dreamed of becoming a member of the haute ton. So when the proper Calder Marbrook, the Marquis of Brookhaven and future Duke of Brookmoor, is abandoned at the altar, Deirdre makes it her business to become his wife in spite of the whispers about his past. Soon Deirdre's visions of a lavish existence with the handsome Calder are shattered when she learns his shocking secret. Feeling betrayed, Deirdre seeks revenge by playing a perilous and seductive game of cat and mouse with her husband that threatens to drive them both to the heights of passion. She will not surrender to him, no matter how great her desire. But at what cost? Calder is determined to keep his secret under lock and key and to make his stunning wife his in every way that matters. Even if it means winning her heart all over again.
Still in doubt of how much you’ll love The Duke Next Door? Take this scene:
"What do you want my lord?"
You. Now. Hot and dripping all over those sheets there and maybe a bit slippery still, just so that my hands
can slide more quickly over your beautiful skin.
If he'd thought she was lovely when dressed, he'd had no idea what was in store beneath the perfect, stylish wardrobe. He'd angered this outrageously desirable creature on their wedding day? Was he completely out of his mind?
If he'd been a smoother man…he would have said something charming, endearing, just a tad bawdy and certain to grant him entrance to more than just the door. Alas, he was only himself, a man without the inclination to make pretty words. How he wished he'd practiced more. "You locked me out."
No, that wasn't it.
He tried again. "This is my house and you are my wife."
All true, but hardly smooth, old man.
"I can come and go as I please." Wait, no. That hadn't come out quite right--
This is book two preceded by Desperately Seeking a Duke and followed by Duke Most Wanted out next month. |
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