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Sins of a Wicked Duke

Sophie Jordan

369 pages

A smoldering, high-stakes dance of disguise and desire in the opulent halls of Regency London.

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What it feels like

Reading this book feels like stepping into a dimly lit, opulent Mayfair mansion where every glance is charged with unspoken tension. The narrative moves at a brisk, propulsive clip, driven by the delicious anxiety of a hidden identity and the magnetic pull of close proximity. Sophie Jordan crafts a smoldering, yearning atmosphere, wrapping the reader in the sensory details of rustling silk, polished mahogany, and the heavy weight of a brooding duke's gaze. The prose is lush and emotionally immediate, leaning into the dramatic angst of two wounded people finding solace in one another. It is a deeply satisfying, sensual experience designed for readers who devour historical romances featuring cross-dressing tropes, tortured rakes, and the explosive release of long-simmering, forbidden passion.

Mood
  • smoldering
  • tense
  • opulent
  • yearning
Tone
  • passionate
  • earnest
  • sensual
  • dramatic
Pace
brisk
Themes
hidden identities · healing from trauma · vulnerability of desire · class constraints · seeing past the surface
The writing
Lush and emotionally immediate, focusing heavily on sensory details and internal longing.
The arc
Moves from desperate concealment and simmering, forbidden attraction to a dramatic revelation and ultimately, profound emotional healing.
Who it's for
Readers who crave high-stakes historical romance with cross-dressing tropes, brooding rakes, and intense, close-proximity tension.
Content notes
  • grief
  • past trauma
  • sexual content
  • threat of sexual assault

About the book

She works to live...

One would think the last place a beauty like Fallon O'Rourke could keep her virtue was in the Mayfair mansion of London's most licentious duke, the notorious Dominic Hale. Yet Fallon — who's endured nothing but lecherous advances since her father's tragic death — is perfectly safe there... disguised as a footman! Beneath the notice of the dark-haired devil with his smoldering blue eyes and sinful smile, Fallon never imagines her secret will be discovered. But how long can her deception last when she begins to wish she is one of the many women traipsing in and out of the sinful rogue's bedchamber?

Most men envy the duke, never suspecting his pleasure-loving ways are a desperate attempt to escape, however briefly, the pain of a past that's left him with a heart of stone. Only one woman can break down his defenses. Only one woman can win his love... if she reveals her secret and succumbs to the sins of a wicked duke.

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