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The devilish pleasures of a Duke
A Novel
407 pages
A swoony, scandalous historical romance where strict propriety collides with irresistible temptation.
What it feels like
This historical romance delivers a brisk, swoony escape into a world where strict social graces mask simmering passions. The mood is deeply sensual and playfully scandalous, wrapping the reader in the delicious tension of a proper lady falling for a rugged rogue. The prose is captivating and emotionally charged, focusing on the velvet abyss of sudden intimacy and the turbulent secrets that complicate it. The emotional arc moves from reckless temptation to the tender, ambitious endeavor of redeeming a scoundrel. It is a perfect read for those who devour stories of hidden indiscretions, noble families, and the irresistible collision between rigid societal expectations and wild, undeniable desire.
- Mood
- sensual
- swoony
- secretive
- Tone
- romantic
- playful
- scandalous
- passionate
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- redeeming a rake · scandal and propriety · hidden secrets · sensual awakening
- The writing
- Captivating and sensual, leaning into the dramatic tension of historical romance.
- The arc
- From scandalous indiscretion and sudden temptation to deep intimacy and emotional redemption.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love historical romances featuring charming rogues, proper ladies, and the delicious tension of hidden scandals.
Content notes
- sexual content
- mild violence
About the book
Award-winning author Jillian Hunter spins a captivating new tale of sweet mystery, reckless temptation, and scandalous desire.Adrian Ruxley may be a ruggedly charming rogue, but he's not a man to stand idly by while a lady is accosted--even at a wedding organized by the lady herself, Emma Boscastle, instructress in the social graces at her London academy for young gentlewomen. Adrian confronts the offender, a scuffle ensues, and now this smooth-talking heir is left to recuperate under Emma's very roof, delighted to see the deep concern in her lovely face. She has a charm no scoundrel can resist. Emma is scandalized by her own behavior--seduced by a handsome stranger, indeed! How will she be able to hide her indiscretion from the perceptive Boscastle siblings? The divine passion that Adrian has unleashed, and the sensual delights he has shown her, have suddenly turned Emma's days at the fledgling academy into a display of impropriety and her nights into a velvet abyss of sensual abandon. But as their intimacy reveals Adrian's turbulent secrets, Emma is inspired to her most ambitious endeavor: redeeming a rake.From the Paperback edition.
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