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    She Tempts the Duke
    She Tempts the Duke
    She Tempts the Duke
    Audiobook9 hours

    She Tempts the Duke

    Written by Lorraine Heath

    Narrated by Faye Adele

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    About this audiobook

    “Heath steals your heart, then takes you on a journey that will leave you torn between tears and joy.”
    —Christina Dodd

    New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath writes sweet temptations—richly, deliciously passionate, high concept historical romance in the vein of Lisa Kleypas and Liz Carlyle. With She Tempts the Duke, Heath kicks off another enthralling series, this time following the fortunes of the Lost Lords of Pembrook—three dark and dangerous noble brothers imprisoned and robbed of their inheritance, but free now and determined to reclaim their birthright. Set in England during Victoria’s reign, She Tempts the Duke is the enthrallingly romantic story of Sebastian, who fled to battle, and his return to London, a hardened soldier, drawn to the beautiful, brave lady who helped him and his brothers escape their captivity.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateFeb 16, 2016
    ISBN9780062453174
    She Tempts the Duke
    Author

    Lorraine Heath

    Lorraine Heath always dreamed of being a writer. After graduating from the University of Texas, she wrote training manuals, press releases, articles, and computer code, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she not only became hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She’s been writing about them ever since. Her novels have been recognized with numerous industry awards and have appeared on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists.

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    • 5/5
      Just when I think I like Lorraine’s stories, she shows that liking them is not enough and makes me love them. Must read if u like historical romances
    • 5/5
      This was my first Lorraine Heath and I freaking looooved it. I fell in love with the whimsey and sweetness. I love a childhood friends to lovers story. This literally delivered everything I could have wanted.
    • 2/5
      Read this as a palate cleanser, just ended up being annoying.
    • 3/5
      this one was a more interesting tawdry novel. three brothers hunted by their uncle, who wants the heir's ducal title. definitely draws on the story of Richard III and his nephews, but the author also mentions this, so it's more of an interest point than an eye roll.
    • 4/5
      I had my ups and downs with this one. Set during Regency times in England, I saw many similarities between this story and her earlier, Texas Destiny, most notably another scarred hero and silhouettes as a seduction technique. Though I love scarred heroes, Sebastian is much too obsessed with regaining his title as Duke and regaining his lands. Not to mention, seeking revenge on the uncle who tried to have him killed. Because of his obsession, he treated Mary badly, the woman he's supposed to care so much about. I scratched my head over Sebastian's treatment of her, as did she. I had trouble warming up to him and Mary's character was much too spontaneous and thoughtless of what she was doing. Though she knew better, she disregarded the rules of avoiding scandal, to the point that it was unbelievable. Still, this story wasn't bad, but I much preferred Texas Destiny. Still, I look forward to Tristan and Rafe's stories.
    • 4/5
      If you've read my reviews you know I like connected romances, particularly about brothers. Fortunately for me, Lorraine Heath has a new triology; The Lost Lords of Pembrook. First up is She Tempts the Duke, the love story of two childhood friends separated by time and circumstance who find each other again.At the age of fourteen Sebastian Easton, the eighth Duke of Keswick, learns that he may not make fifteen. The future looks pretty bleak. His father has "accidentally" died making him duke. His uncle has put him, along with his twin brother Tristian and his 10 year old brother Rafe, in the tower. They are all alone in the world, awaiting the fatal "accident" their uncle has planned. Fortunately, Sebastian's childhood friend, Lady Mary Wynne-Jones,stole the key to let them out. The three brothers escape, but leave Mary behind, who ends up being put in a nunnery by her father. It takes twelve years of heartache and pain before the three lords are able to reclaim their heritage.Twelve years later, Lady Mary is out of the nunnery and engaged and in London at a ball given by Lord & Lady Easton, the scheming uncle. Lord Easton is using the ball to reinforce his claim to the title. He has petitioned the Court of Chancery to award him the title, since his nephews cannot be found. Lady Mary has always wondered what happened to the lost lords of Pembrook. She doesn't want an injustice to happen but knows no one would believe her story. The ball livens up when all hear the following announcements: "His Grace, the Duke of Keswick!", "Lord Tristian Easton!", and "Lord Rafe Easton!". Mary recognizes the well-dressed, rough looking lords, despite Sebastian's misshapen face and eye patch. They are now the talk of the ton.Their reappearance awakens Mary and Sebastian's past friendship and leads to a growing connection, despite the fact that Mary is engaged to Viscount Fitzwilliam. It's as if they can't help themselves. Although the years have separated them and they don't know each other very well, they still have that deep childhood friendship and a growing attraction between them. As Mary helps the three brothers reintegrate into society in order to further secure their claim, she and Sebastian grow closer. They even kiss. This continual involvement with the brothers interferes with her engagement and alters the courses of their lives. Though they grow closer, Sebastian's obsession with his uncle and reclaiming Pembrook, the ducal estate, do not make that process easy.Even though their relationship starts out as a have to situation, I enjoyed watching Mary and Sebastian renew their friendship, fall in love, and defeat his uncle. These characters were made for each other. Sebastian learns that he has always loved Mary and she was the reason for him surviving the war and his terrible injuries. Mary helps him to accept himself and his injuries and to forgive himself for the tough choices he made concerning his brothers and having to leave them behind. And Mary has not only regained her best friend, but discovered a man who passionately loves her as well. I look forward to both Tristian and Rafe finding love just like their older brother. From her web site it looks like book 2, Lord of Temptation, is coming out in October, 2012.