ARC Review: Play With Dukes, Get Burned (Dukes in Danger #9) by Emily E.K. Murdoch
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Series: Dukes in Danger #9
Author: Emily E.K. Murdoch
Published January 19th 2024 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Goodreads Synopsis
Can a man ever give too many gifts to a woman he refuses to touch?
Daniel Vaughn, Duke of Thornfalcone, never expected to be a duke. Now he’s attempting to pay off his dead brother’s mistress, Nora Harvey, who is absolutely refusing to accept anything from him. His whole life has changed, people won’t stop bowing when he approaches, and even his sister refuses to stop calling him “Your Grace”. Daniel needs to just fix something, as he used to do in his old spying life.
Nora Harvey, his brother’s old mistress, will accept his beneficence. Whether she likes it or not. But Nora doesn’t want this bizarrely kind Duke’s help. She knows what men really want, and she’s waiting for this Daniel to suddenly demand what every man demands.
You know. That.
But though his natural shyness keeps him back, the heat growing between them threatens to burn through all their good intentions and cross all of Society’s lines. Such a shame that Nora has more than one secret which will soon radically alter Daniel’s life and put them both in danger…
Can Daniel restrain himself from kissing his brother’s ex-mistress—and will Nora ever tell him that she never actually accepted his brother’s attentions?
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.
Daniel Vaughn, Duke of Thornfalcone, has recently inherited his brother's title, and with it comes a lot of debts. So when he finds a letter from a woman named Nora in David's messy study, Daniel is ready to repay the debt and clear all the burden on the estate. However, Nora is not an old lady, but rather a beautiful young woman, who Daniel believes to have been David's mistress. Nora, however, doesn't want Daniel's help or support, and is doing everything she can to make it difficult for him to make amends. Though Daniel may be shy, he is drawn to Nora, and can't seem to stay away.
I liked this book, but there wasn't much to keep my attention once I was finished. Nora and Daniel were okay main characters, and their chemistry was definitely fiery enough for a romance. Daniel was sweet, and I really appreciated how he fought for Nora, and showed her how he could be trusted. Nora, however, was a little too high strung and defensive, which was disappointing as she never caused herself to lose out on love and happiness. A happy ending though, one which was right for the couple.
Dates Read:
January 21, 2024
Rating
3 Stars
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