The Taming of the Duke
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Imogen, Lady Maitland, has decided to dance on the wild side. After all, she's in the delicious position of being able to take a lover. A discreet male who knows just when to leave in the morning.
But Lady Maitland is still under the watchful eye of her former guardian, the wildly untamed Rafe, the Duke of Holbrook. He believes she is still in need of a watchdog. She laughs at the idea that someone so insufferably lazy and devoted to drink can demand that she behave with propriety.
It's Rafe's long-lost brother, a man who looks precisely like the duke but with none of his degenerate edge, who interests Imogen. To Imogen, he's the shadow duke . . . the man who really should hold the title. But when Imogen agrees to accompany Gabe to a masquerade...whose masked eyes watch her with that intense look of desire? Who exactly is she dancing with? The duke or the shadow duke? Rafe . . . or Gabe?
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- SprogEngelsk
- Sidetal394
- Udgivelsesdato28-03-2006
- ISBN139780060781583
- Forlag Avon books
- FormatPaperback
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Anonym 02/03/2010
Imogen, en ung enke (2 ugers ægteskab), flytter ind hos sin forhenværende værge Rafe, the Duke of Holbrook. Han er alkoholiker, doven og bestemt ikke i hendes smag. Da Rafes halvbror, Gabe (som ligner hertugen en hel del), flytter ind på slottet beslutter Imogen at have en affære med ham. Da hun er enke, kan hun tillade sig lidt "frihed". Men da Imogen hemmeligt tager til maskebal med Gabe, hvem er det så egentlig bag masken? Rafe eller Gabe? Eloisa James har det med at skrive lange passager om bi-personerne, når man allerhelst bare vil videre med resten af "hovedhistorien". I denne roman gør det dog ikke noget. Jeg kan godt lide at den berører et tabu-emne; alkoholisme, i en historical romance novel. Det er et friskt pust. Ellers er den såmænd bare en typisk romance novel, og kan man lide den slags, vil man kunne lide " The Taming of the Duke". (Denne romance novel den tredje i serien; Essex-søstrene.)