One of the things I'm trying to focus on in my reading is
making sure that not all of the heroes and heroines in
the books I'm reading look the same. I'm trying to read
from different time periods and different countries,
realizing that since I so often learn things from the
novels I read, I want to diversify my novel choices.
ONE-EYED DUKES ARE WILD ended up being such a delightful
foray into that. Our hero in question, the Duke of Lasham
(whose name is a serious mystery in the story, btw), is a
gent with one eye. He has never told the story of how he
lost the eye, leading to rife speculation about it being
due to anything from a duel over a lady to a rampant
animal attack.
The ton, heretofore, has found the Duke offputting
and stoic. Thanks to narration, we know he's
constantly frustrated by people not taking his adjusted
sight into account and mistreating him because of it. He
simply doesn't have time for pity or pandering, which is
all his peers seem capable
of pouring
onto him.
Our heroine, Margaret, is drawn to the Duke and, as they
set off on their happily ever after, I found myself
deeply wishing she and I could be friends. She's strong,
wise and opinionated, but not in a way that makes her
awkward to read about. This woman knows herself and the
time in which she lives and how diverse those realities
often are.
Overall, I recommend ONE-EYED DUKES ARE WILD for anyone who
likes
brooding alphas taught how to love by sassafrass females,
especially if steamy and adventurous sex is part of the
deal.
When does proper behavior deserve a deliciously improper
reward?
The scandalously unmarried Lady Margaret Sawford is looking
for adventure—and is always up for a challenge. Her
curiosity is aroused by a dangerous-looking stranger with
an
eye patch, an ideal companion for the life she longs for,
no
matter what Society might say. So when the piratical
gentleman turns out to be a duke—and just as boringly
proper
as any other nobleman—she can't help but incite him to walk
on the wild side.
Well-heeled, well-mannered, and well beyond any interest in
society's expectations, the Duke of Lasham is tired of
being
perfect. Margaret's lush beauty and gently laughing eyes
are
an irresistible temptation to embrace the imperfect—and
her.
But if a little misbehavior is appealing, unleashing his
wild side is completely seductive—as long as the lovely
Margaret is the object of his passion . . .
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