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MUST LOVE DUKES

Must Love Dukes, February 2014
Tricks of the Ton
by Elizabeth Michels

Sourcebooks Casablanca
Featuring: Lillian Phillips; Devon Grey
352 pages
ISBN: 140228599X
EAN: 9781402285998
Kindle: B00FG9GVP8
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"It All Started with a Watch"

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MUST LOVE DUKES
Elizabeth Michels

Reviewed by Ande Flanagan
Posted March 3, 2014

Romance Historical

Our hero and heroine meet under strange circumstances. Devon is stalked by a woman in blue all the way from Bond Street to a seedy tavern where under false names they chat over drinks. They leave after a bar brawl and end up having a romp in the back of a hack. All this and it is only the end of the first chapter.

Lillian Phillips traveled to London to reacquire her father's pocket watch which was sold off after his death. When she discovers that someone else has bought it she does whatever she has to do to get it back, even if she loses something much more valuable in the process.

All Devon Grey, Duke of Thornwood, the Mad Duke, wants is a drink after a long day. Instead he gets caught up with a strange yet beguiling female and loses his new timepiece. The Mad Duke is determined to live up to his reputation and do whatever he has to do to find that scheming woman and his watch. MUST LOVE DUKES by Elizabeth Michels is a regency romance.

MUST LOVE DUKES is the first novel in Elizabeth Michels new series Tricks of the Ton. MUST LOVE DUKES is intriguing from the very first paragraph. Michels' writing is fresh, new, and unexpected.

At times Elizabeth Michels' writing borders on farcical adding a touch of comedy to MUST LOVE DUKES. Lillian's drunken naivete while being ravished is quite delightful and Devon playing Mad fills me with devilish glee.

I look forward to reading the rest of Elizabeth Michels' Tricks of the Ton series.

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SUMMARY

The Mad Duke lean in closer, his lips gently brushing her ear, and whispered, "I dare you."

She Can't Resist the Dare

Lillian Phillips could not imagine how her quiet, simple life had come to this. Blackmailed by the Mad Duke of Thornwood into accepting one wild dare after another...all because of a pocket watch. Desperate to recover her beloved father's pawned timepiece, Lily did something reckless and dangerous and deliciousβ€”something that led to a night she'd never forget.

He has a Reputation for Scandal

When Devon Grey, Duke of Thornwood, runs into a mesmerizing, intoxicating, thieving woman who literally stole from his bedchamberβ€”with his new pocket watchβ€”Devon plots his revenge. If the daring wench likes to play games, he's happy to oblige. After all, what's the ruse of being the Mad Duke if you can't have some fun? But the last laugh might just be on him...

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BOOK SERIES

Tricks of the Ton

Must Love Dukes
MUST LOVE DUKES
#1.0 β€’ February 2014
Desperately Seeking Suzanna
DESPERATELY SEEKING SUZANNA
#2.0 β€’ March 2014
How To Lose A Lord in Ten Days or Less
HOW TO LOSE A LORD IN TEN DAYS OR LESS
#3.0 β€’ July 2014

 

 

 

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