One Duke Down
A Rogues to Lovers Novel
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3.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The next delightful novel in Anna Bennett's Rogues to Lovers series!
"Tantalizing...readers will be swept away." - Publishers Weekly
A FISHERMAN’S DAUGHTER
Miss Poppy Summers is determined to keep her family’s fishing business afloat. Her poor widowed father has fallen ill, and her foolhardy brother has moved to London, leaving her precious little time to read or pursue her own dreams. But she’ll do anything for her family, so she cheerfully spends mornings in her rowboat, casting her nets. The very last thing Poppy expects or wants to find tangled in them is a dangerously attractive man. Especially one with a head wound—who’s convinced he’s a duke.
AND A DUKE OUT OF WATER
Andrew Keane is the Duke of Hawking, but he’s having the devil of a time convincing his fiery-haired rescuer of that fact. The truth is he came to the seaside resort of Bellehaven Bay to escape his life in London. Unfortunately, someone in Bellehaven wants to kill him—and he intends to find out who. He implores Poppy to tend to his injuries and hide him on her beach, reasoning it will be easier to find his attacker if that man assumes Keane is already dead. She wants no part of the scheme but can’t refuse the generous sum he offers in exchange for food and shelter while he recovers. It’s a mutually beneficial business arrangement…nothing more.
ARE ABOUT TO MAKE WAVES
Under Poppy’s care, Keane regains his strength—and a sense of purpose. As they work together to solve the puzzle of his would-be murderer, he’s dazzled by her rapier wit and adventurous spirit; she’s intrigued by his mysterious air and protective streak. Though Poppy’s past gives her every reason to mistrust someone like Keane, the seawalls around her heart crumble in the storm of their passion. But when clues hint at the prime suspect in Keane’s attempted murder, Poppy must decide where her loyalties lie. Torn between the world she’s always known and the one she’s always dreamed of, she’ll need true love for a shot at her fairytale ending.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bennett's tantalizing second Rogues to Lovers Regency romance (after Girls Before Earls) gets off to a memorable start: fisherwoman Poppy Summers catches a man in her net. He's Andrew Keane, Duke of Hawking, and a mysterious attacker tried to drown him. Poppy saves his life and tries to run for help, but Keane reasons he'll have better luck sussing out his would-be killer if whoever it is believes he's dead, and offers Poppy an exorbitant sum to hide him instead. Poppy's distrustful of the nobility due to a painful family history, but she reluctantly accepts. She's certainly not expecting the duke to prove charming, kind, and intelligent—or for him to treat her with such remarkable respect and care. Keane, for his part, is instantly smitten with Poppy and recruits her help in finding his enemy. As they work through Keane's list of possibilities, mutual attraction gives way to tender sex scenes—but Poppy's still wary of risking her heart. The mystery itself feels a bit half-baked; the characters take a somewhat nonsensical approach to the investigation and the twist is easily guessed. Bennett makes up for this, however, with the genuine feeling of connection between her leads and the vivid seaside scene setting. Readers will be swept away.
