Daring and the Duke
A Dark and Spicy Historical Romance
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4.1 • 41 Ratings
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Publisher Description
New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean returns with the much-anticipated final book in her Bareknuckle Bastards series, featuring a scoundrel duke and the powerful woman who brings him to his knees.
Grace Condry has spent a lifetime running from her past. Betrayed as a child by her only love and raised on the streets, she now hides in plain sight as queen of London’s darkest corners. Grace has a sharp mind and a powerful right hook and has never met an enemy she could not best...until the man she once loved returns.
Single-minded and ruthless, Ewan, Duke of Marwick, has spent a decade searching for the woman he never stopped loving. A long-ago gamble may have lost her forever, but Ewan will go to any lengths to win Grace back…and make her his duchess.
Reconciliation is the last thing Grace desires. Unable to forgive the past, she vows to take her revenge. But revenge requires keeping Ewan close, and soon her enemy seems to be something else altogether—something she can’t resist, even as he threatens the world she's built, the life she's claimed…and the heart she swore he'd never steal again.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
MacLean concludes her Bareknuckle Bastards Regency series (after Brazen and the Beast) not with a bang but a sensual whisper. Grace Condry is a member of the fighting legends Bareknuckle Bastards, alongside Devil and Whit, men she considers to be brothers. All three were forced out onto the streets of Covent Garden at a young age after being betrayed by Ewan, Devil and Whit's older brother and Grace's first love. The trio quickly rose in the ranks of Covent Garden's underworld, with Grace, now called Dahlia, as their queen. Ewan, now Duke Marwick, has never stopped searching for Grace, hoping to win her back even after being told of her death. When Grace learns that Ewan is in the city, she swears revenge, though her resolve falters once they actually reunite. But with the harshness of their past between them, the pair must traverse a rather rocky path back to love. Grace is a fierce heroine and her role as the proprietress of a notorious ladies' club adds dimension to an otherwise thin plot that feels more like an epilogue to the previous books than a self-contained outing. Series fans will be glad to see loose ends get tied up, but long for a meatier tale.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant as always!
Sarah MacLean doesn’t disappoint, a must-read for all historical romance fans or for anyone who can appreciate compelling characters in a beautifully crafted historical setting. The Bareknuckle Bastards series is one you won’t be able to put down once you start!
Awe-Inspiring Grovel
I received an ARC of this book to read through NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. Daring and the Duke is the third book in Sarah MacLean’s delightful BareKnuckle Bastards Series. I do think it best to read the first two books before reading this one, Sarah does an excellent job of bringing you up to speed on the story, but I just feel that you will enjoy this one much more if you have already read the first two. How do you forgive someone who not only broke your heart and took everything from you, but has been spending the last 20 years trying to kill not only you but the people you love and care about, and why would you want to are questions that Grace Condry must answer in this book because although she has never loved anyone else and is still frustratingly attracted to Ewan Condry now Robert Mathew Carrick, Earl of Sumner and Duke of Marwick he did all those horrible things. Sarah MacLean is one of the few authors who can take a character who at first appears unredeemable and turn him into a hero who has you begging the heroine to forgive him. She writes stories full of action, adventure, humour, sparkling banter, excellent grovel, with strong heroines and lovely HEAs. I enjoyed reading this book immensely and highly recommend it. Medium Steam. Publishing Date June 30, 2020. #DaringAndTheDuke #SarahMacLean #NetGalley #HistoricalRomance #bookstagram #AvonRomance #HarperCollinsCanada