Taming the Duke's Heart
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Publisher Description
Taming the Duke's Heart
See what it means to tame two dukes and a laird from the bestselling series, Taming the Heart. Also, enjoy some bonus material with tantalizing glimpses into the future of Taming the Duke's Heart.
Taming a Duke's Reckless Heart
Piper Baker's mother is gravely ill and they are about to be destitute. With both time and money running out, marriage is her only option. While suitors swirl around her, none capture her heart until Barrett Maddox, Duke of Manchester, saves her from a band of thieves. But the one man she wants is the only one she cannot have.
Barrett Maddox has few rules for his life, but one of them is to stay far away from marriageable virgins. That is until he rescue's Piper with her auburn hair and spunky fortitude. For some unknown and insane reason, he agrees to her mother's request to help broker her on the marriage market of New York. Moreover, while he will easily ward off any unwanted suitors, he cannot imagine how he will keep his hands to himself?
As their lives become more tangled, the question becomes… Is there anything more reckless than love?
Taming a Duke's Wild Rose
Since the death of her mother, Lady Rose Wentworth has dreamed of a hero. A knight or soldier who sweeps her off her feet and heals the scars she hides within. These fantasies cloud her judgement when it comes to a man's true nature and every suitor she pines for proves to be less than honorable. But Rose is convinced she has finally found a true hero in the soldier, Carl Lundberg.
Fearing for Rose's future, her father arranges a match with the scarred duke. Powerful and rich beyond reason, Lord Wentworth is convinced this is the man who can provide a real future for his daughter. But Rose knows better, or so she thinks. Now she is caught between two men, one handsome and dashing, the other scarred but intriguing none-the-less. As each vies for her hand, Rose finds it more difficult to discern whose intentions are pure.
The more Rose is entangled in the web of love and marriage the more she questions which man has the true heart and who can unlock hers.
Taming a Laird's Wild Lady
Miss Isabelle Maddox, known as Isla, has never been one to follow rules. She would much rather a reckless ride on horseback than a dance in a ballroom but her father has very different ideas about her future. To further the families' fortune, he would see her married to a Scottish lord. Isla fears this will be the end of the life she treasures above all else.
Gavin Campbell will never marry again. His past has taught him well, his first wife's spending has him teetering on the edge of financial ruin. Marriage is a disease, or so he thought until the headstrong Isla starts seeping into is heart and he begins to wonder if a woman like her might actually be a cure.
Can Isla's wild ways tame this laird's heart?
Customer Reviews
Bundle of Dukes
Mariaon October 10, 2017
Taming a Duke’s Reckless Heart
by Tammy Andresen
Piper Baker’s situation is desperate her mother is ill not knowing how long she has before she’s gone. Piper needs to make a match to ease her mother’s passing.
The last thing she needs is a very unattainable man to help her make the right match, when all she could think of is Barrett Maddox.
Barrett Maddox isn’t looking for a wife he loves his bachelor lifestyle so why is it that every eligible candidate for the beautiful Piper has him wanting to physically wanting to harm each and every one?
This is such an emotionally romantic story, I loved the magnetism between Piper and Barrett. Lots of intrigue and interesting characters you have to read this story it will keep you hooked from the start!
I received a complimentary copy from the author for my honest unbiased opinion
England 1854
She wanted to be saved by a hero!
Lady Rose Evelyn Wentworth the only daughter to the Earl of Essex has a duty to her father, she has to make an advantageous match befitting her station.
Ever since her mother's death she's been looking for the only thing missing in her life....unconditional love and the choice to make it for her self.
She seems to fall in and out of love with men in uniform and it drives her father mad . Mr. Carl Lundberg is the latest uniform she fancies herself in love with. Not that her father doesn't love her but he knows his Rose and has chosen the man for her- the Duke of Wellington - a man strong enough in character to keep Rose in line.
Alexander Cross the Duke of Wellington is a man scarred and disfigured, a man with secrets, his scars run deeper than the visible ones. Betrayed and deceived by the woman he loved and scorned by the ton he shields his heart against love. He feels the attraction to Rose but is hesitant to let her get close . Against all his defences his fallen for the little minx and can't see a life without her. He fears that she could destroy him if she doesn't return his feelings.
When her life is endangered he knows he would do anything in his power to keep her safe even if that means to walk away from her!
One man scorned the other scared , who will be the one to win her heart?
Can Alex and Rose survive a mad mans quest for revenge?
As the story unfolds one is definitely drawn to the action and heart warming romance between a Beauty wanting to be more than a pretty face and a man they called the Beast with enough honour to put the woman of his heart before all as the ultimate sacrifice in love!
Received a copy from the author all thoughts and views are my own and have in no way been influenced by the author.
Isla -Elizabeth Maddox- is as wild as the Scottish land she's been known to ride at brake neck speeds, she can out shoot any man, she's not a simpering London miss prone to fainting spells. No man is willing to be bested by a willful woman. To secure the family business her father has plans to sweeten the deal by offering Isla's hand in marriage. To Isla that means the end of her hoyden ways.
Gavin Campbell is laird to the Campbell clan, he needs this business deal , his clan is facing financial ruin. Living in London away from his clan and his deceased wife's extravagant lifestyle has nearly ruined him, what he needs is the lumber deal not another wife, but why can't he keep away from the beautiful Isla and the thought of another man claiming her is enough for him to see red!
This was such an enjoyable story, everything about it was perfect. Gavin was such a broody character always suspicious of Isla, expecting her personality to become that of a London socialite, wanting balls and frivolous gowns. Isla had no problems speaking her mind all she wanted was to be herself riding her beloved horse ,who had time for primping and flirting. Without knowing Gavin falls under her spell and he can't picture life without her, and when her life is threatened will he step up and claim her as his own? Wonderfully written lots of action, a villain with a kidnapping plot and a hero saving his damsel in distress! Tammy Andresen really has the reader hooked in the story until the last page is done.
Received an ARC from the author for my honest review, all opinions are voluntary and my own.