Who Wants to Marry a Duke
A Delightful Historical Regency Romance Book
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4.2 • 43 Ratings
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Publisher Description
“Anyone who loves romance must read Sabrina Jeffries!”
—Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling author
An Amazon Best Romance of the Month
A USA Today Bestseller
A sexy and distracting rake is tamed by a scholarly heroine with a penchant for the sciences in this dazzling and witty tale of Regency London.
A past kiss with adorably bookish Miss Olivia Norley should be barely a memory for Marlowe Drake, the Duke of Thornstock. After all, there are countless debutantes for a handsome rakehell to charm beyond a young lady whose singular passion is chemistry—of the laboratory type. But Thorn has not forgotten—or forgiven—the shocking blackmail scheme sparked by that single kiss, or the damage caused to both their names. Now Thorn’s half-brother, Grey, has hired the brilliant Miss Norley for her scientific expertise in solving a troubling family mystery. And the once-burned Thorn, suspicious of her true motives, vows to follow her every move . . .
For Olivia, determining whether arsenic poisoning killed Grey’s father is the pioneering experiment that could make her career—and Thorn’s constant presence is merely a distraction. But someone has explosive plans to derail her search. Soon the most unexpected discovery is the caring nature of the reputed scoundrel beside her—and the electricity it ignites between them . . .
“Intoxicating…Jeffries’s perfect blend of romance, mystery, and suspense is sure to have series readers anxious for more.”
—Publishers Weekly
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The chemistry is as intense in the bedroom as it is in the science lab in Jeffries's intoxicating third Duke Dynasty Regency romance (after The Bachelor). Nine years earlier, Marlowe "Thorn" Drake, the Duke of Thornstock, and Miss Olivia Norley were caught in a compromising position when their first meeting ended in a passionate kiss. Thorn indignantly assumed that Olivia had orchestrated the moment to trap him into marriage but when he proposed to save her reputation, she turned him down. Though they've not seen each other since, Thorn's wounded pride and sense of betrayal linger. The pair are reunited when Thorn's half-brother, Grey, engages Olivia, a brilliant chemist, to help solve the cold-case of his father's murder by testing the body for arsenic poisoning. Convinced Olivia must have ulterior motives for agreeing to the plan, Thorn inserts himself into their trip to Grey's country seat only to rediscover Olivia's charm and intelligence. Their powerful attraction to each other leads to several intense physical encounters, but trust eludes them until danger comes knocking on Olivia's lab door, and Thorn and Grey band together to protect her. Jeffries's perfect blend of romance, mystery, and suspense is sure to have series readers anxious for more.
Customer Reviews
Sexy Banter and an Intriguing Mystery
I received an ARC of this book to read through NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. Who Wants to Marry a Duke by Sabrina Jeffries is the third book in her engaging Duke Dynasty Series. I do think that you should read the first two books in this series before reading this one because there is an ongoing mystery that continues from book to book, and while you could possibly read this a standalone, you will have missed information from the first two books. Nine years ago, Miss Olivia Norley made her debut and was caught getting kissed by Marlowe Drake, the duke of Thornstock. Her stepmother blackmailed Thorn into proposing, and he was shocked when Oliva turned him down flat. They meet again when Thorn’s half brother, the Duke of Greycourt, needs Miss Norley’s expertise in proving that his father was poisoned. Once again, sparks fly between these two, but Olivia doesn’t think studying chemistry and marriage would work together, and Thorn has secrets that he’s sure he needs to keep hidden from her. Sabrina Jeffries always does a marvellous job at writing family relationships and sexy banter, and I enjoyed reading this book very much. Medium Steam. Publishing Date: August 25, 2020. #WhoWantsToMarryADuke #SabrinaJeffries #KensingtonBooks #ZebraRomanceNovels #bookstagram #historicalromance #NetGalley #SecondChanceAtLove