Daring and the Duke
The Bareknuckle Bastards Book III
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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.
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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.
