Duke of My Heart
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4.1 • 342 Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Captain Maximus Harcourt, the unconventional tenth Duke of Alderidge, can deal with tropical storms, raging seas, and the fiercest of pirates. But he's returned home from his latest voyage to find a naked earl - quite inconveniently deceased - tied to his missing sister's bed. And he has only one place to turn. Now he's at the mercy of the captivating Miss Ivory Moore of Chegarre & Associates, known throughout London for smoothing over the most dire of scandals.
Miss Moore treats the crisis as though it were no more serious than a cup of spilt tea on an expensive rug. As though this sort of thing happened on the job every day. Max has never in all his life met a woman with such nerve. Her dark eyes are too wide, her mouth is too full, her cheekbones too sharp. Yet together, she's somehow...flawless. It's just like his love for her, imperfect, unexpected - yet absolutely true.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bowen's irresistible Regency is like the most popular debutante at the ball: pretty, witty, mysterious, and full of coquettish allure. From the first line to the happy d nouement, Bowen builds enough romantic heat to melt midwinter snow. A dead man has been found in the bed of the virginal Lady Beatrice Harcourt, and Bea has gone missing, apparently clad only in her chemise! Enter Ivory Moore, whose job is whisking away the sordid remains of what appears to be an evening's debauched revelry and concocting a fiction that will preserve Bea's reputation. Her task requires the cooperation of Bea's errant brother, Capt. Maximus Harcourt. Naturally, he's outraged when Ivory orders him around. Max and Ivory conduct a merry tug of war over who takes the reins of investigating Bea's disappearance while pleasantly losing their battle with mutual attraction. Good reading is assured as Bowen weaves wonderful romantic fiction.
Customer Reviews
Funny, witty, romantic
I LOVED this book. It was hilarious, steamy and incredibly romantic. All my favs. :)
Not bad, but…
The opening was good. It had a real Scandal vibe with Ivory, the fixer, taking charge. By the end, I didn’t think the characters were as clever as they were supposed to be and I didn’t feel the chemistry between the Ivory and Max. It felt awkward. There were times where I felt the plot was forced. The characters behaved oddly in order to move the story to the next plot point.
The writing was okay and the story, for the most part, made sense. I just wasn’t feeling it.
It had me at red satin ribbons…
Just such an entertaining read. From the opening scene straight to the end I was reeled in like a big gulpy fish. I am just getting familiar with this author’s work, but Duke of My Heart has me impressed. I loved Ivory Moore from the get-go. She’s a bad@ss fixer who gets to the heart of the matter quickly. Max Harcourt, the Duke of Alderidge was fascinating as well. A seafaring, third son with no interest in the title, he had some lessons to learn & it was fun to see him take heed. Next book, please.