Bewitching the Forbidden Duke by Scarlett Osborne
She never really craved attention, until she tasted his…
Melissa Alford, youngest daughter of the Duke of Greyfield, has always been the black sheep of her family. When her mother arranges a betrothal for her older sister, her life changes in the most unexpected way.
Patrick Dutton, Marquess of Bergon, takes pride in being a very responsible young gentleman. But even though his word is his bond, he immediately falls for the rebellious, youngest daughter of the Duke instead of his intended, whom he finds completely dull.
When Melissa suddenly disappears into the woods, people realize this is not one of her usual games. With wolves as the least of her problems, Patrick is determined to find her before the night is out.Soon it becomes apparent that someone is behind the disappearance and that the key to the riddle just might lie in a birthmark…
- File Name:bewitching-the-forbidden-duke-by-scarlett-osborne.epub
- Original Title:Bewitching the Forbidden Duke: A Steamy Regency Romance
- Creator:Osborne, Scarlett
- Language:en
- Identifier:3968327684
- Publisher:Scarlett Osborne
- Date:2019-08-10
- File Size:675.963 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Contents
- 3. A Thank You Gift
- 4. About the Book
- 5. Chapter 1
- 6. Chapter 2
- 7. Chapter 3
- 8. Chapter 4
- 9. Chapter 5
- 10. Chapter 6
- 11. Chapter 7
- 12. Chapter 8
- 13. Chapter 9
- 14. Chapter 10
- 15. Chapter 11
- 16. Chapter 12
- 17. Chapter 13
- 18. Chapter 14
- 19. Chapter 15
- 20. Chapter 16
- 21. Chapter 17
- 22. Chapter 18
- 23. Chapter 19
- 24. Chapter 20
- 25. Chapter 21
- 26. Chapter 22
- 27. Chapter 23
- 28. Chapter 24
- 29. Chapter 25
- 30. Chapter 26
- 31. Chapter 27
- 32. Chapter 28
- 33. Chapter 29
- 34. Chapter 30
- 35. Chapter 31
- 36. Epilogue
- 37. Extended Epilogue
- 38. Tamed by the Marquess
- About the Book
- Prologue
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- 39. Also by Scarlett Osborne
- 40. About the Author
The title did not fit the book at all. "Bewitching the Forbidden Duke"? He was a Marquess and his father was the Duke, so who was being bewitched: his father, her father, or the Marquess himself? Not to mention that HE wasn't the one forbidden...SHE was. The storyline was interesting. However, the wishy-washy attitude of Melissa and the 100% badness of the sister, and the attitude of the mom were totally.. surreal. No one is 100% anything and yet that's how this story was. Throughout the story, everyone says how "wild" Melissa was...yet that never showed in her character at all. Sure, she didn't conform to some of the societal rules for young ladies of the time, but not all girls did (still don't), yet that doesn't make her a "wild child". The Marquess was...well while he was handsome and endearing he was a total wuss. He stood up to no one and had more of a schoolboy attitude than a 24-year-old man. He let everyone...and I do mean everyone...push him around and keep him lost and confused. He was entirely too trusting. He saw no guile or deceit in anyone and accepted what was said as the truth without ever doing any investigating of his own. The story was way too long. It took too many chapters to finally divulge why things were the way they were for the star-crossed lovers. There also was a point in the book where the Marquess asked someone to investigate something...but we never learned the outcome of it so...why was it important to start the investigation and for it to be written about if the results were never to be revealed?