Don’t Tell a Duke You Love Him by Tammy Andresen
He was too dangerous to be denied…
The Duke of Longley was a rake and should be left well enough alone. At least that is what Lady Lily Ducat’s mother continually said. As far as Lily could tell, she was correct. His Grace had a devilish air about him and a brooding silence that no debutante should attempt to tame and certainly not grow an affection for. He was too much man and beyond redemption. Except once they are tossed together after a winter storm, she is dangerously close to declaring her love because in the dark of night, he was all Lily could see.
Maximillian Masters learned long ago to stay far away from dewy eyed maidens. He was too cynical, too experienced, and much too adverse to marriage for such a lady. Which is why he must never see the lovely Lily again no matter what some ridiculous gypsy predicted. Except, when he is stranded and at the mercy of winter, Lily is there and the more he sees her, the harder it is to deny temptation.
- File Name:dont-tell-a-duke-you-love-him-by-tammy-andresen.epub
- Original Title:Don't Tell a Duke You Love Him (How to Reform a Rake Book 1)
- Creator:Tammy Andresen
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B07KX3T42G
- Date:2019-01-22T06:00:00+00:00
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Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright
- 3. Contents
- 4. Please read…
- 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. Epilogue
- 21. Meddle in a Marquess’s Affairs
- 22. Other Titles by Tammy Andresen
- 23. About the Author
Don’t Tell a Duke You Love, Book 1 of the How to Reform a Rake series, was about His Grace (NOT Lord!! Please get the titles right!) Maximillian "Max" Abelman (his name was Maximillian Masters in the blurb above, but in the book as well as in the prequel "How to Reform a Rake", his name was Ableman), the Duke of Longley, and Lady Lily Ducat, the fourth of five daughters of an Earl. Side note: It's really disconcerting when the author gets the names, titles, and forms of address incorrect for their own books and characters. Even more distracting is the wrong verbiage, tenses, and spelling of those words. All three were quite prevalent throughout this book. She also gave one of her characters a stutter that came and went. Was it deliberate or did she forget that he was supposed to stutter? After having drunkenly planned to travel to the Dover estate of Lord Sirius Renwall, the Earl of Clearwater, with four of his friends (including the Earl himself), a snowstorm had forced them to stay at a brothel in Cantebury for the night, with the only lodging available to have been at a local brothel...and in the company of Vadoma, a gypsy fortune-teller. While in the fortune teller's company, Lord Rex Baluster, the Marquess of Highwater, made a bet that the five friends could not talk a respectable lady to give each one of them a single kiss. He then selected the fie Ducat sisters as the prospective ladies. Max and Lily had met several months prior in a pastry shop and he found himself quite attracted to her. When he became stranded in the same place as she and some of her family, that attraction was even more apparent, for both of them. So much so that Max tried his best to find a way home so that he didn't have to stay in her presence any longer than necessary. Because of an incident between Lily and her eldest sister, Camille, their mother had hardened her heart to Lily, which was apparent in the way she treated her in front of Max. Max noticed the ill-treatment and was not happy about it. Lily's mother was one hateful B*tch, and that's me being nice. the angst and drama that miserable beast of a woman created were so thick it could be cut with a fingernail, and there was a ton of angst. Lily's favorite time of year was Christmas, and her mother had ruined it for her with her callousness and disdain. The humor was pretty awesome and always displayed just when needed. The storyline was great and the foundation was pretty firm. The ending was by far one of the better endings I have read of a historical romance to date. It was bloody brilliant! While the ending was a HEA, it still did not change the fate of the book. It didn't earn a five-star rating or the opportunity to join the Keeper for the Shelves collection. It had too many frustrating errors for that. However, it was an excellent story. If the author ever took an opportunity to fix the errors and republish the story, then it might be upgraded. Until such a time, its fate is sealed.