Blame It on the Duke – Lenora Bell Free Audiobook

Written by Lenora Bell
Read by Beverley A. Crick
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Disgraceful Dukes Series, Book 3
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Release date: April 26, 2017
Duration: 09:24:55

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The future Duke of Barrington has just been gambled away by his father. To an heiress!

The delicious details thus far…
Nicolas, Lord Hatherly, never intended to marry—nor add to the “mad” Hatherly line—but now he must honor his father’s debt to a social-climbing merchant or lose the family estate.

A notoriously wild marquess, won by her father at a game of cards, is the very last thing Miss Alice Tombs wants. She’s spent the last three seasons repelling suitors in spectacular fashion so she’d be at liberty to explore the world. She’ll just have to drive this one away as well.

Until Nick proposes an utterly tempting arrangement: one summer together to prove the legitimacy of their union, then Alice is free to travel while Nick revels in the time he has left before the Hatherly Madness takes hold.

It will be easy to walk away after a few months of make-believe wedded bliss—won’t it? Alice and Nick are about to find out…one sultry night at a time.
This ought to be fun . . .

A review – Bell has written a marvelous variation on the traditional marriage-of-convenience story. In particular, Nick and Alice’s relationship outside the bedroom adds serious heat to an already spicy pairing. As Nick realizes he finds Alice’s wit as compelling as her beauty and Alice discovers a secret mission that Nick has been pursuing for years, their mutual admiration adds believable depth to the rapid development of their relationship. Thoughtful exploration of mental health treatment in the Regency era rounds out this satisfying and intelligent romance. A historical romance as tantalizing as the Kama Sutra epigraphs at the beginning of each chapter.