Publication Date: November 29th 2016 by Grand Central Publishing
About the book:
IN THE ARMS OF DANGER
Bold. Brave. Brutally handsome. Hugh Fitzroy, the Duke of Kyle, is the king's secret weapon. Sent to defeat the notorious Lords of Chaos, he is ambushed in a London alley—and rescued by an unlikely ally: a masked stranger with the unmistakable curves of a woman.
IN THE HEAT OF DESIRE
Cocky. Clever. Courageously independent. Alf has survived on the perilous streets of St. Giles by disguising her sex. By day she is a boy, dealing in information and secrets. By night she's the notorious Ghost of St. Giles, a masked vigilante. But as she saves Hugh from assassins, she finds herself succumbing to temptation.
ONE KISS WILL CHANGE THEIR LIVES FOREVER
When Hugh hires Alf to investigate the Lords of Chaos, her worlds collide. Once Hugh realizes that the boy and the Ghost are the same, will Alf find the courage to become the woman she needs to be—before the Lords of Chaos destroy them both?
My
Thoughts:
Alf, in the face of a dismal childhood, was a spirited young
woman with a zest for life. Growing up
on the streets of St. Giles could wreck anyone, but Alf has survived and kept
herself safe by posing as a boy, earning her way as an informant by day and
battling evil by night as the Ghost of St. Giles. I loved her character! Alf’s quick witted, irreverent, and a badass
with swords! Hugh Fitzroy, the Duke of
Kyle, is the first man to capture her interest, and if she isn’t careful, her
heart.
The Duke of Kyle needs information to help him thwart the
Lords of Chaos, a sinister society comprised of England’s upper crust. When his
investigations lead to an attempt on his life he goes to Alf for information
and finds she is quite quick and clever, and immediately decides to use her in
his pursuit of these horrible men. Little
does he know that Alf is a woman.
Hugh’s been disappointed by love in the past. He had a
quick, turbulent, passionate marriage that crashed and burned, and he’s scared,
understandably, of another romantic disaster. But Alf is a completely different
person than his late wife. Alf’s
definitely not a society woman, her talents are far less conventional: sword fighting, information gathering and
enemy evasion, right up Hugh’s alley.
They’re well matched in spite of coming from completely different
backgrounds.
I was surprised Duke
of Pleasure ended being one of my favorite Maiden Lane
installments since I was worried about the progression of romance with Alf
disguised as a boy. Thankfully, that wasn't much of an issue. This installment was filled with action, adventure,
danger, and romance, and I was glued to the pages!
4.5 Suns
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