She has also, since her childhood, been in love with the Duke of Lovingdon, but has long since accepted that her feelings will never be reciprocated. She is beautiful, vivacious, intelligent and wealthy, and is, naturally, one of the most sought after debutantes of the season. Even in those first pages, there is a very strong sense of connection between the hero and heroine, and their rapport is compelling. For one thing, I rather like the trope of long-standing friends who fall for each other, and for another, the central relationship in the book is extremely well-drawn and written. I was engrossed by When the Duke Was Wicked right from the first page. I admit that I haven’t (yet) read any of those books, but I certainly plan to on the strength of this one. This is the first in a new series by this author, in which the protagonists are the offspring of the characters in her Scoundrels of St.
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