The Return of the Duke (Once Upon a Dukedom #3)
Lorraine Heath
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars
3.77
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 34 ratings · 368 pages · Published: 26 Jul 2022
When his father, the Duke of Wolfford, is hanged for an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria, Marcus Stanwick is stripped of everything. Vowing to return honor to his family, he seeks to expose the others involved in the treasonous plot and bring them to justice. His search forces him to turn to a woman he despises for her unforgiveable betrayal--a woman known as the heartless harlot.
Harboring secrets, Esme Lancaster has her own reasons for wanting to discover who's behind the conspiracy that's still afoot. She doesn't trust Marcus but can't deny the handsome devil makes her wonder if she does indeed possess a heart, one he could very easily steal.
As their hunt for the truth leads them into danger, Marcus finds Esme isn't cold and calculating as he'd assumed but fire and brimstone, with courage and determination to match his own. Soon, they're unable to deny their growing desire for each other. But giving into temptation comes at a cost, and they must decide if love is worth the risk of losing their one chance for redemption.
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- historical 8
- mystery 8
- enemies to lovers 7
- victorian 7
- independent heroine 6
- forced proximity 6
- tortured hero 5
- tortured heroine 5
- regency 4
- m-f romance 3
- new adult 2
- angst 1
- suspense 1
- older/mature 1
- childfree 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- disabilities & scars 1
- vengeance 1
- grumpy/ice queen 1
- competent heroine 1
- take-charge heroine 1
- dangerous heroine 1
- tall heroine 1
- in her 30s 1
- sleuth heroine 1
- grumpy/cold hero 1
- bad boys 1
- in his 30s 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- miscarriage / infertility 2
- animal abuse 1
- religious trauma 1
- slut shaming 1
- past child abuse 1
- death / grief 1
- geography
- england 1
- scotland 1
- united kingdom 1
- Format
- audiobook
- third person pov 1
- dual pov 1
- interconnected standalone 1
- standalone 1
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The 'Once Upon a Dukedom' series
3.94 · 166 ratings
historical · m-f · audiobook · england · victorian · dual-pov · tortured hero · friends to lovers · length-medium · standalone-first · death · bad boys · competent heroine · slut-shaming · height-difference · british-isles · explicit-open-door · united-kingdom · tortured heroine · virgin heroine
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