The Duke's Stolen Bride
Books | Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency
3.6
Sophie Jordan
USA Today Bestseller!From USA Today bestselling author Sophie Jordan comes a scandalously sensual romance in her beloved Rogue Files series.“Deliciously sexy!”—Sarah MacLean, New York Times bestselling author An urgent dilemma… To save her impoverished family, Marian Langley will become a mistress. But she will not be just any mistress. Marian intends to become so skilled, so coveted, that she can set her own terms, retaining control over her body and her fate. Only one problem remains: finding a tutor…A scandalous solution…Other men deprive themselves of pleasure for propriety’s sake. Nathaniel, Duke of Warrington, would much rather be depraved. He slakes his desires with professionals who ask nothing of him but his coin. Marian’s proposal—that he train her without taking her virtue—is an intriguing diversion, until their lessons in seduction spin out of control.And a most unlikely duchess…When Marian is blackmailed into engagement by a man she despises, Nate impulsively steals her away. Though he never intended to take a wife, he can’t tolerate the idea of Marian forfeiting her freedom to another. But can he bear to give her what she demands—a real marriage?
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Author
Sophie Jordan
Pages
368
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2019-10-22
ISBN
0062885383 9780062885388
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"Actual: 3.5 stars ✨ <br/>To start off, this book really reminded me a lot of a book I read last year [b:The Duke|958535|The Duke (Knight Miscellany, #1)|Gaelen Foley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403192132l/958535._SY75_.jpg|1104093], in both plot and general feel. They both deal with a ruined woman down on her luck because of mismanagement of funds and has to turn to prostitution or what they call “mistressing” in order to survive. <br/><br/>I enjoyed myself to begin with when reading this, however, a lot of the emotional payoff at the end did not feel earned. This was especially true with the backstory of the Duke of Warrington (Nate), where his first wife and son die in childbirth as well as his family abandoning him. I feel like the author should have picked one or the other for the reason why he couldn’t commit. It was a double whammy that wasn’t addressed pretty much at all, which annoyed me because if you are going to write it into the storyline, deal with it appropriately with both main characters. Also, the bad guy Mr. Lawrence was cartoonishly bad, not very original and I could see from a mile away what was going to happen. It’s a shame that the last 20-30% was like this because up until that point, I was really enjoying myself. <br/><br/>However, I am looking forward to the next two books in the series because they feature Marian’s sisters’ stories, Charlotte and Nora. When this book ended, I thought she was just going to end up with the Pembroke boy she was previously betrothed to before the family lost everything. Looks like that isn’t happening though. I also want to see what their brother is doing, is he going to get his own book I wonder?!"
Erin Smith