Each couple do make appearances in each of the books but they are not much of a spoiler. Tessa Dare’s Girl Meets Duke series can be read at standalones. The “touch her and you die” vibe they omit plus all the wealth and power in the world that happens to be theirs, makes them desirable to most romance readers. I like this style of fiction – always have since Georgette Heyer times and these series of novels are only reminding me of her but with a small diversion towards modern times – the heroines are less missish and more feisty and not afraid to have sex with their suitors.Readers love good duke romance because of the possessive alpha males.

It was funny yet cute and sexy all at the same time… Their story is beautiful’

‘The main characters, Gabriel and Lady Penelope, are to die for – I loved their first meeting so much. I started this on my way home from work one Thursday evening and had the whole thing finished that night.

It sparkles with all of Dare's usual humour and wit, and the romance is hot, hot, hot. ‘When it comes to historical romance, for me, no one beats Tessa Dare and this is definitely one of her best. ‘I love Tessa Dare who writes sassy, salty heroines with plenty of backbone’ Sarra Manning on The Wallflower Wager for RED ONLINE And if Penny is intent on saving Gabe, perhaps he might just need to save her first… Rising to the challenge, Gabriel does not expect such a simple task to result in intimacy with Penny, and soon he finds this spirited spinster is not the push-over he thought.īut Gabe is not the only one with a past he’d rather forget. She will part with her precious charges, if he can find them loving homes! When her imposing-and attractive-new neighbour demands she remove her animals, Penny resists his demand and makes a counter-offer. Loyal and passionate, Lady Penelope Campion never met a lost or wounded creature she wouldn’t take into her home, and her heart. Wealthy and ruthless, Gabriel Duke had to fight his way from the lowliest slums to the pinnacle of high society-and now, with a reputation as the ‘Duke of Ruin’, he wants to get even. Top Ten Most Heartwarming Reads by Red Magazine I laughed out loud numerous times… Love her writing.’ Jodi Picoult on The Governess Game ‘Prepare to Fall in Love’ Julia Quinn, author of Bridgerton

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