HOW TO SEDUCE A DUKE

Author: Kathryn Caskie ISBN: 0061124567 10/2006 HISTORICAL Publisher: AVON
Time Period: Regency 1814

Who are the Royle sisters? All of London is whispering about the beautiful triplets. Could they really be the "secret" daughters of the highest prince in the land? As for the oldest... Why is the notorious Duke of Blackstone ruining Mary Royle's well-laid plans to marry his brother, the handsome Viscount Wetherly? Every time she turns a corner, he is there—tantalizing her, teasing her...and the more she tries to ignore him, the more insistent he becomes. Mary knows she must make an advantageous marriage, but Blackstone is the wrong man for her. Isn't he? Blackstone is not about to let his brother become bewitched by some wily blueblood pretender...even one as deliciously tempting as Mary Royle. But until she came along, no woman has ever resisted his smooth, well-practiced seductions. Could it be that he has actually fallen in love with this infuriating miss?

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

Like a well-choreograped waltz with a couple swirling around a ballroom in perfect synch, HOW TO SEDUCE A DUKE moves with a sensual, passionate grace.

This sassy tale is fast, sexy and wickedly delicious. Loaded with slightly zany characters, loads of fantastic dialogue and a really intriguing mystery angle, HOW TO SEDUCE A DUKE sparkles.

And the romantic couple? Well, Mary Royle and the Duke of Blackstone (a real shiver-maker) are just divine. Together. Their battle of wills and battle of wits hides a slowly simmering brewing into a positively wildly seductive, red-hot attraction.

From the hilarious opening to the last page, Ms. Caskie's special brand of humor shines through.

HOW TO SEDUCE A DUKE is a truly marvelous Avon debut for Ms. Caskie.

I can't wait for more of the Royle sisters' misadventures and for the answers to the triplets parentage.

Debbie Jett