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The Duke's Deceitful Governess (Surprise! Dukes Book 1) Kindle Edition
For years, he was known only as Blackrose’s Blade, an elite assassin in the employ of the Crown. But after a mission cost him the use of his leg, Rourke Lindsay has unexpectedly inherited a dukedom…and along with it, the headache of a pair of hellion twins. His niece and nephew have been kicked out of every school he’s sent them to and scared off every governess he’s hired. Now, he’s in dire need of a miracle.
He just didn’t expect her to be quite so tempting.
Needing a safe place to hide, Miss Sophia Cuny has forged her references and settled into the Duke of Exingham’s employ, unwilling to admit she knows next to nothing about children. (How hard can child-rearing be, after all? Perhaps there’s a book on the subject she could send off for.) She does, however, know all about the Duke’s painful past and why the cynical warrior refuses to allow himself close to a pair of rapscallion troublemakers, no matter how desperately they need his love.
The longer she tries to avoid the new duke, the more she sees the man beneath the scars—the man who needs love as well—even if he’s unwilling to admit it. Too bad she can’t afford to allow him into her heart, even as the danger she’s running from closes in.
Because Sophia possesses secrets about his past even Rourke doesn’t know, and revealing the truth will ruin them all.
Warning: There are a lot of spicy bits and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments! If you like broodingly stoic heroes, determinedly adorkable heroines, and mischievously meddling kids, then scroll back up to that pretty orange “Read Now” button and grab this first book in a brand-new, laugh-out-loud (and super steamy) Caroline Lee RomCom!
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 25, 2022
- File size1124 KB
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Tropes | Governess/sassy kids; cold and imperious hero; snarky heroine; spies and adventure; healer/caring for a character; found family; unexpected inheritance; lots of humor | Sold-for-a-debt; intimacy bargain; beauty and the beast; grumpy/sunshine; Christmas/holidays; unexpected inheritance; lots of humor | Fake marriage; grumpy/sunshine; sassy kids; protective hero; nerdy heroine; unexpected inheritance; lots of humor | Marriage of convenience, curvy heroine, class difference, disability, secret identity; virgin hero; unexpected inheritance; lots of humor | Second-chance romance; Boy Next Door; determined hero and daring heroine; seaside shenanigans at Brighton; unexpected inheritance; lots of humor |
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"Lots of laugh-out-loud moments, word play and serious action in every sense"
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"I laughed, I hurt and I cried. Oh yeah, all of the emotions rolled into this story."
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"Are you meant to laugh out loud while reading a steamy scene? Even though I knew the kangaroo part was in there somewhere, it still made me double over laughing."
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Product details
- ASIN : B0B1RNQXV3
- Publisher : (August 25, 2022)
- Publication date : August 25, 2022
- Language : English
- File size : 1124 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 286 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #15,507 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author
#HotHilariousHistorical
#HistoryWithHeart
USA Today bestselling author Caroline Lee has been reading romance for so long that her fourth-grade teacher used to make her cover her books with paper jackets, but it wasn't until she (mostly) grew up that she realized she could WRITE it too. So she did.
Caroline is living her own little Happily Ever After in NC with her husband, sons, and daughter Princess Wiggles. She liked to brag that she made it all the way through grad school (her second history degree) without knowing how to touch-type; she taught herself to type only a few years ago and APPARENTLY lesrned imcorrectly--learned incorrectly, a fact which she’s only now realizing, as other authors point and laugh. Caroline adores rodents, goes through laptops like Pez, and never met a whisk(e)y she didn't like. She’s also pretty funny in person. Promise.
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A former spy, Roark, the duke, bears the scars of a fight he'd had with his best friend whom he was told turned traitor. Sophia turns things around for he and his wards. The attraction between Roark and Sophia is of the charts.
What will happen when he learns of her reason for being there? What will happen when she reveals the key piece of information she has about the night that he got into the fight with his best friend?
This is a fun, sexy story and I highly recommend it.
Top reviews from other countries
Loved the storyline - Sophia and Rourke are fabulous.
I actually giggled so much during this book and that makes this book a winner in my eyes !
Steam Level : open lovemaking scenes
Point to note : Historical accuracy is flimsy at best, so if you are a reader who is a stickler for it, then I would suggest not to pick this up.