"fabulous Regency romantic suspense"
The Duke of Marston Stephen Chalmers failed to catch
Hermes the thief who apparently retired until now. For an
unknown reason, Hermes has committed six robberies in a
week, but this time Stephen knows that the long assumed
male thief is a she, Audrey Kendrick; once he has her
accomplices he will send her and her team to Newgate. Audrey detests the blackmailing Travers who has her sister
Faye as a hostage to force Hermes to do his bidding.
Travers is upset to see Stephen "Bloody" Chalmers with
Audrey and warns her to stay away from the gentleman spy.
However, it is difficult to avoid someone who seems to be
everywhere you are. As Stephen sets up his final trap to
capture the entire Hermes gang, he finds his admiration
for Audrey's courage and daring grow and his desire for
her interfere with his thought process. Audrey falls in
love with the forbidden fruit of an aristocrat who wants
to send her to Newgate, Australia or his bed, but Faye's
safety must come before her betraying heart. Though readers know who the thief, her "handler" and the
sleuth are from the start, DARING THE DUKE is a fabulous
Regency romantic suspense due to a terrific triangular
cat, rat, and mouse game between the key threesome. Fans
will enjoy Stephen's dilemma as he has fallen in love with
the obsession he wants to send to prison. Audrey is a
brave individual who sub-genre fans will emphasize with
about her dilemma, hoping that somehow she overcomes the
impossible with Stephen at her side. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 20, 2005
SummaryA beautiful thief who has never been apprehended ...
For years dire circumstances forced Audrey Kendrick to lead
a dangerous double life as London's most legendary thief.
Finally free, she has escaped her past -- or so she
believes, until a family crisis draws her back. But one man
is more determined than ever to bring her to justice -- and
the dashing, somewhat notorious Duke of Marston has set the
perfect trap. A daring duke who always catches his prey ...
A gentleman spy, Stephen Chalmers is as close as a kiss to
unmasking the brazen thief who has long been the scourge of
the London ton. He suspects the spirited Miss Kendrick of
being the infamous Hermes, but the duke never dreamed that,
by keeping the remarkable lady near, he would himself fall
victim to her sensual charms. Laying Audrey's mysteries bare
will only place his own dangerous secrets -- and his heart
-- in jeopardy. For there is peril in the passion that
enflames them both ... and no risk is greater than love.
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