If adventure has a name…it must be Lady India Rochester. The intrepid archaeologist possesses a sharp blade and an even sharper knack for uncovering history’s forgotten women. Unfortunately, she has one annoying weakness: the dangerously handsome Duke of Ravenwood. Former best friend. Current enemy. And the man who dared to break her heart.Daniel Bonds, the Duke of Ravenwood, is a thrill-seeking … thrill-seeking antiquities hunter who only plays by one rule: Never fall in love. He’s in it for the fortune and glory. At least that’s what he wants the world to think. He’s sworn to hide his tangled web of secrets, especially from the one woman he cares about and will protect at any cost.
But when a priceless relic is stolen from the British Museum, the rivals must align forces. Racing to recover the stolen antiquity and avert an international disaster? All in a day’s work. Avoiding their buried feelings? More and more impossible. For love is about to become the greatest treasure of all.
The grand adventure begins…now!
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Great book to read when you go to bed. I read to relax and put the trials and tribulations away. So like something I can pick up and put down and still enjoy
For the Duke’s Eyes Only is my favorite Lenora Bell book so far. India is definitely her strongest heroine to date. Indy’s combination of intelligence, daring, backbone, beauty, and will makes her immensely memorable. Lenora is able to infuse all these admirable characters in her heroine without emasculating the hero Raven. They’re equally matched in wit, physical attributes, and capabilities. She saves him, he saves her.
I thoroughly enjoyed this James Bond-meets-Female Indiana Jones, childhood friends-turned-enemies-turned-lovers romantic comedy/adventure romp of a book. It’s action-packed with loads of humor, heart, steam, and Shakespeare. Oh, and I love that it’s partly set in Paris. “I want to give Paris a hug.” Me, too, Indy. Me, too.
Some of my favorite lines:
“Time waits for no woman … Grab destiny as though you want it.”
“There is no tomorrow … Only this night. One life to live.”
For the Duke’s Eyes Only by Lenora Bell is book two in the School for Dukes series. This is the story of Daniel ‘Raven’ Bonds, the Duke of Ravenwood and Lady India ‘Indy’ Rochester. I have read the previous book, but feel this can be a standalone book.
Raven and Indy were once the best of friends and heading toward marriage but things didn’t go that way at all. The present day they hate each other (or at least Indy does) and are enemies of sorts. Raven seeks treasure and no interest in love yet but is trying to secretly clear his fathers name which makes it impossible to commit to someone. Indy has moved forward with her life working in the archeology field. When Indy goes undercover to a archeologist society meeting she sees that the Rosetta Stone has been taken. Raven doesn’t recognize Indy at first but he soon does and learns what she discovered. When Sir Malcolm confirms that the Stone is missing it is set in motion for Indy and Raven to go an look for it. Although Raven doesn’t want Indy involved she doesn’t leave much choice.
Exciting Read!!
STOP! THIEF! Somebody has stolen the Rosetta Stone in this wonderfully written book that is a takeoff on James Bond (thus the title) and Indiana Jones (thus the heroine’s name and the antiquities adventure). The book is well plotted and excellently written – with a real surprise of a plot twist at the end. I loved the characters and would really like to meet Lady Indy.
India and Daniel were betrothed as children and they grew up knowing that they would marry. That was perfectly okay with them because they loved each other. They roamed their neighboring estates together every day unearthing treasures and they dreamed of the day when they would be grown, married and exploring for antiquities in other parts of the world.
Then, one day while they were out exploring, their world came to an end. India’s mother came for them and wouldn’t explain why – she only rushed them home. As they arrived, they noticed a strange coach sitting in the drive. Daniel was rushed into the coach and it sped away. His father had been murdered in France and was being accused of treason. At just twelve years old, Daniel was the new duke, the family was in scandal, and they were moved to a new home.
My heart broke for some of the choices that Daniel was forced to make in his life. He loved his Indy and he had to break her heart and make her hate him – all to keep her safe. He had to become a spy and track down the real traitor so he could clear his family name. He took on a persona that was not him at all, but it served him well in his spy role.
To me, the real villain in the story was Sir Baldwin, he wasn’t meant to be, but that is how I read him. He took a young boy and put him through cruel training to rip all of his emotions out of him so he could be a spy. Supposedly the decisions were all Daniels, but Daniel was much, much, much too young to be making those kinds of life-altering decisions. What he really needed was love and guidance – a father figure.
India has learned never to trust her heart to anyone because the one and only person she loved took hers and ground it under his heel and he’s become everything she despises in a person. She’s also super intelligent and has become strong, resourceful and independent. She’s made more antiquarian discoveries that all of the men at the all-male Society of Antiquaries put together and yet they won’t let her join. She chafes at that and determines to attend a meeting dressed as a man. Well, what she really wants is to see the Rosetta Stone because she needs to decipher a map in order to find Cleopatra’s tomb.
Daniel discovers India at the meeting – and she realizes that the Rosetta Stone is a fake. They both end up on a quest to recover the real stone – and maybe their lost love for each other. It is such a fun and adventurous read that I couldn’t put it down from start to finish!
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