A REPUTATION AT RISK What woman in her right mind would say no to marrying the dashing Duke of Sedgemoor? Miss Penelope Thorne, that’s who. She’s known Camden Rothermere since they were children-and she also knows she’d bring nothing but scandal to his name. Cam can hardly believe Penelope turned down his proposal. But if she wants to run off to the Continent and set the rumor mill ablaze, he … ablaze, he can’t stop her. Then her brother’s dying request sends him to bring home the one woman he thought he’d finally gotten over.
The only way they’ll both get back to London without their reputations in tatters is to pretend they’re married during the journey. That means kissing like they mean it and even sharing a bed-until it becomes hard to tell where the game ends and true desire begins . . .
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A perilous journey across the Alps, a stand-off with bandits, shipwrecked, and with SCANDAL nipping their heels, Penelope and Camden knock heads at every turn. Of course, they’re secretly infatuated with one another but it takes a marriage of convenience, defiance of the ton’s wagging tongues, and a breathless dash to save those they love to make them properly admit their love.
This story has everything a good HistRom needs: red-hot chemistry (and some full-steam schmexy action), intrigue, danger, strong leading characters, and a side-plot that we know is going to bring the roof tumbling.
How does it all turn out?
You’ll only discover in the very last pages.
Another gorgeous treat from the very lovely Anna Campbell.
Highly entertaining – complex characters, perilous adventures and an engrossing plot.
“What a Duke Dares” is Book Three in the sensational “Sons of Sin” series from author Anna Campbell. The duke is question is Camden Rothermere, Duke of Sedgemoor. In his youth, Cam was the Marquess of Pembridge, whose questionable paternity haunted the family name–his mother’s affair with his “father’s” brother made either man his likely sire. His mother was great friends with the mother of the Thorne clan, and Cam was especially close to Peter Thorne and his sister Penelope, known as “Pen”. When Cam came of age, the only girl he was inclined to marry was Pen–not for love–he didn’t believe in love–but for practical purposes and familial expectations. Pen, whose own family had its share of scandals, didn’t share Cam’s views on marriage, and to his utter disbelief, she turned down his proposal. Almost a decade later, their paths will cross again. On his deathbed, Pen’s brother Peter makes Cam promise to retrieve Pen from Europe and return her to their home and family. Neither Pen nor Cam has ever married, and the relationship which grew from childhood friends to young adult acquaintances begins to show an added element of heated sparks. Is it possible that what began so long ago has now come full circle and will no longer be denied? Pen has always loved Cam–loved him so much that she couldn’t marry him when she knew his own lack of love would be unbearable when combined with the societal disapproval carried by both families. Cam has seen Pen bloom and grow from a slender, long-legged girl tagging along with him and her brother to a pretty young woman who had the audacity to refuse his offer of marriage. How can he now convince this exquisite grown woman that their futures belong with each other? It won’t be easy, but when a duke dares what he dares…anything is possible! A wonderfully involving romance, made all the more readable by appealing and compelling characterizations. A delight for lovers of historical romance from the awesome Anna Campbell.
Book Copy Gratis Grand Central Publishing
This was a great read. I loved the characters and thought the plot and story-telling was absolutely wonderful. It hardly took any time – maybe the first few pages – before I was cheering the hero and heroine on, wanting their happy ever after. This is the third book in the series; the others were good, but this was by far the best.
What a Duke Dares is the third book in the Sons of Sin Series by Anna Campbell. The characters in the series are brought in this book from the first and second books. They are so cleverly woven into this book which tells the story of Cam and Pen. There is also another story within this book of Pen’s brother Harry. Most interestingly written, and is very romantic. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves Historical Romance.