Raphael’s father was the leader of one of the Hellfire Clubs that sometimes appear in historical romance and historical fiction. It’s the kind of horror that never truly goes away, even after the death of its perpetrator. The scarred Duke of Dyemore was the victim of child sexual abuse, at the hands, and other body parts, of his own father. And she, in turn, saves him from the Stygian darkness he believes is inside his own soul.īut the terror that hides in the shadows of those Stygian depths is one that was not spoken of in traditional historical romances. He rescues her from grave physical danger. In this latest entry in Hoyt’s Maiden Lane series the hero and heroine fall into the standard pattern. On the surface, Duke of Desire seems like a much more traditional historical romance than yesterday’s Someone to Wed. Is their love strong enough to withstand not only the Lords of Chaos but also Raphael's own demons? But when Iris discovers that Raphael's past may be even more dangerous than the present, she falters.
Soon he's drawn both to her quick wit and her fiery passion. Much to Raphael's irritation, Iris insists on being the sort of duchess who involves herself in his life-and bed.
But now with the Lords out to kill them both, he has but one choice: marry the lady in order to keep her safe.ĬAUGHT IN A WEB OF DANGER. Rescuing Lady Jordan was never in his plans. only to find she may have been a trifle hasty.Ĭynical, scarred, and brooding, Raphael de Chartres, the Duke of Dyemore, has made it his personal mission to infiltrate the Lords of Chaos and destroy them. When one of the masked-and nude!-Lords spirits her away to his carriage, she shoots him. Her captors are the notoriously evil Lords of Chaos. Refined, kind, and intelligent, Lady Iris Jordan finds herself the unlikely target of a diabolical kidnapping.
Purchasing Info: Author's Website, Publisher's Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Published by Grand Central Publishing on October 17th 2017 Duke of Desire (Maiden Lane, #12) by Elizabeth Hoytįormats available: paperback, ebook, audiobook
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