Isolated
by life and choice, John Harding, the Duke of Pembroke, sees an angel in a pale
mauve dress across a room and is drawn closer as lust grips firm and hard in
his stomach.
The
wheat-blonde hair escaping her dull dove-grey bonnet and caressing her neck
lures his eyes to a spot he'd like to kiss.
She speaks with animation her hands moving. Then as if she senses his
gaze the stranger turns and looks at him. A rush of pain and longing spilled
from Katherine's heart into her limbs...
It was
so long since she'd seen John but her reaction was the same as it had been more
than half-a-dozen years before. She loved him, secretly, without hope, but a
chasm of years and status stood between them.
The
Scandalous Love of a Duke is a beautifully written book. It made me laugh, cry
smile and get angry, but by the end I fell in love with the main characters
John and Katherine.
This
book actually is actually four stories and one, but it has been beautifully
woven together. I have come away from the story wishing there was more. How
does Katherine's relationship continue with her parents? What becomes of some
of the characters? I don't want to go into too many details, as that would
spoil the story. In some places it seemed to drag on and in others it seemed
like the moment was over in second, though I have a feeling that, that might be
my impatience.
The
Scandalous Love of a Duke earns 9 out of 10 as it is a beautiful love story.
