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A Duke to Die For: A Regency Romance
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A Duke to Die For: A Regency Romance

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Acclaimed Regency romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Amelia Grey

Henrietta doesn't want a husband…

Miss Henrietta Tweed is convinced that she carries a curse—one that's responsible for killing her previous guardians. So when she's sent to Lucien Trent Blakewell, the fifth Duke of Blakewell and the last man her father trusted to care for her, she knows the only way to save the duke is to persuade him to sign over her inheritance and set her free.

Does she?

Lucien doesn't believe there's a curse and just wants to get his new ward off his hands by finding her a suitable husband. But as the chemistry between him and Henrietta grows, he is increasingly tempted to fill that role himself. And when suspicious accidents begin to endanger the Duke's life, Henrietta must take drastic measures to save the one man she could love…

The Rogues' Dynasty series:

A Duke to Die For (Book 1)

A Marquis to Marry (Book 2)

An Earl to Enchant (Book 3)

"Intriguing danger, sharp humor, and plenty of simmering sexual chemistry."—Booklist

"Perfectly timed and tuned."—Long and Short of It Reviews

"Memorable characters…humor, excitement and great love scenes. I couldn't ask for anything more!"—The Romance Studio

"An upbeat plot…sweep[s] readers along at a lively pace in a lusciously spicy romp."—Library Journal

LanguageEnglish
PublisherSourcebooks
Release dateApr 1, 2009
ISBN9781402227318
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A Duke to Die For: A Regency Romance
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Amelia Grey

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author AMELIA GREY read her first romance book when she was thirteen and she’s been a devoted reader of love stories ever since. Her awards include the Booksellers Best, Aspen Gold, and the Golden Quill. Writing as Gloria Dale Skinner, she won the coveted Romantic Times Award for Love and Laughter and the prestigious Maggie Award. Her books have sold to many countries in Europe, Indonesia, Turkey, Russia, and most recently to Japan. Several of her books have also been featured in Doubleday and Rhapsody Book Clubs. Amelia is the author of over twenty-five books. She’s been happily married to her high school sweetheart for over thirty-five years and she lives on the beautiful gulf coast of Northwest Florida.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    When the Duke of Blakewell finds out he is the latest in a string of guardians for Henrietta, he decides the best solution is to marry her off as soon as possible. Henrietta wants Blakewell to sign over her fortune because she believes she is cursed and all her guardians will die. Of course, the two fall in love. As usual the female accepts her feelings long before the hero can deal with them. That makes it rather frustrating but the characters are deep enough and interesting enough to make for an enjoyable story.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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    The main thing in the story that caught my attention the most was “the curse.” Curses intruge me, not that I think they are positive things or that I would wish one upon someone because I sure wouldn’t want one bestowed upon me but, they just make the story more mysterious and I like that. Curses are one of those kinds of things where you are not sure what exactly will happen or when, it’s basically a mystery.I really enjoyed how Amelia had Lord Chesterfield’s (a character) wise quotes throughout the book, they were quite interesting. She also did an excellent job at explaining what each character looked like in great detail. I felt I was actually seeing the characters through her eyes. I especially LOVED the description of Henrietta’s ball gown for her debut at Lady Windham’s party, the dress sounded absolutely beautiful.Blake and Henrietta’s love for each other was… undescribable. You could just see how the two were perfect for each in so many ways and how when they looked at one another, thought about one another, and talked to one another their eyes, thoughts, and words showed how much they were falling in love with each other throughout the story. Now when I say undescribable I mean that when you see two people fall in love whether it be in a book or in real life you can’t entirely try to explain that love to someone else. I know that there is a definition for the word “love” but, that doesn’t give it much justice does it?All in all, this book was a good read. If you enjoy historical romances then I’d definately recommend you pick up this novel. I’m really looking forward to seeing what happens to Blake’s cousins’ Race and Morgan and how they find love. Race’s story releases in October 2009 and is called A Marquis To Marry and Morgan’s story releases in April 2010 and is called An Earl To Enchant.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I discovered author Amelia Grey several years ago and quickly found myself searching out her backlist to enjoy her light touch of humor and emotionally touching reads. "A Duke to Die For" is the start of her new 'Rogue's Dynasty' series from SourceBooks Casablanca. This publisher is one I'm coming to admire for their strong list of romance authors from several different genres so I guess I wasn't really surprised to see Amelia Grey is now one of their number. Grey's heroines aren't weak, but they're not ball-busters either. And her heroes are more Gammas at times in that they CAN take charge, but aren't overbearing about it for the most part. Anyhow, this wasn't as good as some of her other books, but still plenty good enough to keep me entertained this afternoon.Lucian is a rogue, a rake, and a scoundrel. He's also an extremely wealthy, young, and sexy Duke so society mostly forgives him as they throw their daughters in his path. He knows he'll have to settle down one day since he must carry on the family name now that his father is dead, but he's just having a bit too much now to worry about that. When a young miss arrives at his house, he's not sure what to think. When he sees how beautiful she is, he thinks he wants her. When he finds out she's his ward...oh crap! If that's not bad enough, this 19-year-old diamond is filthy rich, level-headed, but still thinks she's cursed.Henrietta doesn't just think she's cursed, she's sure of it. She's been through five, count 'em five, guardians already. It just figures that this last one turns out to be a man she comes to care for...and the one man she can't have. Not just because he's her guardian, but because if she doesn't get away, the curse will kill him too.Henrietta was an interesting character for me. In many ways, older than her years and so level-headed...yet fully convinced in the curse and naive in so many 'city ways'. Yet I can almost see how living in the country and having so many guardians die not long after taking her into their charge could mold a younger woman's mind. Especially after the tragic circumstances of her family's death. Anyhow, she's one of the weakest heroines Grey has written and maybe that's why she seemed so different. Lucian is just scrumptious and watching him force himself to grow up was entertaining all on its own.Grey's books are always well-paced, beautifully written and quite sensual..."A Duke to Die For" is no exception. I enjoyed the break from murderous plots, sinister suitors, etc and just basked in a true romance. Lucian's buddies are slated for their own stories and I'll be picking those up as they're published.