Title: THE DUKE’S BEDEVILED BRIDE
Series: Royal Pains #2
Author: Nina Mason
Publish Date: 05.04.2015
Publisher: ACE
Category /Genre: Historical Romance
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing: ungraded – book
received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from: Nina Mason (as an ARC gifted copy / BETA team)
Goodreads link: The
Duke’s Bedeviled Bride
Date completed: 06.22.15
Description from the publisher:
The tawdry tale of the Duke and
Duchess of Dunwoody continues…
Maggie Armstrong, the long-lost illegitimate daughter of the heir presumptive to the throne, is bedeviled by her husband's limited definition of fidelity. After observing him in a ménage à trois at the court of King Charles II, she is determined to bring him around to her way of thinking—
by any means necessary.
Robert doesn’t mind being punished for his transgressions. Rather, he enjoys being whipped, especially by his beloved bride. Unfortunately, her heart might not belong to him alone. His younger brother, who he’d sent abroad to clear the way for himself, is coming home sooner than expected, and Maggie’s feelings for Hugh may not be as dead as her husband had hoped.
Both duke and duchess soon learn, to their peril, Hugh Armstrong is not the honorable man they’d been led to believe. Insanely jealous of his brother’s situation, Hugh will stop at nothing to strip Robert of all he holds dear—including his life.
But the real danger for Robert and Maggie is not the villainous Marquess, but the growing friction betwixt Catholics and Protestants in Restoration Era Great Britain.
Can their love survive the trials that await them?
Maggie Armstrong, the long-lost illegitimate daughter of the heir presumptive to the throne, is bedeviled by her husband's limited definition of fidelity. After observing him in a ménage à trois at the court of King Charles II, she is determined to bring him around to her way of thinking—
by any means necessary.
Robert doesn’t mind being punished for his transgressions. Rather, he enjoys being whipped, especially by his beloved bride. Unfortunately, her heart might not belong to him alone. His younger brother, who he’d sent abroad to clear the way for himself, is coming home sooner than expected, and Maggie’s feelings for Hugh may not be as dead as her husband had hoped.
Both duke and duchess soon learn, to their peril, Hugh Armstrong is not the honorable man they’d been led to believe. Insanely jealous of his brother’s situation, Hugh will stop at nothing to strip Robert of all he holds dear—including his life.
But the real danger for Robert and Maggie is not the villainous Marquess, but the growing friction betwixt Catholics and Protestants in Restoration Era Great Britain.
Can their love survive the trials that await them?
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This is the second book in the Royal
Pains Trilogy. They must be read in
order
The problem with the second book in
all trilogies is that they are so full of turmoil. This one is no different. It will do more than tear at your
heartstrings. Be prepared – you will
cry, and cry, and cry some more. While
the story is complete, and stands on its own, the ending is definitely open and
demanding the third book.
I must know what happens to Maggie,
Robert, and the remaining characters.
Note: while I was given this book as a gifted ARC,
my opinions are my own and are given freely.
Royal Pains series:
1.
Devil in Duke’s Clothing
2.
The Duke’s Bedeviled Bride
3.
The Devil’s Masquerade
4.
The Devils Who Would Be King
Also from Nina Mason:
·
The Queen of Swords
·
The Tin Man
·
Sins Against the Sea
The Knights of the Tarot series:
1.
Knight of Wands (previously released
as Starry Knight)
2.
Knight of Cups (previously released
as Dark and Stormy Knight)
3.
Knight of Pentacles
The Brontë
Brothers Series:
1.
The Governess Next Door
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