Who Wants to Marry a Duke: A Delightful Historical Regency Romance Book

by Sabrina Jeffries

Overview

“Anyone who loves romance must read Sabrina Jeffries!”
—Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling author

An Amazon Best Romance of the Month 
A USA Today Bestseller
 
A sexy and distracting rake is tamed by a scholarly heroine with a penchant for the sciences in this dazzling and witty tale of Regency London.

A past kiss with adorably bookish Miss Olivia Norley should be barely a memory for Marlowe Drake, the Duke of Thornstock. After all, there are countless debutantes for a handsome rakehell to charm beyond a young lady whose singular passion is chemistry—of the laboratory type. But Thorn has not forgotten—or forgiven—the shocking blackmail scheme sparked by that single kiss, or the damage caused to both their names. Now Thorn’s half-brother, Grey, has hired the brilliant Miss Norley for her scientific expertise in solving a troubling family mystery. And the once-burned Thorn, suspicious of her true motives, vows to follow her every move . . .
 
For Olivia, determining whether arsenic poisoning killed Grey’s father is the pioneering experiment that could make her career—and Thorn’s constant presence is merely a distraction. But someone has explosive plans to derail her search. Soon the most unexpected discovery is the caring nature of the reputed scoundrel beside her—and the electricity it ignites between them . . .
 
“Intoxicating…Jeffries’s perfect blend of romance, mystery, and suspense is sure to have series readers anxious for more.”
—Publishers Weekly

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420148572
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	08/25/2020
Series:	Duke Dynasty , #3
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	24,483
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

SABRINA JEFFRIES is the New York Times bestselling author of more than fifty novels and works of short fiction (some written under the pseudonyms Deborah Martin and Deborah Nicholas). Whatever time not spent writing in a coffee-fueled haze is spent traveling with her husband and adult autistic son or indulging in one of her passions—jigsaw puzzles, chocolate, and music. With over nine million books in print in more than twenty-one languages, the North Carolina author never regrets tossing aside a budding career in academics for the sheer joy of writing fun fiction, and hopes that one day a book of hers will end up saving the world. She always dreams big.

Editorial Reviews

07/06/2020

The chemistry is as intense in the bedroom as it is in the science lab in Jeffries’s intoxicating third Duke Dynasty Regency romance (after The Bachelor). Nine years earlier, Marlowe “Thorn” Drake, the Duke of Thornstock, and Miss Olivia Norley were caught in a compromising position when their first meeting ended in a passionate kiss. Thorn indignantly assumed that Olivia had orchestrated the moment to trap him into marriage—but when he proposed to save her reputation, she turned him down. Though they’ve not seen each other since, Thorn’s wounded pride and sense of betrayal linger. The pair are reunited when Thorn’s half-brother, Grey, engages Olivia, a brilliant chemist, to help solve the cold-case of his father’s murder by testing the body for arsenic poisoning. Convinced Olivia must have ulterior motives for agreeing to the plan, Thorn inserts himself into their trip to Grey’s country seat—only to rediscover Olivia’s charm and intelligence. Their powerful attraction to each other leads to several intense physical encounters, but trust eludes them—until danger comes knocking on Olivia’s lab door, and Thorn and Grey band together to protect her. Jeffries’s perfect blend of romance, mystery, and suspense is sure to have series readers anxious for more. Agent: Pam Ahearn, Ahearn Agency. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

The chemistry is as intense in the bedroom as it is in the science lab in Jeffries’s intoxicating third Duke Dynasty Regency romance…Jeffries’s perfect blend of romance, mystery, and suspense is sure to have series readers anxious for more.”
—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

09/01/2020

Olivia Norley only intended to use her chemistry knowledge to help Marlowe Drake, the Duke of Thornstock, remove a stain from his waistcoat, not trap him into marriage. Finding out her stepmother blackmailed the duke into proposing only confirmed Olivia's decision never to marry and instead further her studies. Years later, Olivia and Thorn are drawn back together, as Olivia's expertise is called on by Thorn's half-brother, Grey, to help solve a troubling family mystery. With this third installment of the "Duke Dynasty" series (after The Bachelor), veteran author Jeffries continues but does not resolve a sprawling intrigue that may leave new readers wishing they'd started with the first in the series, Project Duchess. VERDICT Olivia's scientific gifts will draw in and delight fans of bluestocking romances, such as Tessa Dare's A Week To Be Wicked, still this classic Regency series will be most appreciated if read in order.—Elizabeth Gabriel, Milwaukee P.L.

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