Ten Things I Hate About the Duke: A Difficult Dukes Novel (D

ISBN: 0062457403

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Product DescriptionUSA Today bestselling author Loretta Chase continues her Difficult Dukes series with this delightful spin on Shakespeare's classic, The Taming of the Shrew.This time, whos taming whomCassandra Pomfret holds strong opinions she isnt shy about voicing. But her extremely plain speaking has caused an uproar, and her exasperated father, hoping a husband will rein her in, has ruled that her beloved sister cant marry until Cassandra does.Now, thanks to a certain wild-living nobleman, the last shreds of Cassandras reputation are about to disintegrate, taking her sisters future and her familys good name along with them.The Duke of Ashmonts looks make women swoon. His character flaws are beyond counting. Hes lost a perfectly good bride through his own carelessness. He nearly killed one of his two best friends. Still, troublemaker that he is, he knows that damaging a ladys good name isnt sporting.The only way to right the wrong is to marry herand hope she doesnt smother him in his sleep on their wedding night.ReviewChases consistent gift is to gently puncture all the genres conventions but one: the one that makes you care about her Regency hero and heroine and their happy ever after. (Praise forA Duke in Shining Armor) - New York Times Book ReviewLoretta Chase continues to prove her reputation as a queen of Regency romances with the second title in her Difficult Dukes series, Ten Things I Hate About the Duke. If youre new to Chases work, I encourage you to jump in with both feet.magical, romantic and simply wonderful. - BookPageA thoroughly satisfying Regency from one of our finest historical romance authors. - Kirkus ReviewsA fun new twist on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.- PopsugarChases Ten Things I Hate About the Duke is a true delight from start to finish! - Fresh FictionAbout the AuthorLoretta Chase has worked in academe, retail, and the visual arts, as well as on the streets-as a meter maid-and in video, as a scriptwriter. She might have developed an excitingly checkered career had her spouse not nagged her into writing fiction. Her bestselling historical romances, set in the Regency and Romantic eras of the early nineteenth century, have won a number of awards, including the Romance Writers of Americas RITA. For more about her past, her books, and what she does and doesnt do on social media, please visit her website. LorettaChase.com