Duke with Benefits

Name: Duke with Benefits
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Manda Collins
ISBN: 9781977378088

Author: Manda Collins

Series: Studies in Scandal #2

Narrator: Beverley A. Crick

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/10/2018

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Lady Daphne Forsyth is a brilliant mathematician with a burning passion for puzzles. When she learns that the library belonging to her benefactress houses the legendary Cameron Cipher—an encrypted message that, once solved, holds the key to great riches—Daphne is on the case. Unfortunately, her race to unlock the cipher's code is continually thwarted by a deliciously handsome distraction she hadn't counted on . . . and cannot resist.

Dalton Beauchamp, the Duke of Maitland, is curious as to why Daphne is spending so much time snooping around his aunt's bookshelves. He's even more intrigued by her bold yet calculating manner: She is unapologetic about her secret quest . . . and the fiery attraction that develops between them both. But how can they concentrate on solving a perplexing enigma once the prospect of true love enters the equation?

Contains mature themes.

About Manda Collins

Manda Collins spent her teen years wishing she'd been born a couple of centuries earlier, preferably in the English countryside. Time travel being what it is, she resigned herself to life with electricity and indoor plumbing, and read lots of books. An affinity for books led to a graduate degree in English, followed by another in librarianship. By day, she works as an academic librarian at a small liberal arts college, where she teaches college students how to navigate the tangled world of academic research. A native of coastal Alabama, Manda lives in the house her mother grew up in with two cats, sometimes a dog, sometimes her sister, and more books than strictly necessary.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Simply Love Book Reviews on June 26, 2017

I enjoy Historical Romances. I particularly enjoyed Duke With Benefits. I enjoyed the characters. I enjoyed the intrigue. I really enjoyed Lady Daphne. Now, here was a woman who knew her value, knew her capabilities but had no idea how to act in public. She was brash. When she had something to say, s......more

Goodreads review by Holly in Bookland on June 11, 2018

*4.5 stars I admit that I tried reading this book when it first came out and had trouble getting into it because of the leading lady, Daphne. I'm so glad that I picked this one up again! It's true that it takes time warming up to Daphne. She was raised without a mother and raised by a father that use......more

Goodreads review by Annie ⚜️ on April 06, 2019

2.5 stars but I rounded up because I was feeling generous. I haven't put my finger on the issue but this felt amateurish? If it weren't for the little bit of sex I'd venture to say it was like young adult.......more

Goodreads review by Elaine - Splashes Into Books on June 01, 2017

This is one of the best suspense filled regency romance series I have ever had the pleasure to read. I loved the first book in the series and was eager to read the subsequent books so grabbed the opportunity to read this, via NetGalley, with absolute delight. The background is that four bluestocking......more