Second Dukes the Charm, Kate Bateman
Second Dukes the Charm, Kate Bateman
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Second Duke's the Charm

Author: Kate Bateman

Narrator: Beverley A. Crick

Unabridged: 9 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/26/2023


Synopsis

Meet Her Majesty’s Rebels: three brilliant women who run King & Co., London’s most exclusive investigative agency …

The wedding-night death of her much older husband left Tess Townsend the Dowager Duchess of Wansford––and still a virgin. Now she and her two best friends investigate London’s most scandalous crimes, and while Tess longs to experience physical pleasure for herself, she can’t risk losing her treasured independence …

Cynical shipping magnate Justin Thornton never expected to inherit a dukedom, but he’ll do his duty. When the ravishing woman he kissed at a party turns out to be the Dowager Duchess, Justin sees an obvious solution: a marriage of convenience that will suit them both.

But the passion that sparks between them is anything but convenient. As Tess works on a new case at the request of Queen Charlotte, her increasingly suspicious behavior makes Justin question her motives––and her past. The infuriating woman clearly can’t be trusted, but Justin doesn’t believe in love, so there’s absolutely no danger of him falling for his own wife … is there?

KATE BATEMAN’s writing is:
“Brimming with intrigue, passion, and humor.”—Publishers Weekly
“Pure fun.”—BookPage

Reviews

Goodreads review by Madison on December 25, 2023

Second Duke’s the Charm by Kate Bateman Her Majesty’s Rebel’s series #1. Historical regency romance. Tess Townsend, the Dowager Duchess of Wansford, needing something to keep her busy after her first husband died before their wedding night, is part owner of an exclusive investigative agency. Their cu......more

Goodreads review by Chris on November 21, 2023

Awwww fun story and these two are adorable together. ~~~~~~~~~~ Sometimes I read historical romances and I tell myself I am so thankful I was not born in those times. I would definitely be on the naughty list and talked about daily. Having to live up to constant expectations is exhausting. That is why......more

Goodreads review by ChasingLeslie on December 05, 2023

The wedding-night death of her repulsive older husband has left Tess Townsend with a title, and her virginity still intact. Shipping magnate Justin Thornton never expected to inherit a dukedom but, when the woman he kissed at a party turns out to be the Duchess, Justin sees a solution: a pleasurable......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on January 31, 2024

Read: 1/31/24 3.5 stars Tess is sold to a 70 year old Duke. Luckily, he dies on their wedding night before consummating the marriage. 2 years later, Tess is a virgin widow that longs for physical pleasure. Her friends talk her into going to a masked courtesan party. There, she is drawn to the handsome......more