The Tattooed Duke
Author: Maya Rodale
Publisher: HarperCollins/Avon
Pub. Date: February 28, 2012
ISBN-13: 978-0062088925
Pages: 384 pages
Digital Price: $4.99
Print Retail Price: $7.99
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Breaking news, scandal fans:

You thought you knew the dangerous Duke of Wycliff, London’s globe-trotting adventure addict. Here’s what you don’t know: he’s penniless. Sebastian Digby’s ducal lifestyle is over forever unless he finds a rich bride. But thanks to The London Weekly, everyone knows better than to tangle with this lothario. Besides (as one writer can testify), it seems that Sebastian has been unable to keep his hands of his own lowly housemaid…

And that’s a problem. A big one.

Because that housemaid just happens to be me. Eliza Fielding. The same undercover Writing Girl who’s been exposing the Duke’s most intimate secrets to the world. And now I’ve gone and complicated everything by falling love with him. Passion and deception have never been so delicious, but now the truth could destroy everything. This is more than a conflict of interest. It’s a seduction where love itself hangs in the balance.

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REVIEW

The third book in the Writing Girls series by Maya Rodale is sure to capture the heart of historical romance lovers everywhere.

Eliza is feisty. I loved her. She is all about the story and will do whatever it takes to get it – even posing as a housemaid in the notorious Duke of Wycliff’s home. She makes a terrible maid, but luckily the house isn’t formal and the Duke is entertained by her bottom.

Sebastian, Duke of Wycliff, is also a great character. I loved how reluctant he is in the beginning to be the duke in the beginning and how gradually he becomes more comfortable with the role. (Something Eliza teases him about several times) He is also so much more than he seems in the beginning. He is very smart and committed to educating people about the cultures and the plants he had encountered on his travels.

The Tattooed Duke has some very sexy scenes, but the couple doesn’t actually consummate they relationship until the very end. I especially love the scene when Eliza first discovers Sebastian’s tattoos while he is bathing. It is incredible sensual.

There are secrets that Eliza keeps from Sebastian that he should have figured out before he does, but he is blinded by his desire for her. There is also one really big secret that through me for a loop.

Everything about The Tattooed Duke worked for me – I loved the hero, the heroine, the plot, and of course the happily ever after.

Rating: 5 (Perfect! – Keeper shelf! )

Heat-Level: 3 (Senusal)

Reviewed by Carrie

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