Duke in Shining Armor

#1 Difficult Dukes

Chase

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Avon
28 November 2017

Historical romance; Historical Romance GALAXY

A 2017 RT Reviewer's Choice Nominee for Best Historical Love & Laughter!

Not all dukes are created equal. Most are upstanding members of Society. And then there's the trio known as Their Dis-Graces.

Hugh Philemon Ancaster, seventh Duke of Ripley, will never win prizes for virtue. But even he draws the line at running off with his best friend's bride. All he's trying to do is recapture the slightly inebriated Lady Olympia Hightower and return her to her intended bridegroom.

For reasons that elude her, bookish, bespectacled Olympia is supposed to marry a gorgeous rake of a duke. The ton is flabbergasted. Her family's ecstatic. And Olympia? She's climbing out of a window, bent on a getaway. But tall, dark, and exasperating Ripley is hot on her trail, determined to bring her back to his friend. For once, the world-famous hellion is trying to do the honorable thing.

So why does Olympia have to make it so deliciously difficult for him . . . ?

By: Chase
Imprint: Avon
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 104mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9780062457387
ISBN 10: 0062457381
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 28 November 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Loretta 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 America's RITA(R). For more about her past, her books, and what she does and doesn't do on social media, please visit her at LorettaChase.com.

Reviews for Duke in Shining Armor (#1 Difficult Dukes)

Overflowing with Chase's signature wit and laugh-out-loud humor, this series starter will definitely win readers' attention. It's not just the lyrical prose, wonderful dialogue, appealing characters, or the sensuality, but also the depth of emotions Chase infuses into her runaway bride scenario that has readers sighing with pleasure. --RT Book Reviews (4 1/2 stars, Top Pick!) I should have been able to read A Duke in Shining Armor in a day. Instead, it took me a week. And do you know why? Because I purposely kept putting it down once I realized that eventually I would RUN OUT OF BOOK. How DARE this book be over? --Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, 'A' Rating A canny bluestocking virgin and an honorable rakehell duke lead fans on a rollicking escapade in a delectable story that overflows with Chase's signature lively wordplay, hilarity, and simmering sexual tension. Another riveting read from the unparalleled Chase. --Library Journal (starred review) When it comes to writing unforgettable, superbly crafted historical romances, RITA Award-winning Chase is the creme de la creme, and A Duke in Shining Armor, which launches her new Disgraceful Dukes series, is another exquisitely sensual, perfectly calibrated masterpiece of frothy wit and flawless characterization. --Booklist (starred review) Longtime romance author Chase's first Difficult Dukes historical sparkles with wit. Chase's spot-on humor and period-authentic writing combine with easy-to-love characters for a superb souffle-light romance. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Chase is a grande dame of historical romance, and her latest displays the clever plotting and brilliant dialogue for which she's known... [she] brings a fun blend of quirkiness and wit to a sexy love story that's both charmingly romantic and laugh-out-loud funny. --Kirkus Reviews