Splendeur Caisse

Who Wants to Marry a Duke by Sabrina Jeffries My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book overall. For some reason, I don't remember Thorn being this grumpy but that's okay I like grumpy heroes. Anyway, I liked that he was drawn to Olivia because she wasn't anything like other debutantes. Olivia is a little socially awkward but he feels the same and being with her puts him at ease. Marlowe Drake, the Duke of Thornstock first met Miss Olivia Norley nine years earlier. They shared a kiss, one he hasn't forgotten. But he also hasn't forgotten or forgiven that it lead to blackmail sparked by that kiss. Now Thorn's half-brother Grey has hired Miss Norley for her knowledge as a chemist to help solve a troubling family mystery. Thorn convinced that Olivia is up to no good invites himself to his brother's estate to keep an eye on her. Figuring out if Grey's father was killed by arsenic poisoning might just be the experiment that helps launch...

source The Bachelor by Sabrina Jeffries My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have been looking forward to this book ever since I got a peek at the first chapter last year! I couldn't read this fast enough. And the action in this book was pretty good. Lady Gwyn Drake is being blackmailed by her former suitor, who is threatening to go public with her secrets. When war hero Major Joshua Wolfe finds her being shaken by the scoundrel he shoots over their heads to chase the man away. Gwyn tells Joshua that the man meant to rekindle their relationship and kidnap her, in order to keep the blackmailing a secret. Now Major Wolfe has been hired by her brother the Duke of Thornhill, to be her bodyguard to keep her safe as she makes her debut in London. Their first kiss was good. But their second kiss, when he takes to practice shooting was amazing. And that scene in the orangery was fire! I think I was even blushing as I read it, despite having read plenty of steamy romance novels. I can't wai...