This series opener promises more fun to come. Though many of Ivy’s modern attitudes seem anachronistic, her spirit and loyalty make her a thoroughly endearing character. Both Ivy and Sebastian are fiercely independent characters who must learn to reconcile their preconceived notions about each other with their powerful attraction. Ivy has worked hard to build a comfortable life for herself, and she’s suspicious of anything that might disrupt it. Sebastian’s ideas for improving Miss Ivy’s garner him a spot on the staff and a small room, but the sexual tension between Sebastian and Ivy complicates their professional relationship. When Sebastian, Duke of Hasford, is revealed to be illegitimate, he is stripped of his title and fortune and sets out to discover “what people who not dukes do.” During a visit to Miss Ivy’s gaming house, Sebastian’s quick thinking and Adonis-like looks distinguish him to Miss Ivy Holton herself. (Feb.The high-spirited first entry in the Hazard of Dukes series from Frampton ( Never a Bride) matches a disinherited duke with the strong-willed owner of a notorious gambling den in Victorian London. In 1938 Duke Ellington was a musical celebrity at the height of the swing era. And when she insists he needs instruction on how to. However, the lovely and exasperatingly independent Emma's not at all what he expected. Ledger, the duke of Trent, enters Emmaline Stanhope's marriage broker shop, suspecting she's involved in a plot against the Crown. This series opener promises more fun to come. Pretending to be in search of a wife, Adrian St. The high-spirited first entry in the Hazard of Dukes series from Frampton ( Never a Bride) matches a disinherited duke with the strong-willed owner of a notorious gambling den in Victorian London.
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