True temptation begins at midnight…
A handsome and reclusive horse breeder, Spencer Dumarque, the fourth Duke of Morland, is a member of the exclusive Stud Club, an organization so select it has only ten members — yet membership is attainable to anyone with luck. And Spencer has plenty of it, along with an obsession with a prize horse, a dark secret, and, now, a reputation as the dashing “Duke of Midnight.” Each evening he selects one lady for a breathtaking midnight waltz. But none of the women catch his interest, and nobody ever bests the duke — until Lady Amelia d’Orsay tries her luck.
In a moment of desperation, the unconventional beauty claims the duke’s dance and unwittingly steals his heart. When Amelia demands that Spencer forgive her scapegrace brother’s debts, she never imagines that her game of wits and words will lead to breathless passion and a steamy proposal. Still, Spencer is a man of mystery, perhaps connected to the shocking murder of the Stud Club’s founder. Will Amelia lose her heart in this reckless wager or win everlasting love?
This is the first book in Tessa Dare's new Stud Club Trilogy. In it we learn the foundations of what exactly is the Stud Club? No it isn't a club full of hot men (although that is not a bad idea) but it has to do with horses.
The Club's founder is found dead and thus starts the search for his killer. Was it just random? Or planned? We do not find out who did it in this book but I'm hoping that with the third book in the series Three Nights with a Scoundrel we will find out the who and why behind his murder.
In this book is Amelia...almost on the shelf, a bit plump and busy taking care of everyone else except herself. Then there is Spencer rich, handsome and a Duke no less. When he proposes marriage to Amelia she is thrilled but also a bit suspicious. In the end she agrees to do it as she says for her noble yet poor family. So not only is he trying to get what he wants (a horse) but he is trying to find a way to win over his wife which he never thought he would want to do. At first theirs is an arrangement but even in marriages of convenience silly things like hearts and feelings start showing.
Tessa Dare does a fantastic job setting up the rest of the series with this book and also the other characters. They have bleen outlined but I know with each book they will be fleshed out even more. Also, hotty toddy sparks literally fly off the page with this one but that is no big surprise. Mrs. Dare is a very (VERY) spicy writer indeed. All I can say is if you don't like graphic detail in a romance novel then this book (and her others) are definitely not for you...good thing I don't mind, right? Also, her books are fast readers and you get so caught up in them you are feeling soo much...practically everything the characters are feeling and to me that is a sign of a true gem of an author!!
Alright if you wanna read not only a sweet but a sexy romance then don't wait any longer and go pick up yourself a copy of this book...you can get one here -->One Dance with a Duke
Also just for fun you can check out her other series and the books in it are Goddess of the Hunt
(this book is great especially the wardrobe scene...talk about scorching), Surrender of a Siren: A Novel
(come on who doesn't love a pirate), A Lady of Persuasion
(alas a jilted lover gets redemption).Overall Rating:
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