An American heiress nobody wants; a duke every woman desires; and a murder no one expects.
As a young duke, all Nathaniel wants is to be left alone. So when he meets Charlotte, an outspoken American heiress, he is suspicious of her indifference. Too many women have sought – and failed – to catch him.
However, Charlotte is unimpressed by his title. She has no interest in English dukes. All she wants is to leave dreary England and travel to the sunny sands of Egypt to see the grand pyramids.
Unfortunately, a debutante seeking to entrap Nathaniel gets murdered, and his reputation as a confirmed misogynist makes him a suspect. On impulse, Charlotte comes to his aid, unaware that her actions place her in danger, too.
Neither Charlotte nor the duke know that a highwayman interested in rich heiresses is following Charlotte, and that another debutante lies dead in Nathaniel’s carriage. And unfortunately, the evidence soon complicates Nathaniel’s efforts to prove his innocence and convince Charlotte that he is worthy of her love.
Some nights just don’t go as planned.
Very ignorant of Regency customs The author is quite ignorant of customs in the Regency period.Â
Plot holes, ebook has many typos, syntax errors, and illogical streams of thought What a silly/ridiculous story. I got the impression the author did not really know what tone she wanted for this story. Maybe she was trying for too much and things got lost in translation. There were so many ridiculous situations in it I couldn’t gauge whether or not this was meant to be a comedy or not. There were also a number of sub-plots mentioned that never came to fruition (i.e., Lady Mooreland’s statement. Why did no one ever mention it again? No one questioned Sir Henry after that? No…
Basically Non-Romantic, Non-Humorous… This book appeared to be promising when it began. Three men, gambling into the wee hours of the morning, when one decides to gamble away his guardianship of a young female heiress – Charlotte. Intriguing? Yes!Â