ANY DUKE IN A
STORM
Historical Romance
AUTHOR:
Amalie Howard
RELEASE DATE:
January 09, 2024
PUBLISHER:
Sourcebooks Casablanca
ISBN/ ASIN NUMBER :
9781728276762
RATING:
4.5
AUTHOR LINK:
https://amaliehoward.com/
Lady Lisbeth Medford is a British spy on special
assignment to the American government. She needs to infiltrate a particular
smuggling ring, so she can bring its ringleader to justice. To accomplish this,
Lisbeth poses as a bloodthirsty female ship captain. During a reckless escape,
she finds Raphael Saint on her frigate. The man vexes her, but Lisbeth knows he
is her best chance on capturing the elusive Prince of Smugglers. Can Lisbeth
resist the temptation of tossing Raphael overboard? Or will he hinder her
mission?
Raphael Saint is a discredited French duke turned
smuggler. He concocted a plan to catch the one responsible for his father’s
disgrace and death. When his shipmates mutiny, Raphael finds himself without a
boat and incarcerated in an island prison. To elude his nemesis, he offers to
be a sailing master on the only ship leaving port. Raphael suspects there is
more to his captain than what she lets on. Will Raphael finally get retribution
for his late father? Or is there more at stake?
Lisbeth did not disappoint me! She is a hard as nails
woman who manages to carve a place for herself in a male-dominated profession.
Lisbeth proves continuously that she can hold her own, even against men. And I
adore her for that! What I like the most about Lisbeth is her mentality about
physical entanglements. She must care or trust a person before being intimate
with them, no matter their sex.
I now consider Raphael one of my literary husbandoes
(yes, I am aware the term is often used for anime). Everything about him made
me want to swoon, especially his incorrigible demeanor. He made the story so
much fun to read! I adore Raphael’s interactions with Lisbeth/Beth. He
purposely provoked her at every turn just to get a rise out of her. What I love
the most about Raphael is his ability to see the “true” Lisbeth. He saw the
woman beneath the hard-as-nails character she played.
ANY DUKE IN A STORM is the third book in Amalie Howard’s
historical- romance series, DARING DUKES. Unfortunately, I have not read the
first two books in this series. However, the story can easily stand alone for
there is no on-going plot. The couples from those books are mentioned.
Valentine and Bronwyn, the couple from THE DUKE IN QUESTION, do play a small
role near the end. I want Narina to grow up quick, so she can put Thorin in
place. She is a little spitfire.
I have forgotten how much I love and enjoy stories that
take place on the ocean. The pirate/smuggler theme never bores me. I
practically devoured every page of this book, even foregoing sleep and other
duties to read more.
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