Review: A SALACIOUS HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 30, 2013
At one time provocative historical romances were among my all time top 5 favorite genres.  However, about 6 mons to a year ago I found the genre becoming less appealing because to me the plots of the books were seemed increasing trite and boring.  Consequently, it has been approximately that long since I have read a historical romance.  During a search the other day I happened to see this book  and it caught my attention.  Saying "what the heck"  I decided to read the summary and a few of the reviews.  I downloaded a sample and as they say the rest is "history."I tend to favor historical romances that are salacious, titilliating and/or provocative with a good plot.  Therefore, "Taken by the Duke" and I were a delightful & satisfying match.  Although the plot wasn't particularily original or ground breaking the delivery was extremely pleasing.  Aspects of the story reminded me of Romeo & Juliet while the portion involving the maid Laura reminded me of the classic movie "Rebecca" staring Sir Laurence Olivier & Joan Fontaine.  Hey, pretty good company from which to garner literary inspiration.  Despite any similariality to other stories the author manages to incorporate enough of her own style and vision to create a somewhat "toe curling" and deliciously naughty romantic literary experience that is well worth the price.  I may check out some of the authors other books.