Review: The Duke's Tattoo
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2014
This is a fun book; humorous, interesting, romantic-the heroine is tough as nails one minute, caring and repentant in the next minute. Jeremy Maubrey, Duke of Ainsworth, gets waylaid  by members of Prudence Haversham's household and with the help of a friend, they tattoo the Duke in a very private area. Prudence is elated at first when she discovers that her staff has the Duke captive and what they are planning. Too late she discovers that he is the wrong Duke, her grudge is against the Duke's deceased brother. Prudence has nursed her grudge for years and daydreamed, along with her staff, about what kind of revenge to take. She not only feels remorse for what they have done to the Duke but she is worried about being discovered and going to prison. The Duke can only remember patches of what occurred that night but he does remember Prudence's eyes, which haunt him. He is filled with anger and the need to avenge himself so he sets to discovering his nemesis, which he does, then the battle between her guilt, his guilt for his actions, attraction, desire-all of it comes into play. Prudence is a hoot; she stands up to Jeremy and he admires her for her forthrightness and besotted man that he becomes, he repeatedly shows up at her Apothecary to endure treatments by her for an old wound on his shoulder. I recommend this book.