What the Duke Desires (The Duke's Men)
Lisette Bonnaud is fed up with men. Despite the fact that she is more than qualified, Lisette’s half-brother, Dominick Manton, simply refuses to give her a role other than secretary in any of the cases he is investigating. Meanwhile, Lisette’s brother, Tristan, is driving her crazy with worry, since she has not heard from him for months. So when Maximilian Cale, the Duke of Lyons, pounds on the door of Manton’s Investigations, intent on browbeating her into revealing Tristan’s whereabouts, Lisette decides enough is enough. Max claims Tristan sent him a letter stating he has proof that Max’s long-lost and presumed-dead elder brother, Peter, is really alive. Lisette is willing to help Max find Tristan on one condition. She insists on accompanying him to France to search for Tristan. Exceptionally well-matched protagonists keep the romance sizzling in the first in a new, smartly written, splendidly sexy Regency-set series by an author adept at mixing intrigue and passion. --John Charles