Author: Sabrina Jeffries
Original Title: What The Duke Desires
Release Year: 2013
Literary Genre: Romance
Setting: England and France, regency
Series: 1° of Duke's Men series
Vote: 10+/10
I adore Sabrina Jeffries, she's really
good, her style is distinguishable and lively; her stories are not
that predictable or ordinary (and considering the genre is definitely
a good thing). The pirate lord, The forbidden lord and A lady never
surrenders are splendid and this romance, the first of the Duke's Men
series (which by the way looks rather promising), is as good as them.
Tristan and Lisette Bonnaud are the
Viscount Rathmoor's illegitimate sons, born from the union with his
mistress, the french actress Claudine; the Viscount has always loved
his bastard children as much as the legitimate ones and is her
mistress his true love.
After the Viscount's wife death (with
whom he has two other sons: the heir and sly George and the good and
kind Dominick), he tells Claudine that they will marry so that
Tristan, Lisette and herself can be seen as respectable people.
Unfortunately Rathmoor won't honour his promise, always finding
excuses for his lack; when he finally dies because of a tragic
accident, George, who deeply hates his step-brothers, has now the
chance to ruin their lives: he banishes the three Bonnauds and accuses
Tristan of horse theft; Dominick, who instead always loved his
step-brothers, defends them and because of that the new Viscount banishes and
disinherit him too, forcing him to leave his studies.
TWELVE YEARS LATER:
