After Dark with the Duke
By Julie Anne Long
- Release Date: 2021-11-30
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
Sparks fly when a daring diva clashes with an ice-cold
war hero in the newest thrilling romance in USA Today bestselling author
Julie Anne Long’s Palace of Rogues series.
She arrives in the dead of night,
a mob out for blood at her heels: Mariana Wylde, the “Harlot of Haywood Street,”
an opera diva brought low by a duel fought for her favors. But the ladies of the
Grand Palace on the Thames think they can make a silk purse from scandal: They’ll
restore her reputation and share in her triumph...provided they can keep her
apart from that other guest.
Coldly brilliant, fiercely honorable, General James Duncan Blackmore, the Duke
of Valkirk, is revered, feared, desired...but nobody truly knows him. Until a
clash with a fiery, vulnerable beauty who stands for everything he scorns lays
him bare. It’s too clear the only cure for consuming desire is conquest, but
their only chance at happiness could lead to their destruction.
The legendary duke never dreamed love would be his last battleground. Valkirk
would lay down his life for Mariana, but his choice is stark: risk losing her
forever, or do the one thing he vowed he never would...surrender.
Reviews
Ms Long never fails to life my spirits.
5By MotherofpinaphineSo well worth the wait. So grateful that Ms Long continues to put out masterpiece after masterpiece of historical romance novels that hit all the notes to remind us of who we can allow ourselves to be and what we deserve in love and happiness. [no disclaimer is needed as I am not a solicited reviewer, just a continually impressed and lifted reader.]Delightful
5By lite it upWhat a perfect continuation to The Palace of Rouges series. Wonderful dialog, wonderful characters, scorchingly good sex….. and still the endearing Mr Delacorte, Angelica and Delilah. A delightful escape.This series is one of the best
5By oo4chelleAnother great read by Ms. Long. I thoroughly enjoyed every word. I laughed out loud and had tears in my eyes and wow, can Ms. Long put into words the emotions most of us are not able to.. This was a fantastic read. I hope the next one is sooner rather than later. I’m eagerly anticipating it already.
