How to Dance with a Duke
by:
Manda Collins (author)
How to Dance With a DukeManda Collins What’s a wallflower to do when she’s suddenly in need of a husband? Use all the pluck and moxie she can muster to get what she wants…Miss Cecily Hurston would much rather explore the antiquities of Egypt than the uncharted territory of marriage. But the rules...
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How to Dance With a DukeManda Collins What’s a wallflower to do when she’s suddenly in need of a husband? Use all the pluck and moxie she can muster to get what she wants…Miss Cecily Hurston would much rather explore the antiquities of Egypt than the uncharted territory of marriage. But the rules of her father’s exclusive academic society forbid her entrance unless she weds one of its members. To clear her ailing father’s name of a scandalous rumor, Cecily needs to gain admission into the Egyptian Club—and is willing to marry any old dullard to do it.Lucas Dalton, Duke of Winterson, is anything but dull. He’s a dashing and decorated war hero determined to help Cecily—even if that means looking the other way when she claims the dance card of Amelia Snow, this season’s most sought-after beauty. But Lucas has a reason for wanting Cecily to join the Egyptian Club: His brother went missing during one of Lord Hurston’s expeditions to Egypt. An alliance with the explorer’s bluestocking daughter could bring Lucas closer to the truth about what happened…or it could lead him to a more dangerous love than either he or Cecily could have imagined….
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780312549244 (0312549245)
ASIN: 312549245
Publish date: January 31st 2012
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pages no: 333
Edition language: English
Series: Ugly Ducklings (#1)
This was so close...soooooooo close to being a four star book for me.I loved the H/h, the side characters, the mystery (even though I figured out the guilty party pretty quickly), and the author's writing flowed very nicely.So why did I rate it a three? Because a trope I loathe was employed. The dre...
First a personal note that this is my first review that I've actually written here on BookLikes. Yay! Also, hooray for half stars! Blurb: Miss Cecily Hurston would much rather explore the antiquities of Egypt than the uncharted territory of marriage. But the rules of her father’s exclusive academi...
3.5* A cute historical romance with a mystery plot.