The Duke of Olympia Meets His Match
by:
Juliana Gray (author)
Aboard the luxuriously appointed SS Majestic, the duke is on a mission to retrieve a most important portfolio of papers and thwart a known anarchist. As the ship steams across the Atlantic, the duke’s search for the notorious master of disguise forces him into close quarters with an American...
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Aboard the luxuriously appointed SS Majestic, the duke is on a mission to retrieve a most important portfolio of papers and thwart a known anarchist. As the ship steams across the Atlantic, the duke’s search for the notorious master of disguise forces him into close quarters with an American heiress and her widowed governess, Mrs. Penelope Schuyler.
While Olympia has known his fair share of intriguing women, Mrs. Schuyler seems to have a way of challenging his expectations at every turn. But as their clandestine meetings lead them down an unexpected path, the duke must determine if Penelope is a woman to be trusted.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780698176478
Publish date: 2016-05-17
Publisher: Penguin Books
Pages no: 126
Edition language: English
A wonderful feel good story. So much fun to have an older heroine and hero and their antics aboard ship.
A 74-year old hero and a 50-year old heroine? I was sold from the get-go! And I wasn't disappointed. This is a charming, delightful, breezy read that made me smile all the way through. Not only is it a romance, it's a bit of a spy mystery too. Above all, it was a bunch of fun. :) The only t...
This wasn't for me. The blurb seemed intriguing, and made me want to read this book. But I stopped at the 21% mark because I couldn't connect with the hero (who's in his seventies) and the heroine (who's in her fifties). I still think it's a good story and other readers will enjoy it.