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    Waking Up With the Duke

    By Lorraine Heath

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    They are masters of seduction, London's greatest lovers . . .

    Renowned for his bedchamber prowess,Ransom Seymour, the Duke of Ainsley,owes a debt to a friend. But the payment expected is most shocking, even to an unrepentant rake—for he's being asked to provide his friend's exquisite wife with what she most dearly covets: a child.

    Living for pleasure, they will give their hearts to no one . . .

    Lady Jayne Seymour, Marchioness of Walfort,is furious that such a scandalous agreement would be made. If she acquiesces, there must be rules: no kissing . . . and, certainly,no pleasure.

    Until love takes them by surprise.

    But unexpected things occur with the surprisingly tender duke—especially onceLady Jayne discovers the rogue can make her dream again . . . and Ransom realizes he's found the one woman he truly cannot live without.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJun 28, 2011
    ISBN9780062094841
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    Lorraine Heath

    Lorraine Heath always dreamed of being a writer. After graduating from the University of Texas, she wrote training manuals, press releases, articles, and computer code, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she not only became hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She’s been writing about them ever since. Her novels have been recognized with numerous industry awards and have appeared on the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists.

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    • 4/5
      This historical romance had a really good plot and an interesting ending but the action in the beginning was so slow with the characters mentally analyzing everything. I skimmed a lot. Lady Jayne's disabled husband wants her to have a child by his friend the Duke of Ainsley.
    • 3/5
      What an intriguing plot! Lord Walfort is paralyzed from injuries suffered in a carriage accident. The carriage was driven by his best friend the Duke of Ainsley, a rich, handsome expert in the art of lovemaking. Walfort's wife, Lady Jayne, hates Ainsley for crippling her husband with his drunk driving and ruining her life. Believing that a having a baby would make Jayne happy, and unable to do the deed himself, Walfort persuades Ainsley to spend a month with his wife in hopes of impregnating her. Jayne doesn't like the idea but decides that she'll undergo any suffering to get a child and to make her husband happy.

      Ainsley, in turns out, has always been attracted to Jayne but never dared act upon his urges. Now, he has permission, but Jayne is determined not to enjoy herself.

      From this beginning, lots of things could have happened but most of them didn't. Ainsley turns out to be a paragon, not a rake. Jayne falls in love with him, and Walfort proves to be not quite such a perfect husband as Jayne had believed.Then he conveniently dies. Every single potential problem or obstacle is overcome with such surprising ease that there is just no drama.

      It was an enjoyable enough, but disappointing, read.
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