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Of Dukes and Forbidden Words: A Regency Historical Romance
Paperback
Series: Dashing Rogues and Ruined Librarians, Book 1
Publisher Price: $16.99
ISBN13: 9781969349584
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Published: Dec 11 2025
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.25
Language: English
If ancient words don't land them into scandal, their forbidden attraction in a library after hours surely will.
It's the Christmastide season of 1816 and more than the weather is uncertain. When Barrington (Barr) Combes-Mead, Duke of Scarborough does some renovations to his London townhouse and unearths a book of erotic, Egyptian prose, he immediately wishes to have it translated. If the book proves valuable, he will certainly sell it, yet part of him hopes the book might inspire him to reclaim the excitement he's missing in his life... somehow.
Miss Catherine Pickwick used to make her living as a governess, but after whispers of scandals, she changed her focus to that of a librarian, because research and study made her happy. As the daughter of a university professor, she is no stranger to ancient cultures and literature. When a duke of some consequence visits her lending library with the request to have an interesting and quite indecent book translated, she can't wait to take up the challenge. Knowledge was power... wasn't it?
Perhaps it is the words within the book or a natural attraction, but as the duke and Catherine spend long hours together because of the text or impromptu Christmas preparations, desire bedevils them. Acting upon it only ramps that delicious thrill, but when a series of troubling incidents arise, they assume the book is cursed. When silly antics on Christmas Eve end in assumed disaster, they each must face truths they've been avoiding, and perhaps they might find everything they want... if they're fortunate.
Welcome to the Dashing Rogues and Ruined Librarians series, where adventure, books, intrigue, and spicy romance will be found amidst the stacks in Regency London.
Tropes You'll Love:
- Forbidden Attraction
- Class Difference
- Christmas Romance
- Scandal and Reputation
- Rake Redeemed
Dashing Rogues and Ruined Librarians
Book 1 - Of Dukes and Forbidden Words
Book 2 - Scandal Amidst the Stacks
Book 3 - The Poetry Affair
Book 4 - Trysting with a Poisoned Pen
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