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From the New York Times bestselling author who “delivers lively lovers” and “entertaining, sensual historical romance” (Booklist) comes the first in her new series The Duke’s Men, featuring the Duke of Lyons and the illegitimate daughter of a viscount. They are the Duke’s Men—an investigative agency born out of family pride and irresistible passion...and they risk their lives and hearts to unravel any shocking deception or scandalous transgression. Maximilian Cale, the Duke of Lyons, accepted long ago that his kidnapped brother was dead. When a cryptic note from investigator Tristan Bonnaud claims otherwise, Max seeks out Tristan’s sister, Lisette—and is infuriated to learn that Tristan has mysteriously vanished. Have the siblings perpetrated an elaborate hoax? Or is the fiercely protective beauty as innocent as she claims? Fearful that the powerful duke will destroy Tristan’s career in his zeal for the truth, the clever Lisette convinces Max to accompany her to Paris in a joint search for their loved ones. But their journey takes a seductive twist when they pose as an ordinary husband and wife—not an English duke with a tarnished family name and the illegitimate daughter of a viscount—and discover an exhilarating passion free from the damning secrets of the past. With the line between danger and desire enticingly blurred, they discover that some mysteries, like those of the heart, are answered tenfold in the bliss of a true and trusting love.
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Sabrina Jeffries never disappoints! I really enjoyed What the Duke Desires and am excited to read stores on the rest of the Duke's Men. Max and Lisette are both great characters. I liked them both right from the start and they have great chemistry. Max is closed off and haunted by “the family curse” and comes to Lisette's brother's house thinking that her bother is trying to take advantage of him. Lisette wastes no time putting the haughty duke in his place. Together they had great chemistry and were fun to read about. Characters for the future books in the series, Lisette's 2 brothers and Max's cousin are engaging, likable and more than a little stubborn. I can't wait to read about the women that put them all in their place!