Today, we are featuring The Duke's Bedeviled Bride, book two in the erotic historic Royal Pains series by Nina Mason. The series, set in Scotland and England during the Restoration period, is available in e-book or paperback.
Here's the blurb:
The tawdry tale of the Duke and Duchess of Dunwoody continues…
Maggie Armstrong, the long-lost illegitimate daughter of the heir presumptive to the throne, is bedeviled by her husband's limited definition of fidelity. After observing him in a ménage à trois at the court of King Charles II, she is determined to bring him around to her way of thinking—by any means necessary.
Robert doesn’t mind being punished for his transgressions. Rather, he enjoys being whipped, especially by his beloved bride. Unfortunately, her heart might not belong to him alone. His younger brother, who he’d sent abroad to clear the way for himself, is coming home sooner than expected, and Maggie’s feelings for Hugh may not be as dead as her husband had hoped.
Both duke and duchess soon learn, to their peril, Hugh Armstrong is not the honorable man they’d been led to believe. Insanely jealous of his brother’s situation, Hugh will stop at nothing to strip Robert of all he holds dear—including his life.
But the real danger for Robert and Maggie is not the villainous Marquess, but the growing friction betwixt Catholics and Protestants in Restoration Era Great Britain.
Can their love survive the trials that await them?
Maggie Armstrong, the long-lost illegitimate daughter of the heir presumptive to the throne, is bedeviled by her husband's limited definition of fidelity. After observing him in a ménage à trois at the court of King Charles II, she is determined to bring him around to her way of thinking—by any means necessary.
Robert doesn’t mind being punished for his transgressions. Rather, he enjoys being whipped, especially by his beloved bride. Unfortunately, her heart might not belong to him alone. His younger brother, who he’d sent abroad to clear the way for himself, is coming home sooner than expected, and Maggie’s feelings for Hugh may not be as dead as her husband had hoped.
Both duke and duchess soon learn, to their peril, Hugh Armstrong is not the honorable man they’d been led to believe. Insanely jealous of his brother’s situation, Hugh will stop at nothing to strip Robert of all he holds dear—including his life.
But the real danger for Robert and Maggie is not the villainous Marquess, but the growing friction betwixt Catholics and Protestants in Restoration Era Great Britain.
Can their love survive the trials that await them?
MY ARC REVIEW:
I received an Arc, but that does not colour my review in any way.
★★★★
The Duke and Duchess of Dunwoody, Robert and Maggie have only been married a short while. His idea of fidelity in marriage is slightly different to hers. When they have returned to the Ducal estate Maggie is determined to punish him for hurting her. Unfortunately or fortunately Robert likes to be punished.
Robert's brother brings a new bride home from France, just as Robert needs to go to London. That journey proves to have terrible consequences, Both at home and in London.
This story is very different from the usual historical romance I read. It contains a little light BDSM, which to be honest I found amusing rather than erotic. (But that's just me ) . Our hero loves our heroine to distraction but like a lot of men has a one sided view of love. Our heroine is struggling to come to terms with both sides of her character . Her normal, convent reared "good girl" and the dominant mistress that plays with her husband. Family relationship plays a big part in this story, some good and some very bad.
The Duke and Duchess of Dunwoody, Robert and Maggie have only been married a short while. His idea of fidelity in marriage is slightly different to hers. When they have returned to the Ducal estate Maggie is determined to punish him for hurting her. Unfortunately or fortunately Robert likes to be punished.
Robert's brother brings a new bride home from France, just as Robert needs to go to London. That journey proves to have terrible consequences, Both at home and in London.
This story is very different from the usual historical romance I read. It contains a little light BDSM, which to be honest I found amusing rather than erotic. (But that's just me ) . Our hero loves our heroine to distraction but like a lot of men has a one sided view of love. Our heroine is struggling to come to terms with both sides of her character . Her normal, convent reared "good girl" and the dominant mistress that plays with her husband. Family relationship plays a big part in this story, some good and some very bad.
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Here's a little about the author:
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| Nina Mason, author |
Nina Mason is a hopeful romantic with strong affinities for history,
mythology, and the metaphysical. She strives to write the same kind of
books she loves to read: those that entertain, edify, educate, and
enlighten.
She is the author of The Queen of Swords, a darkly erotic Scottish paranormal romance/urban fantasy; The Tin Man, a political thriller; Devil in Duke's Clothing, an erotic historical set in 1680 Scotland; The Duke's Bedeviled Bride, the follow-up to Devil in Duke's Clothing; Starry Knight, the first book in a new PNR/UF series; and Dark and Stormy Knight, book two in The Knights of Avalon series.
Born and raised in Orange County, California, Ms. Mason currently lives in Woodstock, Georgia.
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