ARC Reviews

01/11/2015

Duchess Decadence.( The Furies #3) by Wendy La Capra. My ARC Review.



London, 1784

Thea Worthington, Duchess of Wynchester divides her time between social engagements and playing her luck against fickle fortune. Yet every gamble is only a bluff—a means to hide from the pain deep within her, and the loss of a babe she never held in her arms. Now Thea's luck is about to run out. Her estranged husband has returned and seeks a reunion...

Plagued with guilt over what happened to his wife three years ago, the Duke of Wynchester has kept his distance. The duke is resolved to piece his family back together, especially now that he's discovered his beloved brother—long thought dead—still lives. But Thea's lovely, porcelain facade is on the verge of cracking...spurred on by the duke's brother's secretive, malevolent animosity.

With everything riding on her future, Thea plays a daring game of chance for love and her marriage...and this time, the dice are most certainly rigged.
 

This book is the last of a series, but is easily read as a stand a lone. However I personally wish I had read the others before it. Now I know how the others finished.
Thea Worthington, in reality the Duchess of Wynchester is now known to the ton as Duchess Decadence.  She walked out on her husband after tragedy struck. She hides behind a happy face, and spends her time gambling . That is until she finds out her husband could be in mortal danger. She must find a way to protect him. 
The Duke of Wynchester is a strictly proper Duke,  used to hiding his emotions from everyone. That includes his very improper Duchess. He knows he is to blame for her pain but has no idea how to put it right.
The evil that threatens the Duke comes from within his family.  It could not only destroy him, but it could even threaten the King.
A wonderful, exciting, historical romance. Our brave and loyal heroine is incredibly  innocent considering her reputation.  Her best friends are her source of strength. Our "hero" needs to learn how to open himself to emotion.  Plenty of danger,  intrigue,  and some hot sex scenes.  I loved it.




Wendy is a 2012 Golden Heart Finalist writing Historical Romance with a touch of intrigue & suspense. Her debut novel, Lady Vice, the first in a trilogy about three Ladies who refuse to play by society's rules, will be released by Entangled Scandalous in March 2015.

Wendy was born a Jersey Girl while most of her extended family lived in Maine. Trekking up and down the Northeast coast in the backseat of a car gave her plenty of opportunity not only to fight with her sister, but to read, to listen to her dad tell stories from history, and to dream up stories of her own.

She lives in NYC with her husband. Things she loves besides writing and reading and being an aunt to seven nieces and nephews include travel (46 states and all 7 continents), old things, pine trees, wine and pasta.

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