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How the Scoundrel Seduces (The Duke's Men, #3)

Sabrina Jeffries

Start date: October 1, 2014

Finish date: October 31, 2014

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Jul 16, 2014 Heather rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

How the Scoundrel Seduces is a romance that will sweep you off your feet!

With the legitimacy of her birth in question and secrets haunting her past, Zoe sneaks out to enlist the help of the Duke's Men on a confidential mission to find out the truth about her past. While she expects their discretion in this sensitive matter, what she does not expect is the sharp tongued rogue who is assigned her case. Tristan Bonnaud provokes her at every turn making her blood pressure rise with his offhanded co How the Scoundrel Seduces is a romance that will sweep you off your feet!

With the legitimacy of her birth in question and secrets haunting her past, Zoe sneaks out to enlist the help of the Duke's Men on a confidential mission to find out the truth about her past. While she expects their discretion in this sensitive matter, what she does not expect is the sharp tongued rogue who is assigned her case. Tristan Bonnaud provokes her at every turn making her blood pressure rise with his offhanded comments and her temperature rise with his mere presence.

Tristan has much unfinished business in his past. Avoiding his aristocratic brother George to prevent any more inquiries into the horse theft during his youth, Tristan only recently has been able to re-enter England. He has a long held disdain for English aristocracy after dealing with George's cruelty and his father's neglect. He spends his time solving cases with the Duke's Men, an investigative firm that Tristan and his half brother Dom manage. When he hears a client's case involves interviewing gypsies, he is eager to assist to pursue his own answers regarding a long lost gypsy information that might have information on George. In order to take the case, he's forced to work closely with a fiery aristocratic princess that makes his blood boil. When she challenges him at every turn, he tries to teach her a lesson with a kiss... and ends up learning a whole lot in return.

Born on the wrong side of the tracks, Tristan knows he would be no good for Zoe, but he can't seem to stay away from her. With her father trying to marry her off to her cousin, Tristan knows he should let her go so she'd have a chance at a better future. When she defies his orders and insists on placing herself in danger to find answers to her past, Tristan is overcome with a fierce need to protect her. As more people learn about their secrets during the investigation, the risk to both Tristan and Zoe increases. Will their pasts catch up to them or will they be able to brave this storm together?

Corrie James does a good job with the narration. She speaks clearly and is easy to understand. It took me a bit to get used to her dialogue voices for the characters, but once I did the story flowed more smoothly. The narrative part of the book was well done.

The plot of How the Scoundrel Seduces is exceptionally well written, with twists and turns that will keep the reader enthralled. The dialogue is laugh out loud funny with a host of exciting characters. Zoe's American cousin was a favorite in this novel and the verbal banter between Zoe, Tristan, and Jeremy was rich and comical. I loved the additional glimpses into the past and Tristan and George's childhood as well as the foreshadowing into Dom's romance with Jane. This novel is outstanding!

I definitely enjoyed this Sabrina Jeffries novel and would recommend this book (and all of her others!) to any readers who enjoy historical romance. ...more

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Aug 19, 2014 Jaci rated it really liked it

I have read all of Sabrina's books. This is the third book in the Duke's Men series. It seems like I was waiting forever for this book. I really enjoyed this book. Zoe hires Manton Investigations to find a women who has the secret to her origins. Tristan reluctantly takes the case because he has his own reasons for accepting this assignment.

This story has romance, mystery, suspense, great dialouge, and some great secondary stories that we can only hope will turn into other books in this series.

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