Duke of Sin (Maiden Lane, #10)

Posted on 08 February 2018 by Elizabeth Hoyt

A MAN OF SINDevastatingly handsome Vain Unscrupulous Valentine Napier, the Duke of Montgomery, is the man London whispers about in boudoirs and back alleys A notorious rake and blackmailer, Montgomery has returned from exile, intent on seeking revenge on those who have wronged him But what he finds in his own bedroom may lay waste to all his plans.A WOMAN OF HONORBorn a bastard, housekeeper Bridget Crumb is clever, bold, and fiercely loyal When her aristocratic mother becomes the target of extortion, Bridget joins the Duke of Montgomery s household to search for the incriminating evidence and uncovers something far dangerous.A SECRET THAT THREATENS TO DESTROY THEM BOTHAstonished by the deceptively prim and surprisingly witty domestic spy in his chambers, Montgomery is intrigued And try as she might, Bridget can t resist the slyly charming duke Now as the two begin their treacherous game of cat and mouse, they soon realize that they both have secrets and neither may be as nefarious or as innocent as they appear. Free Read [ Duke of Sin (Maiden Lane, #10) ] by [ Elizabeth Hoyt ] – kino-fada.fr ERMAHGERD I LOVED IT SO MUCH She d said she loved Loved him What a strange and wondrous thing And how it hurt, this love What pain it caused, like tiny knives in the veins He didn t think he liked it much, but he d endure it, yes he would, if only she d return and stab him again.One of my new favorite romances of all time Historical romances are so much better to me than contemporary ones Neither character was annoying, just the right amount the drama, and the writing was, oh, so very go ERMAHGERD I LOVED IT SO MUCH She d said she loved Loved him What a strange and wondrous thing And how it hurt, this love What pain it caused, like tiny knives in the veins He didn t think he liked it much, but he d endure it, yes he would, if only she d return and stab him again.One of my new favorite romances of all time Histo...Instagram Twitter FacebookPinterestElizabeth Hoyt is a name that frequently appears alongside other famous regency brand names like Lisa Kleypas and Courtney Milan, which just makes it all thecriminal that I haven t read this book until now Because DUKE OF SINis incredible.DUKE OF SIN is a bodice ripper of the modern age, with an icy, tortured, dangerous gamma hero who wouldn t be out of place in an Anne Stuart novelValentine Napier is a hedonist and a ruthless Instagram Twitter FacebookPinterestElizabeth Hoyt is a name that frequently appears alongside other famous regency brand names like Lisa Kleypas and Courtney Milan, which just makes it all thecriminal that I haven t read this book until now Because DUKE OF SINis incredible.DUKE OF SIN is a bodice ripper of the modern age, with an icy, tortured, dangerous gamma hero who wouldn t be out of place in an Anne Stuart novelValentine Napier is a hedonist and a ruthless blackmailer He flaunts conventions, bedding men and women alike, and the only reason he hasn t been kicked out of polite society is because he has them all scared shitless that he ll reveal their secrets.Bridget Crumb, his housekeeper, is working for him precisely because of that Her mother is just one of many people the Duke has blackmailed, and she s using her vocation as an opportunit...If I only had a heart I m going to be brutally honest here I had a few false starts reading Duke of Sin Look, I m all for falling for the bad boy, the rake, or even the arrogant jerk who thinks he s better than others BUT for the hero to be all three that could be pushing it Valentine Napier, Duke of Montgomery, is one of the most hated, evil, vain and crass characters I have read in a historical romance How could I force myself to be patient and see if he could come good What will I have If I only had a heart I m going to be brutally honest here I had a few false starts reading Duke of Sin Look, I m all for falling for the bad boy, the rake, or even the arrogant jerk who thinks he s better than others BUT for the hero to be all three that could be pushing it Valentine Napier, Duke of Montgomery, is one of the most hated, evil, vain and crass characters I have read in a historical romance How could I force myself to be patient and see if he could come good What will I have to witness What will I have to endure What will tip me over the edge Well, it was nearly the time he No, I won t tell you, but I will say that there were a time or two I ended up persevering and giving good old Val a f...I love a good villain And, I would have been sorely disappointed if our anti hero, Val, turned out to be this great guy who was just misunderstood That he is actually some sort of saint giving anonymously to the poor and shit No I fell in love with the villain, not some saint in villain clothing Thank you to the author who understood this and wrote in her dedication that this book is for me Val acknowledges his villainous ways This is who I am Naked, with blade and blood I am vengeance I love a good villain And, I would have been sorely disappointed if our anti hero, Val, turned out to be this great guy who was just misunderstood That he is actually some sort of saint giving anonymously to the poor and shit No I fell in love with the villain, not some saint in villain clothing Thank you to the author who understood this and wrote in her dedication that this book is for me Val acknowledges his villainous ways This is who I am Naked, with blade and blood I am vengeance I am hate I am sin personified Never mistake me for the hero of this tale, for I am not and shall never be I am the villain Than...Val, Val, VAL.Yas, YAS, YASSSSSSS.I don t think I have ever read such a broken and twisted leading man So, naturally, I m in love with him He thinks he doesn t have a heart He thinks himself incapable of emotion He was taught at a young age that the only way to survive was to never actually love anything And yet there is still a glimmer of goodness in him and even though it s only a tiny part, it s enough He lives a life of excess Pleasure, wine, indulgence of every whim is the life he li Val, Val, VAL.Yas, YAS, YASSSSSSS.I don t think I have ever read such a broken and twisted leading man So, naturally, I m in love with him He thinks he doesn t have a heart He thinks himself incapable of emotion He was taught at a young age that the only way to survive was to never actually love anything And yet there is still a glimmer of goodness in him and even though it s only a tiny part, it s enough He lives a life of excess Pleasure, wine, indulgence of every whim is the life he lives and the life he loves He never changes his ways, he is his crazy self the entire way through the book, but he does learn to appreciate Bridget and I really enjoyed watching their love story unfold Some of my favori...4.5 starsIn Duke of Midnight, the sixth book in her Maiden Lane series, Elizabeth Hoyt introduced a fascinating secondary character by the name of Valentine Napier He s a duke He s unutterably gorgeous He s extremely wealthy He s also clever, devious, amoral and vain, and through the last few books in the series, we ve watched him manipulate, blackmail, orchestrate kidnaps and engineer goodness knows what other nefarious schemes.He seemed at first to be an almost archetypal villain the so 4.5 starsIn Duke of Midnight, the sixth book in her Maiden Lane series, Elizabeth Hoyt introduced a fascinating secondary character by the name of Valentine Napier He s a duke He s unutterably gorgeous He s extremely wealthy He s also clever, devious, amoral and vain, and through the last few books in the series, we ve watched him manipulate, blackmail, orchestrate kidnaps and engineer goodness knows what other nefarious schemes.He seemed at first to be an almost archetypal villain the sort who is so sure he s the smartest person in t...I was enjoying this book until around the 70% mark then it starts to get rapey with sexual violence and PedophiliaThen this scene happened. The little girl chose that moment to take her finger out of her mouth and point it damply at Val I don t wike you He looked down his nose at her No, nor does anyone else, yet they all seem to be happy enough to let me take sweet S raphine off to be debauched at my leisure D you suppose they would stand around twiddling their thumbs were I to take I was enjoying this book until around the 70% mark then it starts to get rapey with sexual violence and PedophiliaThen this scene happened. The little girl chose that moment to take her finger out of her mouth and point it damply at Val I don t wike you He looked down his nose at her No, nor does anyone else, yet they all seem to be happy enough to let me take sweet S raphine off t...Sale Alert 07Jan17 onfor 1.99Sometimes I want to root for the villain Sometimes I don t want the hero to just be a deep down good guy that just hasn t found the right woman to make him give up his lecherous whoring ways SOMETIMES I want the bad guy to winThis is who I am, S raphine Naked, with blade and blood I am vengeance I am hate I am sin personified Never mistake me for the hero of this tale, for I am not and shall never be I am the villainValentine really isn t a nice Sale Alert 07Jan17 onfor 1.99Sometimes I want to root for the villain Sometimes I don t want the hero to just be a deep down good guy that just hasn t found the right woman to make him give up his lecherous whoring ways SOMETIMES I want the bad guy to winThis is who I am, S raphine Naked, with blade and blood I am vengeance I am hate I am sin personified Never mistake me for the hero of this tale, for I am not and shall never be I am the villainValentine really isn t a nice man He is incredibly over the top vain, blackmails everyone, kidnapped a former heroine in this seriesthan once and will do just about anything to punish his enemies AND YET, I adore him It really makes no sense but he is a broken thing and I really do love those sometimesFair Seraphine had tried to explain to him the difference, right from wrong It made sense to her because she burned and was an angel But to him, a creature of hollow ice and pain, it was sound and confusion without her to filter it for him. Bridget aka ...Update January 2017I m downgrading this book after re reading it for the fourth yes, I know I m a sad person time.It helps taking off the rose tinted glasses and having a closer look at the weaknesses, I so generously overlooked, because a I was fangirling over Ms Hoyt and b I was fangirling over Valentine.Two reasons 1 In my original review I had already mentioned that it sVal s story than it is Bridget s, or at least Bridget and Val s story Bridget as a character is in com Update January 2017I m downgrading this book after re reading it for the fourth yes, I know I m a sad person time.It helps taking off the rose tinted glasses and having a closer look at the weaknesses, I so generously overlooked, because a I was fangirling over Ms Hoyt and b I was fangirling over Valentine.Two reasons 1 In my original review I had already mentioned that it sVal s story than it is Bridget s, or at least Bridget and Val s story Bridget as a character is in comparison underdeveloped Not weak, not annoying, but Val s such an overwhelming hero that there s not much space left for Bridget.2 The ending is slightly rushed and confusing, especially the whole Lords of Chaos business Although still a 4.5 star book, compared to other 5 star books, Bridge...My, oh my Elizabeth Hoyt has a wonderful book on her hands DUKE OF SIN, the tenth book of the Maiden Lane series just might be my favorite of the lot so far The hero is no other than Valentine Napier, the Duke of Montgomery If you ve followed the series this far then you know that in the previous books that Val has been the villain of the series He s not a man with very much morals and indulges in anything and everything, especially if it gives himpower So I was interested to see My, oh my Elizabeth Hoyt has a wonderful book on her hands DUKE OF SIN, the tenth book of the Maiden Lane series just might be my favorite of the lot so far The hero is no other than Valentine Napier, the Duke of Montgomery If you ve followed the series this far th...

English
08 February 2018

Elizabeth Hoyt