The Disenchanted Duke (Silhouette Intimate Moments, No. 1136)

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Summary: Rhymes with witch...
Review: Help! Editor needed! The unsinkable Ms. Ferrarella has run amok and needs a guiding hand. Or perhaps needs to listen to one. Her usual fast pace and quick repartee are overshadowed by a lack of credibility and a heroine who is at best a b-you-know-what, and at worst a criminal. This fun spy vs. spy-or rather, bounty hunter vs. bounty hunter-plotline should be a fun, humorous read, but instead is a wall-slapper that engenders frustration. The tall, dark, and brooding hero is made to look foolish half the time by his leading lady, and the heroine-well, if a man drugged a woman, left her alone in a strange place, and stole her possessions, we all know where we'd house him once we caught him. Although Ms. Ferrarella leaves plenty of room for this heroine to grow and does include a rather typical, tear-jerker motive for her, it's not enough justification for the heroine's appalling actions. That said, Ms. Ferrarella does have a way with dialogue and pace. She consistently keeps romantic conflict in the forefront of her stories through to the finale, and I will read her again.

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Summary: Romantic Times Review
Review: The Disenchanted Duke (Silhouette Intimate Moments, No. 1136) Romancing the Crown Series
by Marie Ferrarella

Max Ryker had left his title and his homeland years before to escape memories of his philandering father. Now THE DISENCHANTED DUKE is called back into service by his uncle, the King of Montebello, to bring a terrorist to justice. His search for the criminal puts him in the path of bounty hunter Cara Rivers, and she's not willing to give up her prisoner and the fee she'll earn for bringing him in, without a fight. And these two sure know how to fight. Marie Ferrarella will once again delight with her feuding couple and their captivating adventures.