Never Kiss a Duke

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Summary: Never Kiss A Duke
Review: England 1811, Adrian St. Ledger is enlisted to find a traitor - Emmaline Stanhope is the suspect. Adrian has sealed off all emotions since childhood. Burying a dark secret deep inside, Adrian fights to keep himself from emotional realities. He desires Emmy and the story line is engrossing as these two find that love does indeed overcome all obstacles. The emotional detail and plotline keeps one firmly attached to the book until the end! The secondary romance between Emmy's aunt and Adrian's butler is an added bonus. A keeper!! Marilyn, The Regency Lover's Cafe

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Summary: Almost...but not quite
Review: I devoured Eileen Putman's NEVER KISS A DUKE in one afternoon. I didn't plan on it--I just read the first couple of pages while waiting for a computer reboot, but then my work never got done because I couldn't put the book down! I spent a wonderful afternoon with Emmaline and Adrian.

I know some people say they didn't like Adrian but I did. I loved the way he was so out of his element when he was around Emmaline. He was so rigid and in control, yet couldn't stop himself from nibbling on her fingers given the chance. He couldn't explain his behaviour to himself which tormented him to no end and put him in the position of losing some of the control that was so vital to him.

I love strong, intelligent characters and Emmaline and Adrian fit the bill. The best compliment I can give Eileen Putman is that I will be searching out her back list and waiting eagerly for her next release.
~sue
Sue Waldeck
Road to Romance
http://www.roadtoromance.dhs.org

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Summary: A one sitting read!
Review: I devoured Eileen Putman's NEVER KISS A DUKE in one afternoon. I didn't plan on it--I just read the first couple of pages while waiting for a computer reboot, but then my work never got done because I couldn't put the book down! I spent a wonderful afternoon with Emmaline and Adrian.

I know some people say they didn't like Adrian but I did. I loved the way he was so out of his element when he was around Emmaline. He was so rigid and in control, yet couldn't stop himself from nibbling on her fingers given the chance. He couldn't explain his behaviour to himself which tormented him to no end and put him in the position of losing some of the control that was so vital to him.

I love strong, intelligent characters and Emmaline and Adrian fit the bill. The best compliment I can give Eileen Putman is that I will be searching out her back list and waiting eagerly for her next release.
~sue
Sue Waldeck
Road to Romance
http://www.roadtoromance.dhs.org

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Summary: It Sounded Good?!
Review: I don't know I guess that it was boring both characters really did not have anything in common and I did not really understand why the hero was "tortured" or why the heroine kept hurting both of them when they wanted each other and its kind of obvious that about the possiblity of the heros father I got that from the get go, but any way I found myself going in circles that I finished the book in half a day because I skipped a lot of parts. I know a book is good when I put it down because I don't want it to end. However I can never ever give an author anything less than a 2 because they worked so hard.

Rating:
Summary: It Sounded Good?!
Review: I don't know I guess that it was boring both characters really did not have anything in common and I did not really understand why the hero was "tortured" or why the heroine kept hurting both of them when they wanted each other and its kind of obvious that about the possiblity of the heros father I got that from the get go, but any way I found myself going in circles that I finished the book in half a day because I skipped a lot of parts. I know a book is good when I put it down because I don't want it to end. However I can never ever give an author anything less than a 2 because they worked so hard.

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Summary: Awful
Review: I read Ms. Putnam's book, "Never trust a Rake" and thought that it was without question, one of the worst books I have ever read. This follows right behind and I shall not bother reading another of her books again! This was a romance with zero chemistry and not very likeable characters. Adrian, the Duke of Trent, was weirdly cold. Sad childhood sort of thing. Emmaline is desperate for money and hires herself out as a matchmaker. A man who just hired her dies on her front step and the government asks Adrian to investiage as this man was a spy. So he pretends he needs her services to find a bride. The story does not work because of a) no chemistry and b) how could there be chemistry with a man who gets out of bed each morning and steps into ice water? Even when the reader finds out why he thinks he is so cold, in the end, it did not make sense or really explain his weird coldness. The sex? blah...In the end, who cared???

Rating:
Summary: Awful
Review: I read Ms. Putnam's book, "Never trust a Rake" and thought that it was without question, one of the worst books I have ever read. This follows right behind and I shall not bother reading another of her books again! This was a romance with zero chemistry and not very likeable characters. Adrian, the Duke of Trent, was weirdly cold. Sad childhood sort of thing. Emmaline is desperate for money and hires herself out as a matchmaker. A man who just hired her dies on her front step and the government asks Adrian to investiage as this man was a spy. So he pretends he needs her services to find a bride. The story does not work because of a) no chemistry and b) how could there be chemistry with a man who gets out of bed each morning and steps into ice water? Even when the reader finds out why he thinks he is so cold, in the end, it did not make sense or really explain his weird coldness. The sex? blah...In the end, who cared???

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Summary: Yawn
Review: I'm sorry to say that this book almost put me to sleep. I'm not quite sure what the problem was, but something was definitely off. The novel is set in London 1811 with the heroine, Emmaline, trying to support herself and an aging aunt by means of a marriage broker service. Unfourtenely her first paying customer dies near her doorstep under suspicious circumstances. Enter Adrian, the duke of Trent who has been reluctantly recruited to determine if the lovely Emmy had something to do with the death. A love-hate relationship quickly develops between Emmaline and Adrian, and the supporting characters (Emmaline's ex-actress aunt and Adrian's man-of-affairs) do everything they can to throw the couple together.

Individually I found all the characters likable (especially the canary) and the plot interesting, but as a whole the book was uninspiring. There was no nail-biting tension, no steamy passion, and no real reason to turn the pages. I sorry to say this was a yawner.

Rating:
Summary: Yawn
Review: I'm sorry to say that this book almost put me to sleep. I'm not quite sure what the problem was, but something was definitely off. The novel is set in London 1811 with the heroine, Emmaline, trying to support herself and an aging aunt by means of a marriage broker service. Unfourtenely her first paying customer dies near her doorstep under suspicious circumstances. Enter Adrian, the duke of Trent who has been reluctantly recruited to determine if the lovely Emmy had something to do with the death. A love-hate relationship quickly develops between Emmaline and Adrian, and the supporting characters (Emmaline's ex-actress aunt and Adrian's man-of-affairs) do everything they can to throw the couple together.

Individually I found all the characters likable (especially the canary) and the plot interesting, but as a whole the book was uninspiring. There was no nail-biting tension, no steamy passion, and no real reason to turn the pages. I sorry to say this was a yawner.

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Summary: The very best in romance
Review: In 1811 London, Adrian St. Ledger, who recently became the Duke of Trent, visits marriage broker Emmaline Stanhope insisting he needs a wife. In reality, Adrian has come to Emmaline's shop investigating why one of her clients, Mr. Burwell, died in an apparent suicide just after leaving Emmaline's shop.

Emmaline is immediately attracted to the handsome customer. However, she wonders about her chance at success when he seems more interested in the bones of extinct animals than that of a warm loving female. She begins to doubt her abilities, but decides he needs lessons in courting a woman. That endeavor soon turns into a deep love between them. However, though he believes she is innocent, he still must prove that his beloved was not involved with the Royal Mail coach running over Burwell.

Fans of humorous Regency romances will gain much pleasure from the works of Eileen Putman. Her latest tale, NEVER KISS A DUKE, is amusing yet filled with passion due to the marvelous interplay between the lead couple. The story line includes an element of intrigue that turns this historical romp into a fast-paced tale. Readers will want to read NEVER TRUST A RAKE which is also a delightful historical romance.

Harriet Klausner