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Never Kiss a Duke (Avon Romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

Eileen Putman (Author)
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Publication Date: 16 Sep 2000 | ISBN-10: 0380802902 | ISBN-13: 978-0380802906

A Man Who Won't Marry

Pretending to be in search of a wife, Adrian St. Ledger, the duke of Trent, enters Emmaline Stanhope's marriage broker shop, suspecting she's involved in a plot against the Crown. However, the lovely and exasperatingly independent Emma's not at all what he expected. And when she insists he needs instruction on how to court a woman, then offers herself for practice, his cool distance quickly dissipates. Yet marriage is the last thing Adrian will ever risk.

The Marriage Broker

Emma had abandoned her childhood dreams of finding Prince Charming long ago, having learned she can't count on anyone but herself. And if finding wives for busy men is the only way to keep a roof over her head, she'll happily match-make -- for others. But Emma never expected to meet a man whose aloof eyes reveal such hidden passion. And when Adrian takes her in his masterful arms, she hpes the kissing never ends -- and that a duke may turn out to be a prince after all.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 370 pages
  • Publisher: Avon Books (16 Sep 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0380802902
  • ISBN-13: 978-0380802906
  • Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 2.5 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,674,017 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great absolutely wonderful 2 Mar 2001
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i loved this book it was passionate book and i loved evry minute of it... i think Eileen Putman did a great job with both the hero and herion.....i would like to read more books like these ....
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars I really wanted to like this one, but... 26 Feb 2001
By WHoosierBookie - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Let me start off by saying that I really wanted to like this book. It has an original and interesting premise. Adrian St. Ledger, the duke of Trent has been asked to investigate the death of Mr. Burwell, an English traitor working for the French. He was killed shortly after leaving the establishment of Mrs. Emmaline Stanhope, presently working as a marriage broker but known to dabble in fortune telling. Adrian visits Emmaline and acts as if he is need of a wife. Unfortunately, his crass and unsophisticated social skills show themselves and Emmaline knows this is going to be no easy task. She insists upon lessons in gentlemanly conduct to soften his demeanor and make him more marriageable.

While I know you can't help who you fall in love with, Adrian really doesn't show any redeeming qualities. I couldn't figure out what Emmaline saw in him. I'd think that to qualify to be a hero in a romance Adrian would at least have to be, well, likeable. This guy wasn't. Of course a man is only as good as the woman behind him and Emmaline has issues also. She is constantly whining about Adrian lying to her when she is living a lie(she tells all her clients she's a widow to keep them at bay-she's really an innocent). Also when Adrian talks to her in his scornful manner, she lets him! At one point before some hanky panky he says "come the hell here". She does! Adrian keeps stating that he has to have her. He wants to make her his mistress and wonders what the going rate is. Oh my, what a romantic fool! Then when the tables finally turn and Adrian for whatever reason starts to resemble a man a love, it's Emmaline who turns mean spirited and throws his words back at him.

The rest of the plot, as to how they go about finding out who killed the traitor, is implausible and outlandish. Actually, the best part of the book was the secondary romance between Emmaline's Aunt Heloise and Adrian's man of affairs Mr. Gibbons. They were two mature characters who were meddlesome in a fun way, and in a healthy romance! As a matter of fact, I believe if the story were told from their point of view it might of worked! They knew how to have a good time. Pass this one up.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend this book 14 July 2000
By T. Beck - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is truly a wonderful book. In my opinion it is Ms. Putman's best work to date. It has been a while since I have bought a book that I enjoyed as much as this one. It held me captivated from the beginning to end. Adrian and Emmaline are truly wonderful characters who deserved to find true love and with no one but each other. One thing that I loved about these characters is that when they first meet, they are not attracted to each other, but it grows and is developed gradually. Also, the secondary characters are wonderful. Especailly Emmaline's aunt. I don't think anyone who buys this book will be disappointed.
12 of 16 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Yawn 14 Aug 2000
By TooManyHobbies - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
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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