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There are two reviews for One Dance With a Duke<\/strong><\/span>. If you’d like to read the other one on The Season<\/strong> site click here<\/strong><\/a>. Please also note that One Dance With a Duke<\/strong><\/span> will be yet another one of the books included in the July 4th Red, White and Blue Fireworks Giveaway!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nOne Dance With a Duke<\/span><\/strong>
\nAuthor: Tessa Dare<\/a>
\nPublisher: Ballantine
\nPub. Date: May 25, 2010
\nISBN-13: 978-0345518859
\nRetail: $7.99
\n400 pages<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

True temptation begins at midnight\u2026 A handsome and reclusive horse breeder, Spencer Dumarque, the fourth Duke of Morland, is a member of the exclusive Stud Club, an organization so select it has only ten members \u2014 yet membership is attainable to anyone with luck. And Spencer has plenty of it, along with an obsession with a prize horse, a dark secret, and, now, a reputation as the dashing \u201cDuke of Midnight.\u201d Each evening he selects one lady for a breathtaking midnight waltz. But none of the women catch his interest, and nobody ever bests the duke \u2014 until Lady Amelia d\u2019Orsay tries her luck. <\/em><\/p>\n

In a moment of desperation, the unconventional beauty claims the duke\u2019s dance and unwittingly steals his heart. When Amelia demands that Spencer forgive her scapegrace brother\u2019s debts, she never imagines that her game of wits and words will lead to breathless passion and a steamy proposal. Still, Spencer is a man of mystery, perhaps connected to the shocking murder of the Stud Club\u2019s founder. Will Amelia lose her heart in this reckless wager or win everlasting love?
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Before I launch into my review, I have to confess that Tessa Dare<\/strong> is one of my favorite authors in historical romance. Her writing is witty and inventive without ever seeming to call attention to itself the way witty and inventive writing often does. Her characters are interesting and imperfect. Her love scenes are beautifully written\u2014hot and sexy without ever seeming crass or overwrought.<\/p>\n

That said, I didn\u2019t love the last book in her first trilogy, A Lady of Persuasion.<\/strong> For a number of reasons, I didn\u2019t \u201cclick\u201d with either the hero or the heroine, and I found the story lacked sufficient conflict and tension to sustain my interest. In the end, that book was a DNF for me despite my appreciation for Ms. Dare\u2019s many talents as a writer.<\/p>\n

As a result, I approached reading the first book in her new \u201cStud Club\u201d trilogy, One Dance with a Duke<\/strong> with some trepidation. Would I like it enough to keep her on my auto-buy list or would I find it lacking as I had the previous book and have to demote her to \u201cif I\u2019m in the right mood and it\u2019s 25% off the cover price\u201d status?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m pleased to report that Ms. Dare remains solidly in the auto-buy category.<\/p>\n

One Dance With a Duke<\/strong> begins like many a Regency romance with a ball, but with a twist. Spencer Dumarque, the Duke of Morland, has a habit of appearing at the stroke of midnight, choosing one eligible young lady to dance with, then leaving as swiftly as he appeared. On this particular night, however, he doesn\u2019t choose his partner; Amelia D\u2019Orsay chooses him, hoping to convince the duke to forgive the four hundred pound debt her brother owes him\u2014one the perpetually impoverished but exceptionally genteel D\u2019Orsays cannot afford to pay. This he refuses to do, but he does find Amelia gets under his skin, and when he becomes dizzy (we later learn he suffers from claustrophobia), he sweeps Amelia literally off her feet to escape the ballroom.<\/p>\n

While they are alone on the terrace, two gentlemen arrive to inform Spencer that Leo, the founder of the so-called Stud Club\u2014a group whose membership is defined by ownership of a token representing a share of interest in a racehorse that has been put out to stud\u2014has been brutally murdered and that the three of them must go to inform the dead man\u2019s sister of his demise. Amelia insists on accompanying them as she doesn\u2019t believe the men have a clue how to break the news, and thus sets in motion the chain of events that leads to Amelia and Spencer\u2019s precipitous marriage and the two primary elements of conflict between them: Amelia\u2019s devotion to her family and the question of whether Spencer may have arranged for Leo\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s masterful about this whole setup is that Ms. Dare manages to lay all these elements out in such a way that it\u2019s neither confusing nor implausible (although it probably seems both when I try to explain it here). But what I love most about this book is the author\u2019s ability to ratchet up the romantic and sexual tension with beautiful and unexpected imagery. Here\u2019s one of my favorite examples, from Amelia and Spencer\u2019s first kiss:<\/p>\n

His lips brushed hers, slowly, sensually. And in an abrupt, volcanic explosion, Amelia D\u2019Orsay\u2019s world gained a whole new continent.<\/em><\/p>\n

She\u2019d suffered a number of Mr. Poste\u2019s kisses, back when he\u2019d courted her. Could it truly have been almost ten years ago? Those horrid kisses still lurked in her memory: wet, grabby embraces that made her feel helpless and ashamed.<\/em><\/p>\n

But this was different. So different. The Duke of Morland had spent the past several hours assaulting her feelings with one rude, arrogant remark after the other. The man had no notion of polite discourse.<\/em><\/p>\n

But this kiss\u2026now, this kiss was a conversation.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In another, Amelia reflects on her nervousness before her hurried wedding:<\/p>\n

Truly, Amelia felt as though she\u2019d swallowed all three of his nimble little seamstresses, and they were currently stitching the lining of her stomach into pleats.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Those are just two brief examples of what makes this book such a joy to read. The ultimate resolution of Amelia and Spencer\u2019s romance is heartfelt, touching, and believable.<\/p>\n

If there is any issue with this book, it\u2019s the fact that Leo\u2019s murder is not resolved within its pages, and I suspect it will not be until the final book in the trilogy. There are good reasons for that, but if you like to get all the answers to all elements of the plot by the end of a book, you may be disappointed by One Dance with a Duke<\/strong>. I, on the other hand, am looking forward to the next two books, because reading all three to find out \u201cwhodunit\u201d won\u2019t be a burden at all.<\/p>\n

If you enjoy the writing style of Judith Ivory<\/em>, the heat level of Lisa Kleypas<\/em>, and the humor of Julia Quinn<\/em>, I can guarantee you\u2019ll love One Dance with a Duke.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rating:<\/strong> 9 (Excellent) <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Heat-Level: <\/strong>4-5 (Very Hot) <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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