Anything But a Duke

The Duke's Den

By: Christy Carlyle

Narrated by: Karen Cass

Self-made man Aidan Iverson has seen more closed doors in his thirty years than he’s ever cared to count. As a member of the elite Duke’s Den, he has all the money he could possibly need but the one thing he can’t purchase is true power. If roguish Aidan can’t buy his way into society’s hallowed halls, he’ll resort to a more extreme measure: marriage.

Brought up to be a proper lady, the only thing Diana Ashby desires is to be left alone to the creation of her own devices. But when her dreams are crushed, she must find another way to secure the future of her invention. Knowing his desire to enter her world, Diana strikes a deal to arrange Aidan’s marriage to the perfect lady—as long as that lady isn’t her. She doesn’t need any distractions from her work, particularly of the sinfully handsome variety.

As Diana and Aidan set out to find him an aristocratic match, neither are prepared for the passion that ignites between them or the love they can’t ignore.

In the Duke’s Den, can happiness ever be a winning prospect?

Great Story

This is an awesome and interesting
Love story. I plan to read the other two books associated with it.

Loved this second book of the series

Strong characters, witty dialogue, interesting story, lovely romance. What more can a romance Connosseur want? This book has it all.

Just okay

Spoiler alerts. This was my first time reading Christy Carlisle. The high ratings had me hopeful, but it was just womp womp. The narrator did a good job. What this story needed was more conflict/drama. I feel like the author walked us right up to the edge, but didn’t push us over. The characters needed more depth and consistency. Diana’s rejection of Aidan’s proposal wasn’t logical and she is supposed to be a scientist. Is she shy and innocent or bold and experienced? Who knows. Anyway, judge for yourself.

Boring

I was fooled into buying this by the positive reviews. Honestly, the plot is boring and not particularly believable either.