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Bella Jones feels like a fish out of water in civilized England. Raised abroad by her explorer father, she's amused by the very proper manners of the nobility. Nevertheless, to save her younger siblings from ruin, she must infiltrate a ducal household in order to find the map to an ancient treasure trove. Alas, the haughty, handsome duke stands in her way . . . unless she can tame his beastly temper, that is
Miles Grayson, the Duke of Aylwin, prefers antiquities to, well, everything else. Especially prying females with their irksome questions. But Bella's blue eyes and beguiling smile are improbably charming, and the temptation of her kiss is impossible to resist. As the pair is swept into a mystery that reaches back to their childhoods, Miles realizes that Bella has made the rarest discovery of all—the key to his heart . . .
Praise for Bella and the Beast
"Once more, Drake proves the right pair of shoes can change your life—especially if they're red and belong to the Cinderella Sisterhood. This story is both charming with its light, fairy tale–based plotline, and intriguing with the dark, underlying Gothic twists. This is the perfect quick, pick-me-up read." —RT Book Reviews
"An intriguing and passionate story full of history and tingling romance.... Another winner by author Olivia Drake." —Romance Reviews Today
"The ideal historical romance to lose yourself in. With a unique premise, a feisty couple, and great writing, Olivia Drake makes a story readers will grab again and again." —Fresh Fiction
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- ISBN: 9781466865587
- File size: 829 KB
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- ISBN: 9781466865587
- File size: 3000 KB
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October 5, 2015
The eyes have it in Drake’s fourth Victorian-set Cinderella Sisterhood romance (after Abducted by a Prince). Isabella Jones is firmly on the shelf at age 29, but her blue eyes mesmerize Miles Grayson, the autocratic Duke of Aylwin. Miles intimidates everyone with his ducal stare, but Bella can withstand it. Bella believes Miles possesses an ancient map to Egyptian treasure that his father was supposed to share with her. With the help of the Countess of Milford and her garnet slippers, she disguises herself and convinces him to hire
her to curate his father’s Egyptian artifacts. Their attraction takes predictable turns; Miles utters Bella’s name while having sex with a prostitute and later concludes that Bella has mistaken passion for love, while she believes herself unworthy to be a duchess. Drake (a pseudonym for Rita-winner Barbara Dawson Smith) uses Bella’s Egyptian upbringing to good effect, but the story’s major red herring is too obvious, Miles’s gold-digging relatives are one-dimensional, and a ghostly subplot fizzles out. Agent: Stephanie Kip Rostan, Levine Greenberg Literary.
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