Taming A Duke’s Reckless Heart by Tammy Andresen
Taming a Duke's Reckless Heart by Tammy Andresen Series: Taming the Heart Series Book #1
on May 24, 2016
Genres: Fiction / Romance / General, Fiction / Romance / Historical / General, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Victorian
Pages: 200
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With her mother gravely ill, Piper Baker’s situation grows desperate in a world unfriendly to women. Time and money dwindle to naught, and marriage is Piper’s lone option. Although potential suitors circle her skirts, none but Barrett Maddox, Duke of Manchester, captures her heart, after he saves her from a band of thieves. It is just her luck that the man Piper wants is the only one she cannot have.
For wealthy, titled bachelor Barrett Maddox, the first rule in life is to avoid marriageable virgins, at all costs, and he has been successful thus far. That is, until he rescues the delectable, auburn-haired Piper Baker. For some unfathomable reason, or in a temporary fit of insanity, he agrees to broker a match for the unfortunate lady, in the target rich New York society. While he easily thwarts inept suitors, can Barrett keep his hands to himself?
Entangled in a web they conspired to create, Piper and Barrett are left to wonder if there is anything more reckless than love.
Taming A Duke’s Reckless Heart is book one in the Taming The Heart series by Tammy Andresen. I enjoyed this book. I thought it was a very creative and unique idea to have America be the setting for this romance with a British Duke. However, when I read historical romance, I really examine a story for historical accuracy and in one sense Andresen doesn’t do her due diligence. In the story, the hero Maddox and the heroine Piper cross the Atlantic by ship in just two days. What??? Was a giant whale pushing the ship with its nose? Was there a miraculous wind that pushed the ship at light speed? That’s ludicrous! A typical crossing would have taken at least 10-18 days in 1854, but who am I to quibble. I am just a humble reader. I did enjoy the character of Piper. She is honest and loving to her mother. I also thought Duke Barrett Maddox was an unusual hero. I liked how he flaunted convention and demanded his own way. The story has a few twists and turns that kept me turning the pages. The cover, although of a beautiful woman, doesn’t look historically accurate to me. Overall, I am looking forward to the next book in this series.
