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Griffin Stone: Duke of Decadence

by Carole Mortimer

Published 2015384 pagesISBN 978-0-2632-5577-5

"Who: Griffin Stone, tenth Duke of Rotherham. What: A disheveled woman who is nearly trampled by his carriage horses. When: Late one summer night while the Duke is in pursuit of would-be assassins. Why: When the mysterious beauty's identity is revealed as Lady Beatrix Stanton, Griffin realizes it's she who holds the key to everything. Bea's memory must be unlocked, but with every second in her presence inflaming Griffin's desire, keeping his mind on the task ahead proves nigh on impossible!"-- From back cover. Dangerous Dukes Series: Book 1: Marcus Wilding: Duke of Pleasure Book 2: Zachary Black: Duke of Debauchery Book 3: Darian Hunter: Duke of Desire Book 4: Rufus Drake: Duke of Wickedness Book 5: Griffin Stone: Duke of Decadence Book 6: Christian Seaton: Duke of Danger Books 1-3: The Regency Season: Dangerous Dukes: Marcus Wilding: Duke of Pleasure / Zachary Black: Duke of Debauchery / Darian Hunter: Duke of Desire Books 2/3: Regency Peril: Zachary Black: Duke of Debauchery / Darian Hunter: Duke of Desire Books 4/6: The Regency Season: Decadent Dukes

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Romance, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Romance · Fiction

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Balanced tone · Steady pace

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Reading lengthA standard-length read384 pages in this edition
Publication eraContemporaryFirst published or edition dated 2015
Primary categoryRomanceAlso cataloged under Fiction
ISBN-13
978-0-2632-5577-5
Language
English
Edition record
OL29289187M
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A comfortable full-length choice for steady daily reading.

Begin with its place in Romance, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Read for connection, not completion.

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Three questions to carry with you

  1. What must each character learn before the relationship can become believable?
  2. How do work, family, friendship, or identity shape the central relationship?
  3. Does the emotional resolution feel earned by the choices that came before it?

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