A Duke at the Door
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4.6 • 5 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
“Susanna Allen's writing is SO GOOD. It sucked me right in.” —Julia Quinn for A Wolf in Duke’s Clothing
Fans of Bridgerton won't want to miss this steamy paranormal historical romance from author Susanna Allen. The sparkling Regency era goes wild:
After being captured and held captive in a traveling menagerie, Alwyn Ap Lewin, Duke of Llewellyn, refuses to shift into his lion form. The longer he denies his inner lion, the sicker he gets, but he'd rather die free than be captive ever again. The denizens of Lowell Close live in fear and suspicion of Alwyn—except for lady apothecary Tabitha Barrington. Tabitha alone can help the shapeshifting duke, and with her by his side, the Wild Lion of Wales discovers he has something to live for, and to fight for, after all.
Praise for A Wolf in Duke's Clothing:
"Sparkling wit, scrumptious chemistry!"—Grace Burrowes, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
"A playful mix of humor, fantasy, and Regency romance."—Publishers Weekly
"Sparkling dialogue and steamy chemistry."—Kirkus Reviews
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Allen's delightful third Shapeshifters of the Beau Monde paranormal Regency romance (after A Most Unusual Duke) delivers all the distinctive, well-rounded characters that readers expect while expanding the warmhearted, inclusive world of the series. Tabitha Barrington, 35, spent her marriageable years traveling the world with her scholarly brother, Timothy. Now the pair have landed in England, where they find employment with the Duke of Lowell's family, Timothy as a tutor and Tabitha as the resident apothecary. Alwyn ap Lewin, Duke of Llewellyn, is a lion shape-shifter who spent years trapped in his animal form as part of a travelling circus. When Prince George consigns the newly human Alwyn to the Lowell estate to recover both his humanity and control over his lion form, Alwyn proves the one patient who challenges Tabitha's skills. As the pair begin a delicate dance toward love and healing, they run up against several obstacles, among them Tabitha's non-shifter status and cautious nature: "Her bones were knit together with prudence, their marrow a sober core, her every thought and deed logical and judicious." The diversity of the cast and casual acceptance of queerness at Lowell Hall are as refreshing as the constant subversion of historical romance tropes. This is Allen's best yet.
