You're the Duke That I Want

A Novel

De: Lenora Bell

Narrado por: Beverley A. Crick

USA Today bestseller Lenora Bell returns with a Grease-inspired rom-com about an innocent lady who clashes with a sexy rake, the first book in a brand-new series sure to delight fans of Sarah MacLean, Tessa Dare, and Julia Quinn.

Raised by an overprotective mother, bookish romantic Sandrine Oliver craves adventure, but nothing exciting ever happens in her sleepy seaside village. Until a handsome, mysterious stranger arrives and sweeps her off her feet…only to leave suddenly with no explanation.

Lord Dane Walker, brother to the Duke of Rydell, is infamous for racing fast carriages and breaking hearts. But when his brother is mortally injured, Dane inherits the responsibilities of the dukedom—duties that come with a dangerous secret which threatens everyone close to him.

In London, Sandrine is astonished to learn that the charming, honorable man she met at the beach is really a disreputable rake. And the infuriating nobleman acts as though he barely knows her.

Who needs a wild rake? Certainly not Sandrine! With a little help from her friends, she transforms into a glamorous belle. She’s out to make Dane pay…but can she stop her traitorous heart from longing to surrender only to him?

©2023 Lenora Bell (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

A Grease Re-imagining? Sign me up!

I only regret that I didn’t read this sooner. My favorite part was finding parts of the story that were replicas of the movie—a movie I watched more than 3 dozen times when I was a little girl. How could I not fall in love with Dane and Sandrine? I hope everyone else does too!

A bad regency “Grease” story

Mostly I’m angry at myself for not catching on sooner to that fact that this one is written as a retelling on the movie musical, “Grease.”

Cringy

I liked the non-grease inspired parts, but the references to grease were so cringy.