Marcus Wilding: Duke of Pleasure by Carole Mortimer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Too Short to Be Compelling
MARCUS WILDING: DUKE OF PLEASURE is a very short novella that introduces Mortimer’s new series. It is the story of Julianna Armitage who was widowed after being married to a disagreeable man who cared not about her. She has come to Marcus Wilding, Duke of Worthing to ask him to tutor her as to pleasure so that she can take a lover. Unknown to Julianna, Marcus has loved her for years and now intends on luring her into marriage.
This novella is short and good enough but there is little disclosed about Marcus and Julianna except for their physical relationship that is detailed here. The novella is a nice start to the series but was too short for me to really care about the characters. It was worth the price (free!) and the time I spent reading it. I look forward to reading more of the series.