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Bold, brave, and brutally handsome, Hugh Fitzroy, the Duke of Kyle, is the king's secret weapon. Sent to defeat the notorious Lords of Chaos, he is ambushed in a London alley -- and rescued by an unlikely ally: a masked stranger with the unmistakable curves of a woman. Cocky, clever, and courageously independent, Alf has survived on the perilous streets of St. Giles by disguising herself. By day she is a boy, dealing in information and secrets, by night she's the notorious Ghost of St. Giles, a masked vigilante. But as she saves Hugh from assassins, she finds herself succumbing to temptation. Will Alf find the courage to become the woman she needs to be -- before the Lords of Chaos destroy them both?
- Sales Rank: #5905952 in Books
- Published on: 2016-11-29
- Formats: Audiobook, CD
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 9
- Dimensions: 5.80" h x .80" w x 5.20" l,
- Running time: 37800 seconds
- Binding: Audio CD
- 1 pages
Review
"4 1/2 Stars! Top Pick! Always unique, wonderfully romantic and highly sensual, Hoyt's stories take readers' breath away."―RT Book Reviews
"4 1/2 Stars! Top Pick! Hoyt delivers a unique read on many levels: a love story, a tale of redemption and a plot teeming with emotional depth that takes readers' breaths away. Kudos to a master storyteller!"―RT Book Reviews on Duke of Sin
"4 1/2 Stars! Top Pick! It is a story that takes your breath away and leaves you uplifted. Hoyt does it again!"―RT Book Reviews on Sweetest Scoundrel
"[T]his superbly executed historical romance is proof positive that this RITA Award-nominated author continues to write with undiminished force and flair. When it comes to incorporating a generous measure of dangerous intrigue and lush sensuality into a truly swoonworthy love story, Hoyt is unrivaled."―Booklist (starred review) on Dearest Rogue
"4 1/2 Stars! Hoyt takes an unlikely pair of characters and, through the magic of her storytelling, turns them into the perfect couple... [A] read to remember."―RT Book Reviews on Dearest Rogue
"Hoyt's exquisitely nuanced characters, vividly detailed setting, and seemingly effortless and elegant writing provide the splendid material from which she fashions yet another ravishingly romantic love story."―Booklist (starred review) on Darling Beast
"4 1/2 Stars! Top Pick! Darling Beast is wondrous, magical and joyous -- a read to remember."―RT Book Reviews
"Richly drawn characters fill the pages of this emotionally charged mix of mystery and romance."―Publishers Weekly on Duke of Midnight
"4 1/2 Stars! Top Pick! There is enchantment in the Maiden Lane series, not just the fairy tales Hoyt infuses into the memorable romances, but the wonder of love combined with passion, unique plotlines and unforgettable characters."―RT Book Reviews on Duke of Midnight
"I adore the Maiden Lane series, and this fifth book is a very welcome addition to the series . . . [It's] sexy and sweet all at the same time . . . This can be read as a standalone, but I adore each book in this series and encourage you to start from the beginning."―USA Today's Happy Ever After Blog on Lord of Darkness
"Lord of Darkness is classic Elizabeth Hoyt, meaning it's unique, engaging, and leaves readers on the edge of their seats, waiting for the next book . . ."―JoyfullyReviewed.com on Lord of Darkness
About the Author
Elizabeth Hoyt is the author of three critically acclaimed historical romance series and seven New York Times bestsellers. She lives in Illinois with her husband, children, pets, and a garden in constant need of weeding.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Loved! Loved! Loved!
By Sheila M
"When had the Ghost of St. Giles become a woman?"
FINAL DECISION: Loved! Loved! Loved! Immediately one of my favorite books I've read this year. Alf is an amazing character -- cynical and world wise and yet hopeful, gentle and innocent in a way that touches and changes the heart of a man who doesn't want to hope. Alf's also a kickass hero in her own right and Hugh is a man who can appreciate her.
THE STORY: Hugh Fitzroy, Duke of Kyle is the bastard son of the King. Returning to England after years abroad, Hugh is trying to rebuild his relationship with his sons after his wife's death. He has spent much of his adult life doing "tasks" for the English Crown. His latest is to destroy the Lords of Chaos -- a group of depraved aristocrats who prey on women and children. When Hugh is attacked in the dangerous St. Giles area of London it looks like his luck has run out until he is rescued by the Ghost of St. Giles. Hugh is thankful for the help but is amazed when he discovers that the Ghost is a woman.
Alf is 21 year old woman who has protected herself in St. Giles by living her life as a boy. During the day, she is the street rat informant who makes her living getting information. At night, she becomes the Ghost of St. Giles to protect the innocent. When she rescues Hugh, she can't resist stealing a kiss.
OPINION: I absolutely loved this book. I consumed this book in one quick gulp -- reading late into the night. But even more, I didn't want to leave it behind. I normally read a book a day...but this book lingered for me. I felt compelled to revisit parts and I essentially almost re-read it in its entirety. Beautiful, exciting, adventurous, deep and meaningful and just plain fun. This one has moved onto my favorite of 2016 list for sure.
A book about longing for connection, for being known as ones true self, for belonging, for hope and dreams, this is a book that grabbed me from the first to the last page. Sometimes a book soars because of the characters (and this one does) and sometimes it soars because it has something significant to say about the human condition (and this one does) and sometimes it is just a good exciting adventure (and this one is).
"At night she was the Ghost of St. Giles. She protected the people of St. Giles -- her people, living in the big, dark woods. She ran out the monsters -- the murderers, rapists and robbers. And she flew over the roofs of the city by moonlight, free and wild. During the day she was Alf, a boy. She made her living dealing in information. She listened and learned, and if you wanted to know who was running pickpocket boys and girls in Covent Gardens or which doxies had the clap or even what magistrate could be bought and for how much, she could tell you and would -- for a price."
Alf has been a longtime presence in this series. She is an informant, a information rat. If you want to know something, Alf is your "man". Having worked for many of the characters in the series, she has loyalty to those who pay her, but looks out for herself.
As this book begins, Alf has also become the Ghost of St. Giles. As has been true with each "Ghost" in the series, Alf has her own reasons for taking on the role. Forced to hide herself in her role as Alf for most of her life, Alf finds a freedom in being the Ghost. It allows her to be a different self than she appears as Alf. Reckless, daring, free. It is entirely fitting that Alf first kisses Hugh as the Ghost because while her face is masked as the Ghost, her femininity is not. As Alf, she binds her breasts and acts as masculine as possible. It is as the Ghost, that her breasts are unbound and she is free to act on her attraction to Hugh.
What Alf is not free to be is a woman. The world is a dangerous place for a woman.
Remarkably, while Alf is worldly and cynical (having grown up on the streets), she has been able to retain a sense of innocence, dreams, and hope. It is those qualities which most appeal to Hugh.
"He wanted her worldly cynicism and her innocent wonder."
Hugh is a man who has learned to not want too much. He has learned that wanting can only lead to disappointment. For Hugh, every promise of happiness had actually been problematic. He is a king's son who grew up without a father. He found love and married the woman he wanted, only to end up estranged from her and his children.
His attraction to Alf is something Hugh inherently distrusts.
"He didn't want to know her. Didn't want to care about her, didn't want to worry about her, didn't want to long for her."
Yet, Hugh is helpless before the reality of Alf. She is more than he ever could have imagined. Hugh is a generous caring hero and he is captivated by those same qualities in Alf along with her wildness, her intelligence and her ability to see beauty and hope in the world.
"He and she were more alike than she ever would've guessed, that first time she'd seen him"
Hugh and Alf seem to be opposites as the book begins and yet they have an essential sameness which attracts them to one another. There is a real sense of camaraderie between them as they work together to take down the Lords of Chaos. There is a swashbuckling feel to this book that had me completely enthralled.
This book has a tremendous amount of energy because of their adventures. There is a sense of wildness and freedom and a real pull of these two together as they fight and scheme and puzzle their way through the mystery of the book. Hugh truly respects Alf's abilities. She is a skilled swordswoman and a clever thief. She is strong and fearless and sometimes reckless. While Hugh wants to protect her, he doesn't try because he knows she had incredible skills. I loved that about Hugh. He demonstrates true respect for her as a person throughout this book.
While I loved all those aspects to this book, what kept me thinking about this book all day was how Hugh and Alf are revealed and exposed to one another. Hugh is a man who appears on the surface the perfect cold duke and yet Alf discovers that he is an incredibly loving father, a man who gives money to his commoner relatives but eschews requests from the aristocratic ones. Hugh discovers Alf's secrets and asks the one thing she wants and fears -- for her to publicly become a woman. Hugh wants and needs all of Alf -- boy urchin, Ghost and woman.
I loved Alf, loved Hugh and loved the excitement and adventure of the story of this book. Hoyt has a beautiful and lyrical quality to her writing which tugs on my heart and makes me warm and happy.
I loved, loved, loved this book!
WORTH MENTIONING: This book also sets up the next book which is advertised as being the final in the series.
CONNECTED BOOKS: DUKE OF PLEASURE is the eleventh book in the Maiden Lane series. Normally, I recommend reading these books in context, but I think a new reader could read this book as a standalone.
STAR RATING: I give this book 5 stars!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Maiden Lane Book 11 - 4.5 Stars
By Angie Mike
Duke of Pleasure is another great addition to the 'Maiden Lane' series which was full of passion, adventure, and intrigue. I absolutely adore this series, and Ms. Hoyt is the only author who is an auto-buy for me. She literally can't put out her books fast enough as far as I'm concerned. If you haven't read this series then you should definitely start from the beginning with 'Wicked Intentions' and enjoy the journey ahead of you. Those like me who are addicted to it however, know that Alf (the heroine) has been a side character for a long time now, and Hugh, The Duke of Kyle (and hero) was introduced in the last book. Abandoned at the age of five, Alf has survived the streets by posing as a boy. She deals in information by day and defends the downtrodden as the Ghost of St. Giles at night. Hugh is newly widowed and on the hunt for the Lords of Chaos, a secret society of aristocrats who prey on the most innocent. When an ambush brings these two together they'll put their bold and clever minds together to stop this evil group and unexpectedly find their soul mate in the process...
This story pulled me in from the very first sentence and was fast paced, well written and most importantly, never boring. Alf has got to be one of the best heroine's ever written by anyone, and I just fell in love with her sweet yet cynical and jaded but still innocent soul. She was such a contradiction and just a brave and beautiful person both inside and out. The story is often dark and gritty, with language and sex scenes some may find offensive, but it works for this series which centers around the rough and dangerous streets of St. Giles. While I loved Hugh, I do wish it hadn't taken him so long to realize Alf wasn't a boy and not waited until the end to come to terms with the fact that he couldn't live without her. The relationship between Alf and Hugh's two sons was truly lovely too and I was overjoyed to see St. John and Megs (book 5) again. Although an unlikely pair, Alf and Hugh complemented and completed each other. All in all, it was an absolute pleasure to read and I'm already looking forward to Iris and Dyemore's book next. I highly recommend this entire series and author!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Much more enjoyable to me than her other recent books
By Jen M
I've read all the other books in this series, but honestly was kind of over these books. I found the last few somewhat disappointing, so while I still pre-ordered this one, it sat on my kindle for 6 weeks before I decided to give it a try, and I'm so glad I did! I enjoyed this book so much more than the other recent editions in this series. I wasn't that inclined to like the heroine (an orphaned girl who dresses as a boy to serve on the streets), but her quiet yearning to be known as a women and to have a family to love was so sweetly poignant. And I ended up rooting wholeheartedly for this clever, brave girl finally allowed to come into her womanhood. For others like me that might have been ready to give up on Ms. Hoyt, I suggest giving this book a chance.
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