A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke (Las Leonas, 3)
Paris, 1889. Completing the love stories for the three Caribbean-born Leonas in Herrera’s series is the fiery enemies-to-lovers tale of Aurora Montalban, a physician who wins the heart and hand of the Duke of Annan, Apollo Robles.
Apollo has revenged himself on his father but finds the British aristocracy resisting a Black man in the House of Lords. He much prefers Paris, where fiery, sharp-tongued Aurora, overwhelmed with a clinic she runs to support women’s health, seeks out Apollo for sexual relief. A smitten Apollo looks for ways to implicate himself into Aurora’s life by supporting her work, but while their sexual compatibility is high, Aurora is convinced that her past puts her out of the running for his duchess.
The story is fast-paced and thick with smolder, steam, and bantering insults. Amid the lengthy exchanges of longing looks and vigorous intimacy is a sweet story as both protagonists confront the wounds of their past. Aurora’s struggles to help women despite custom and the law rings harrowingly true with the present day, and these episodes deliver a serious tone that counterbalances the scenes of seduction. Fans of the Leonas will love seeing all three get their much-deserved happy endings.
