Review - The Duchess in His Bed by Lorraine Heath

The Duchess in His Bed by Lorraine Heath
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In The Duchess in His Bed, the fourth book in the Sins for All Seasons series, Lorraine Heath weaves a masterful story of desire, deception and love. While reading the previous books in the series will help the reader to understand more of the side characters and events in the book, it is also able to be read as a stand-alone novel.

The Duchess in His Bed focuses on Aiden Trewlove, the enigmatic owner of the Elysium Club, an exclusive gaming and entertainment club for women. Aiden has a strict policy of not engaging any of his club’s patrons in anything beyond harmless flirtation - until Selena Sheffield, Duchess of Lushing walks in and asks him to bed her. Aiden is captivated by Selena and together they embark on a series of lessons in seduction, where her growing feelings for him may unravel her secret plans.

Heath, as always, does an outstanding job of taking circumstances that seem entirely foreign to modern readers and making them personal and immediate. Present-day readers will likely never have to worry about laws of primogeniture or observing proper mourning rituals, but Heath is able to make these issues seem as real as any issues that plague modern relationships. Through her intense characterization the protagonists come to life - they are not fictional historical characters but instead are real, living people. The reader can’t help but feel as though the lives of Aiden and Selena don’t end at the epilogue, but that they continue to live their lives in the world she has created, day after day.

Overall, a great story with excellent characters, definitely one to read!

I received an Advanced Review Copy of this book from HarperCollins

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