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The ailing Duke of Rochester finds himself on his death bed with no legitimate heirs. Concocting a plan to 'legitimize' them all upon his death, he instructs his butler extraordinaire, Reeves, to find the duke's unsanctioned children and "civilize" them.Reeves's first assignment is the duke's oldest illegitimate son, woundedandndash;warandndash;heroandndash;oneandndash;timeandndash;pirate Tristan Llevanth. Wounded after the Battle of Trafalgar, Tristan sits in his gloomy house and waits for life to pass him by. Unfortunately, his bothersome neighbor, the delectable widow Prudence, has other plans. Reeves wants to mold him into a real duke while Prudence wants Tristan to keep his wandering sheep on his own property. Tristan, for his part, wished to do neither. When Reeves notices a flair of interest in Tristan's eyes whenever the nowandndash;destitute Prudence is about, he hires the lady on the spot to teach Tristan the manners he so sadly needs.
Lessons turn into kisses which turn into a hot searing passion that even the threat of losing a fortune cannot disrupt. And eventually, Tristan realizes that in love, as in all things, if one needs the answer, all one must do is just ask Reeves.
Synopsis
Just ask Reeves!
Dying without legitimate issue, the late Earl of Rochester sent his butler extraordinaire, Reeves, to find his wild, illegitimate children and "civilize" them. Reeves must seek out the first of the earl's arrogant sons, Captain Tristan Llevanth, a one-time pirate, and teach him to be a gentleman.
A will of steel...
Tristan Llevanth gave up his free-wheeling life as a pirate to fight at Admiral Nelson's side. Wounded, Tristan will never again sail the seas he loves. Life has no more challenges. Or so he thinks, until Reeves brings a certain outspoken lady into the captain's uncultured househol...
An iron-clad spirit...
Reeves believes Tristan needs a spark to relight the fires of his soul. And who better than lovely Prudence Thistlewaite, the bane of the captain's existence? Prudence wants nothing to do with her wickedly handsome, ill-tempered neighbor. Still, she cannot refuse the outlandish sum Reeves offers to smooth Tristan's rough edges.
Can Prudence tame the rakish captain? Or will Tristan gain what he most wishes, to become...
Synopsis
The ailing Duke of Rochester finds himself on his death bed with no legitimate heirs. Concocting a plan to 'legitimize' them all upon his death, he instructs his butler extraordinaire, Reeves, to find the duke's unsanctioned children and civilize them.
Reeves's first assignment is the duke's oldest illegitimate son, wounded-war-hero-one-time-pirate Tristan Llevanth. Wounded after the Battle of Trafalgar, Tristan sits in his gloomy house and waits for life to pass him by. Unfortunately, his bothersome neighbor, the delectable widow Prudence, has other plans. Reeves wants to mold him into a real duke while Prudence wants Tristan to keep his wandering sheep on his own property. Tristan, for his part, wished to do neither. When Reeves notices a flair of interest in Tristan's eyes whenever the now-destitute Prudence is about, he hires the lady on the spot to teach Tristan the manners he so sadly needs.
Lessons turn into kisses which turn into a hot searing passion that even the threat of losing a fortune cannot disrupt. And eventually, Tristan realizes that in love, as in all things, if one needs the answer, all one must do is just ask Reeves.
About the Author
Karen Hawkins was raised in Tennessee, a member of a huge extended family that included her brother and sister, an adopted sister, numerous foster siblings, and various exchange students. In order to escape the chaos (and while hiding when it was her turn to do the dishes), she would huddle under the comforter on her bed with a flashlight and a book, a habit she still embraces to this day.