For Kitty, the risk of discovery is worth it, as she’ll be able to settle her sisters into advantageous marriages through Thornton’s connections, and also ruin herself forever and attain eternal spinsterhood. Note that steam level is not a rating so much as a how hot was it: 0/5 - clean; 1/5 - mild; 2/5 - sensual but nothing descriptive; 3/5 - now we're getting somewhere; 4/5 - yes please! She’ll impress the ton by simply announcing she is engaged to the reclusive and mysterious Duke of Thornton, Alexander Masters, and secure strong matches for her sisters. Miss Danvers will now learn the consequences of engaging herself to the beast, for Alexander is determined to make her his. Its a story that conveys the tenderness of an intimate relationship and portrays the value of intimacy being more than just sexual need, that the emotional connection can only make those sexual moments sweeter.

Before the fire that took so much from him and his younger sister (whom he risked his life to save), he was entrenched in society and enjoyed the benefits he wrought as the heir to a dukedom.I am a wife, a mom, a speech-language pathologist, a lover of languages and books and nature and wildness and freedom and sweet frozen dessert like things. Before she knows it, Katherine has transformed herself into Kitty Danvers, charming and clever belle of the ton—with everyone eager to meet her thankfully absent fiancé. She has such a likable voice, and she handles the male voices very well in my opinion, which can be hard for some female narrators.

Katherine “Kitty” is involved with a group of wallflowers that are fed up just standing around watching life pass them by. When she’s not writing, Stacy spends a copious amount of time binge-watching series like The Walking Dead, Homeland, Altered Carbon, watching Japanese Anime and playing video games with her love. Alexander Masters, The Duke of Thornton, withdrew from society 10 years ago, after a house fire killed his parents and left him badly scarred. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. Before she knows it, Katherine has transformed herself into Kitty Danvers, charming and clever belle of the ton —with everyone eager to meet her thankfully absent fiancé.So she sends a betrothal announcement to the paper about her and a reclusive duke who hasn't been seen in ten years getting married. He might view this as temporary, but she is determined to win the man’s heart and fight for the love they share. This is important as I have made some recent changes that are more important and want to be fully transparent.