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Barrington Combes-Mead Duke of Scarbourough finds an ancient Egyptian book while doing renovations to his townhouse, with his children grown and out of the house (unable to return due to poor road conditions) and being a widower around the Christmas holiday perhaps this is just the distraction he needs from feeling so alone during the holidays.
Barr wants to have the book translated before he decides whether to keep it for his personal collection or selling it. The book is a bit on the erotic side (with pictures) and while at the library to find a translator he runs into Catherine Pickwick daughter of a professor she is used to research and has a love for ancient Egyptian culture... this just might be exactly who he needs to translate this book.
Cate agrees to work on the translation of the book and very soon after the couple falls into some extracurricular activities, Barr doesn't know what's gotten into him he hasn't been this enthusiastic about anything in quite some time she has brought some joy back to his life. But when a possible curse attached to this ancient book begins to cause some "accidents" will he need to get rid of the book before it's translated? When he does will he still be able to see his sweet librarian?
Cate knows far too well from her previous relationships not to expect too much to come of this relationship either... if you could even call it that, he's a powerful Duke and she's a librarian not of nobility he couldn't possibly see her as anything more... or could he?
*Historical romance *forbidden attraction *class difference *Handsome duke *spice
*MMC in 40's, FMC in late 30's *ARC Read *Netgalley *insta lust/love *cozy read *Spinster
Thoughts on this book: likeable lead characters and side characters I really liked that our Handsome Duke was humble and kind towards his staff considering them friends and inviting them to his holiday festivities, and I liked that our leads were both a bit older than the usual historical romance couples. This was a cute cozy quick read for me.
Dislike: While I wasn't expecting a literary masterpiece I do generally like more of a story to go along with my books, this book had so much spice (and it was a shorter book to begin with) that I found myself scrolling through pages to get back to some actual plot that didn't involve some form of disrobement... I just didn't feel that they knew each other well enough for things to progress so quickly.
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