When a fire is set to Maxwell Brooke's ancestral home, he immediately senses foul play. Especially, since the death of four male relatives leaves Max as the new Duke of Lyle. Max sets out to do a little of his own investigating and stumbles upon Reverend Stephen Holt, who Max believes is hiding key information. The Reverend is imprisoned immediately to coerce him into spilling the details. The imprisonment isn't going well, so Max starts following Lady Kate Fairchild, the Reverend's sister.

Kate becomes frustrated with the Duke and threatens to expose some of the government's closely kept secrets, which she learned from her late husband. By doing this, Kate unknowingly puts her life in danger. Max believes she is actually keeping the secrets in a journal, so he breaks into her home to steal them. What he comes across is a journal of secrets, but not the kind he is searching for, or is he?

Another exciting and well written historical romance by Christine Wells. Ms. Wells definitely exceeded my expectations with The Dangerous Duke. A novel full of mystery and intrigue... I was certainly captivated. Maxwell and Kate are a dynamic duo, and they will lead you on one adventurous ride. There is so much passion and understanding between Max and Kate, it is amazing. I loved Ms. Wells' use of secondary characters almost as well as the main characters. I hope to see a story of its own for secondary characters, Jardine and Louisa as well... you could tell they had a lot of history, if you get me drift. If you haven't read any of Christine Wells’ novels, I encourage you to go out and find one. The Dangerous Duke would be an excellent choice to start with.

Reviewed by: Pamela