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Once Upon a Duke's Wish (The Duke’s Lost Treasures Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Lana Williams (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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An earl shadowed by the past meets a lady determined to start anew.

Ella Wright brings her two younger sisters to London after the tragic death of their treasure-hunting father on Oak Island, hoping to secure their futures. But the city presents new challenges, the first of which is convincing their estranged grandfather, the intimidating Duke of Rothwood, to take them in. Then their father’s journal detailing his search for pirate treasure is stolen, and Ella has no idea who to trust.

Leo Stanton, the Earl of Marbury, is alarmed when he hears three ladies claiming to be Rothwood’s granddaughters have arrived in London. Fearing the man who’s been like a grandfather to him is being taken advantage of, he rushes to Rothwood’s side to find three beauties under his roof and their father’s questionable scribbles missing.

Given Leo’s expertise in pirate artifacts, the duke requests his assistance to find the stolen journal. Leo reluctantly agrees, though he thinks Ella’s father was a fool. While he can’t ignore his resentment of past events, one heated kiss with Ella convinces him that more is at stake than a notebook.

Ella knows the pain pursuing a dream can cause, yet her growing attraction for Leo can’t be denied. Dare she trust him in her quest to regain her father’s journal along with her love, or will fate demand payment for the past?

The Duke’s Lost Treasures
Once Upon a Duke's Wish
A Kiss from a Marquess
If Not for the Duke

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A lady who knows dreams are best left behind. An earl who prefers logic over love.

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Lana Williams is a USA Today Bestselling and Amazon All-Star author who writes historical romance filled with mystery, adventure, and sometimes a pinch of paranormal to stir things up. Filled with a love of books from an early age, Lana put pen to paper and decided happy endings were a must in any story she created.Her latest series is The Rogue Chronicles set in the Regency era, where rogues meet their match in the most delightful way. The Seven Curses of London, set in Victorian times, shares stories of men and women who attempt to battle the ills of London, and the love they find along the way that truly gives them something worth fighting for.Her first medieval trilogy is set in England and follows heroes seeking vengeance only to find love when they least expect it. The second trilogy begins on the Scottish border and follows the second generation of the de Bremont family.The Secret Trilogy, which shares stories set in Victorian London, follows three lords injured in an electromagnetic experiment that went terribly wrong and the women who help heal them through the power of love.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09Y28TWYT
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.; 2nd edition (May 17, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 17, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3827 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #427,765 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5,336 in Victorian Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
- #9,086 in Regency Historical Romance
- #11,038 in Regency Romances

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Lana Williams is a USA Today Bestselling Author with over 40 historical romances filled with mystery, adventure, and sometimes, a pinch of paranormal to stir things up.

She spends her days in Victorian, Regency, and Medieval times, depending on her mood and current deadline. Lana calls the Rocky Mountains of Colorado home where she lives with her husband and two spoiled dogs. Connect with her at https://lanawilliams.net/.

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PeggyC51

Lovely Story

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2022

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Her mother left his father at the altar to elope with another man. This does not sound like the beginning of a love story.

Following the recent death of their father, Ella Wright and her two sisters travel from Nova Scotia to London to find their maternal grandfather, the Duke of Rothwood. The duke doesn’t throw them out, but he doesn’t exactly welcome them. Shortly after they arrive, they meet Leo Stanton, Earl of Marbury, grandfather’s friend and the son of the man their mother jilted. The duke charges Leo with finding what happened to their father’s treasure hunting journal. The search brings Leo and Ella together more than they would like, but they finally form an uncertain friendship. Can they find the journal? Can this shaky relationship become more? Romance and mystery always make a good story, and this one does not disappoint. The characters are engaging. It is a story filled with emotion, hurt from the past, uncertainty for the future, healing families, and finding trust and love. There is mystery, danger, and a lot of questions. The romance between Leo and Ella moves very slowly. The duke and his granddaughters make a start. You will love learning what the duke wished and if it come true. A very enjoyable story.

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. My review is voluntary.

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2023

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This plot involves three granddaughters of a duke who go to him after their parents die. Since their parent’s were estranged from him how does this meeting go? Then there is mystery concerning something the girls own. Why and how is that solved? Interspersed in all this is a budding romance that leads to a hea.

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NavyWave62

GREAT MAIN AND SECONDARY CHARACTERS!

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2022

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4.5 STARS

I can't improve on the blurb, so not attempting. Just giving you some tidbits in what I felt reading this story.

I enjoyed the mystery and suspense the story provided. I did understand the Duke being reluctant in wanting to be close to his granddaughter's. Some reviewer's didn't understand the H being reluctant, but I did. He knew his mother had a rough time being second fiddle to a dead women. I admired the H for thinking of his mother's feelings. His mother was a very gracious women and I hope she somehow gets her own HEA.

You do know who the villain is fairly early, but I have to admit there was someone else I thought could be involved.

The sister's added a sweetest to the story and I liked how they appreciated what the h went through for their happiness.

Romance builds slowly and was believable. Lovemaking, within marriage - heat level barely 4 out of 5 and mildly described once.

No cheating, no cliffhanger, Epilogue 5 years in the future with only info on the H/h, HEA and a tad of spice. (ljb)

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MM-E

A STOLEN JOURNAL

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2022

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With no where else to go, Ella Wright and her two sisters leave Nova Scotia and sail to London to live with their grandfather. After the scandal of their mother leaving her groom at the altar, running off and marrying their father and sailing to Nova Scotia, for years their grandfather has answered no correspondence. Ella can only hope he will not turn them away. But her father's journal with his notes of his digging for treasure on Oak Island is stolen as they land in London. Their grandfather, the Duke of Rothwood, asks Leo Stanton, Earl of Marbury, for his help in finding the journal. He has mixed feelings about helping, his father was the groom left at the altar and never gave his mother his love. What a dilemma when Leo falls in love with Ella. Theft, murder and an attempt to kidnap Ella, Leo cannot deny she is his heart. A search in Victorian London looking for a journal with the possibility of treasure and a stubborn Duke who learns wishes can come true.
Heat level 2 🔥🔥
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.

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Can they survive there parents scandal

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2023

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I absolutely loved Ella and Leo’s story. Ella and her 2 sisters lost there mother 5 years ago and there father 6 mo ago. They then journeyed from Oak Island to England to meet there grandfather whose was the Duke of Rothwood.
Leo has know the Duke of Rothwood for most of his life and regarded him like a grandfather. He knew he still morned the loss of his daughter Lady Bethany when she ran away with David Wright for adventure and her death.
When Ella and her sister knocked on the door they did not know if they would be let in but once the butler and then the housekeeper saw them they knew they were Lady Bethany’s daughters. But would the Duke.
When the Duke saw them he just knew but did not want anything to do with them because the pain was still so real for him. It would take time for Ella and her sisters to break the ice.
When Leo finds out about the girls he thinks it’s a scam until he meets them. When Ella realizes her fathers journal is stolen she asks Leo for help. Then the Duke asks Leo to help find it.
No one realized that there would be trouble in trying to locate the journal. You have intrigue, murder, questions, and 2 people growing to love each other.
A wonderful book with a beautiful ending.

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Maggie Scammell

I wish …

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2022

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… all books were as well written as this one! The feeling of place and time and characters pull you into the story and keep you there! Lose yourself!

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