{"product_id":"of-dukes-and-forbidden-words-sandra-sookoo-9781969349584","title":"Of Dukes and Forbidden Words: A Regency Historical Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf ancient words don't land them into scandal, their forbidden attraction in a library after hours surely will.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the Christmastide season of 1816 and more than the weather is uncertain. When Barrington (Barr) Combes-Mead, Duke of Scarborough does some renovations to his London townhouse and unearths a book of erotic, Egyptian prose, he immediately wishes to have it translated. If the book proves valuable, he will certainly sell it, yet part of him hopes the book might inspire him to reclaim the excitement he's missing in his life... somehow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiss Catherine Pickwick used to make her living as a governess, but after whispers of scandals, she changed her focus to that of a librarian, because research and study made her happy. As the daughter of a university professor, she is no stranger to ancient cultures and literature. When a duke of some consequence visits her lending library with the request to have an interesting and quite indecent book translated, she can't wait to take up the challenge. Knowledge was power... wasn't it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps it is the words within the book or a natural attraction, but as the duke and Catherine spend long hours together because of the text or impromptu Christmas preparations, desire bedevils them. Acting upon it only ramps that delicious thrill, but when a series of troubling incidents arise, they assume the book is cursed. When silly antics on Christmas Eve end in assumed disaster, they each must face truths they've been avoiding, and perhaps they might find everything they want... if they're fortunate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome to the \u003cem\u003eDashing Rogues and Ruined Librarians\u003c\/em\u003e series, where adventure, books, intrigue, and spicy romance will be found amidst the stacks in Regency London.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropes You'll Love: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForbidden Attraction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClass Difference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristmas Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScandal and Reputation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRake Redeemed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDashing Rogues and Ruined Librarians\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 1 - Of Dukes and Forbidden Words\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 2 - Scandal Amidst the Stacks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 3 - The Poetry Affair\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 4 - Trysting with a Poisoned Pen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra Sookoo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1969349581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781969349584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.41d","brand":"Sandra Sookoo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930614841599,"sku":"9781969349584","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2a59b8d1-590e-46bc-94df-52894eb37d84.jpg?v=1766343064","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/of-dukes-and-forbidden-words-sandra-sookoo-9781969349584","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}