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The Duke’s Tattoo, A Regency Romance Of Love And Revenge, Though Not In That Order (2012)

by Miranda Davis(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Smashwords Edition

series

Horsemen of the Apocalypse

review 1: Prudence Haversham was wronged by a man and nine years later, takes an unusual revenge. She has become an apothecary and with access to medicines and a loyal servant, she drugs the wrong-doer and tattoos him in a very personal place. The problem is, Prudence was unaware that the Duke who assaulted her had died, and it is his heir she has irrevocably marked. When she finds out her mistake Prudence is mortified, and worse still - finds herself falling in love with the man she has marked. Then things become complicated when Jem, the Duke of Ainsworth uncovers the identity of his assailant and decides on revenge...Great swathes of this book are a 5 star read. A couple of issues brought it down from 5 star perfection - namely Prudence giving undue credence to the scandal sheet... mores of the day and that the second half of the book is dominated by a 'misunderstanding' that could have been cleared up with a straight talking conversation. That said, the ending is divine and humourous and left me wanting more. Brave the author -she shows great promise indeed.
review 2: The beginning of this book is the only thing saving it from a 2 star review. Or perhaps I'm tempted to give it a 2 star review because the beginning was so good. Regardless, the premise is hilarious and the main characters are great. Unfortunately the book descends into typical romantic melodrama based on miscommunication and someone making a mistake and trying to cover it up. I didn't bother reading past that point (65% on my kindle), so perhaps this review is moot anyway.The book starts off great, with the new Duke discovered in the flower beds by the servants, completely drunk and with no recollection of the previous night. Little bits start to come back later, but at the moment, all he has is a tattoo, in a specific place, which we don't get a description of other than that it is blurry and swollen. The Duke is livid (and also a bit confused - who would do such a thing?) and starts to unravel the mystery of who and why while curbing his typical sexual prowess due to not wanting anyone to see his tattoo. The narration flips to the heroine's side, where she is horrified to learn that the Duke she tattooed was not the Duke she meant to (she was aiming for his brother, who had died recently) and thinks she's going to prison for doing it. She hopes the whole thing blows over.Of course that's not what happens, and it's a long ride before the two meet again, with the Duke slowly inching closer to resolving the mystery. That was really the best part of the book. After that point, when the two meet, it turns into a typical love story, complete with [spoiler] the hero climbing in the heroine's bedroom window at night and the heroine defending his choice in servants to the pretty, devious, other woman who wants the Duke for herself. [/spoiler] Bleh. So much potential! But I'm done. Don't even care what the tattoo is, or the resolution about who ruined whom, etc. less

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