Book 3 of 3 in Bareknuckle Bastards
Daring and the Duke
Grace Condry has spent a lifetime running from her past. Betrayed as a child by her only love and raised on the streets, she now hides in plain sight as queen of London’s darkest corners. Grace has a sharp mind and a powerful right hook and has never met an enemy she could not best...until the man she once loved returns.
Single-minded and ruthless, Ewan, Duke of Marwick, has spent a decade searching for the woman he never stopped loving. A long-ago gamble may have lost her forever, but Ewan will go to any lengths to win Grace back…and make her his duchess.
Reconciliation is the last thing Grace desires. Unable to forgive the past, she vows to take her revenge. But revenge requires keeping Ewan close, and soon her enemy seems to be something else altogether—something she can’t resist, even as he threatens the world she's built, the life she's claimed…and the heart she swore he'd never steal again.
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~384
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is Daring and the Duke?
Daring and the Duke is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Explicit open door
- Burn: Slow burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Child abuse (past or present)
- Death of a loved one
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Daring and the Duke: quick answers
How spicy is Daring and the Duke?
Daring and the Duke is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
Is Daring and the Duke a standalone?
No. Daring and the Duke is book 3 of 3 in Bareknuckle Bastards. Start with Wicked and the Wallflower. The series is complete.
What tropes are in Daring and the Duke?
Daring and the Duke features second chance, revenge plot, big grovel, badass heroine, victorian. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does Daring and the Duke have content warnings?
Our notes for Daring and the Duke include: child abuse (past or present), death of a loved one. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Daring and the Duke?
If you loved Daring and the Duke, try Bombshell by Sarah MacLean, Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas, The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne. They share its second chance and revenge plot energy at a similar spice level.