One Dance with a Duke
by Tessa Dare
A handsome and reclusive horse breeder, Spencer Dumarque, the fourth Duke of Morland, is a member of the exclusive Stud Club, an organization so select it has only ten members--yet membership is attainable to anyone with luck. And Spencer has plenty of it, along with an obsession with a prize horse, a dark secret, and, now, a reputation as the dashing "Duke of Midnight." Each evening he selects one lady for a breathtaking midnight waltz. But none of the women catch his interest, and nobody ever bests the duke--until Lady Amelia d'Orsay tries her luck. In a moment of desperation, the unconventional beauty claims the duke's dance and unwittingly steals his heart. When Amelia demands that Spencer forgive her scapegrace brother's debts, she never imagines that her game of wits and words will lead to breathless passion and a steamy proposal. Still, Spencer is a man of mystery, perhaps connected to the shocking murder of the Stud Club's founder. Will Amelia lose her heart in this reckless wager or win everlasting love?
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~384
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is One Dance with a Duke?
One Dance with a 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: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Third person, dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Death of a loved one
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- Addiction / substance abuse
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One Dance with a Duke: quick answers
How spicy is One Dance with a Duke?
One Dance with a 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 One Dance with a Duke a standalone?
No. One Dance with a Duke is book 1 of 3 in Stud Club. It is the place to start. The series is complete.
What tropes are in One Dance with a Duke?
One Dance with a Duke features marriage of convenience, grumpy hero, regency. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does One Dance with a Duke have content warnings?
Our notes for One Dance with a Duke include: death of a loved one, animal harm or death, addiction / substance abuse, murder. 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 One Dance with a Duke?
If you loved One Dance with a Duke, try The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare, A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean, Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare. They share its marriage of convenience and grumpy hero energy at a similar spice level.