3.5 I enjoyed the book. But there are better books.

A fun historical romance, with a little sex but a lot of laughs.
For Tristan to claim the money that goes with his new title he must pass the scrutiny of a board of trustees. Prudence is persuaded to teach Tristan how to behave in polite society. Reeves the Butler is making sure everyone does as they should. A very enjoyable read.

Tristan Llevanth’s life changed when he was 10 years old, his mother was taken to prison on a false charge of treason, he was separated from his twin brother Christian and he was impressed for a life at sea.

The Duke of Rochester has not been able to father legitimate children and now that he is dying he needs to find his illegitimate twin sons so that he has someone to inherit his title. He concocts a plan to legitimise them and sets his butler extraordinaire, Reeves, the task of finding them and notifying them of their inheritance but it comes at a price – he must make gentlemen of them.

We meet Tristan again when he is 35 - he has been a pirate and is now a wounded war hero who can no longer sail because of his injury. He has settled on a property in Devon with men who had been part of his crew, just waiting for life to pass him by.

Unfortunately his bothersome neighbor, the delectable widow Prudence Thistlewaite has other ideas. When Reeves meets her he hires her to teach Tristan the manners of a gentleman, it is a hard task, especially as passion takes over on more than one occasion.

He eventually is reunited with his brother who lives life alternatively as a gentleman farmer and a highwayman. I have already read Christian’s story and this ties them together nicely. It was a good read.

Enjoyed this romance - loved the characters and will be reading the sequel about the other twin brother asap ! Nice romantic escapism that is well written. Set in Regency England.

One of the first books I read on my Nook, I don't know if it was the download but one spot in the book has the lead characters brothers name instead of his own. I was a little disappointed in this book, I think the location could have been a character as well as the house but it wasn't explored, the main characters were good.

I absolutely loved this book. I fell instantly in love with Tristan and loved the tension between Prudence and himself. Karen didn't disappoint and I can't wait to read his brother's story.

Reeves is hard to beat

As is Tristan, Prudence and Christian. This author never disappoints me. I always fall into her stories and end up sighing and wishing I was the heroine. This book was no different and I cannot wait to start Christian's story which I'm going to do right now!