Like a Siamese cat with its interest piqued, the utterly rich, bored and wanton Duke of Castleford was determined to find out more about this lovely creature he found living as a tenant in one of four small properties that the Duke of Becksbridge, a recently deceased distant relative, had unexpectedly left him. Already perplexed by why he got the inheritance at all, Tristan held to his theory that there must have been some hanky panky going on and he was going to find out if she was the old Duke's mistress.

Surprised by the independent beauty he found, as well as the lovely flowers blooming in the lush gardens, Tristan enjoyed flirting and toying with Daphne Joyes. Desperate to cling to her home and her land, Daphne tried to be as prim and puritan as she could to put a stop to his attempted seduction and have him go on his merry way.

But, her rejection only inflamed his spark of interest and his curiosity as to what secrets she was hiding as well as what game his uncle had played in his will. Despite her fears, Daphne had to follow his outrageous plan, but she was going to set up some rules of her own. Could she succeed in keeping him from learning about her past and the secrets of the residents of the other three properties? Regardless of the unrest in the north and the needs of her business, Daphne had to devise her own scheme to get away from Tristan while handling the unsettling attentions from Latham, the new Duke of Becksbridge. Could she pull it off?

As the final book in Madeline Hunter's The Rarest Blooms regency romance series, this one is a sparkling gem! While linking in the characters from the previous books, the storyline reads well on its own as the action and attraction sizzles between these two strong characters as they fence with each other. With strong undercurrents that are both comic and dark, DANGEROUS IN DIAMONDS will keep you dazzled with reading pleasure!

Book Summary

Outrageously wealthy, the Duke of Castleford has little incentive to curb his profligate ways-gaming and whoring with equal abandon and enjoying his hedonistic lifestyle to the fullest. When a behest adds a small property to his vast holdings, one that houses a modest flower business known as The Rarest Blooms, Castleford sees little to interest him...until he lays eyes on its owner. Daphne Joyes is coolly mysterious, exquisitely beautiful, and utterly scathing toward a man of Castleford's stamp-in short, an object worthy of his most calculated seduction.

Daphne has no reason to entertain Castleford's outrageous advances, and every reason to keep him as far away as possible from her eclectic household. Not only has she been sheltering young ladies who have been victims of misfortune, but she has her own closely guarded secrets. Then Daphne makes a discovery that changes everything. She and Castleford have one thing in common: a profound hatred for the Duke of Becksbridge, who just happens to be Castleford's relative.

Never before were two people less likely to form an alliance-or to fall in love...

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