He’s always proper, dour, dutiful, and forbidding – as well as tall and handsome with gray eyes that “created a steely gaze that shot through all that it saw”. The book is well written and the characters are very relatable and likable.Eric Marshall, Duke of Brentworth has long been known as the most ducal of dukes. The ‘Most Ducal Duke’ meets his match and it is a delight to watch. This wonderful wrap-up for the Decadent Dukes Society is delightfully different – not one of your standard tropes. When duty and desire collide, the best laid plans are about to take a scandalous turn-into the very heart of passion. Soon the two of them are engaged in a contest that allows no compromise. Until he learns that her mission in London involves claims against his estate. So when Davina MacCallum shows no signs of being even mildly impressed by him, he is intrigued. Women especially find him inscrutable and unapproachable-but also compellingly magnetic. The Duke of Brentworth’s discretion and steely control make him an enigma even to his best friends. Brentworth, however, is as difficult to persuade as he is to resist. A reasonable man with vast holdings can surely part with one trivial estate, especially when Davina intends to put it to good use. Scottish lands were unfairly confiscated from her family by the Crown and given to his. Yet Davina MacCallum’s reasons for searching out the handsome Duke of Brentworth have nothing to do with marriage. the sole remaining bachelor of the three self-proclaimed Decadent Dukes.

A classic and witty battle of wills ensues as only Madeline Hunter can deliver. A woman seeks to reclaim the land she believes was unfairly stripped from her family by the Duke who now refuses to return the land to her. From New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter comes the fabulous finale in her Decadent Dukes Society trilogy about three untamable dukes and the strong, alluring women who ignite their decadent desires.

The Wicked Duke by Madeline Hunter