If you enjoy the Regency period in a more serious style, you can read my reviews of C.S. If you’d like to purchase a copy, here are the links for Amazon or. If you’d like to know more about the author, you can go to Susanna Allen’s website.

For example, Tabitha’s conversation is described like this: “The lady ably switched topics like a swallow in a susurration.” Characters from previous books in the series enter the action with little introduction and past events are often referred to as inside knowledge, so readers will lessen confusion by starting with the first series book. Allen’s choice of archaic vocabulary, such as “lave” for “lick,” occasionally goes awry, sounding stilted, but does add to the tone of parody. Bridgerton meets New Moon in this sparkling shapeshifter Regency romance mixed with humor, steamy chemistry. This style avoids a sense of real danger, and the rescue scenes read as comic antics as much as heroic acts. A MOST UNUSUAL DUKE, SUSANNA ALLEN, 182.00. The first two titles, A Wolf in Duke's Clothing and A Most Unusual Duke, are available now A Duke at the Door debuts in August 2022. Satire and Archaic Vocabulary in A Duke at the DoorĪllen’s lighthearted portrayal of the minor characters and, most importantly, the villain adds satirical humor to the tale. Writing as Susanna Allen, she is the author of a Regency Era Historical-plus-Shifters series, The Shapeshifters of the Beau Monde published by Sourcebooks.

Unfortunately, the danger to the duke and many in this community is not over. She can’t resist this intriguing patient and learning about the secret shapeshifting world. The Regent, a bear shapeshifter, hires Tabitha to assist Llewelyn in his recovery. The Welsh Duke of Llewelyn, after years magically trapped in a circus in his lion form, fears transforming even temporarily into his lion “essential self.” Not doing so endangers his life and well-being, just as the long years in his lion form proved debilitating. This Regency paranormal romance, 3rd in Allen’s Beau Monde series, involves an unlikely romantic pair, a duke who is also a shapeshifter lion and Tabitha, a lady apothecary who wishes to remain unwed.

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