{"id":148290,"date":"2025-03-21T19:38:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T19:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/desert-island-duke-by-kate-bateman\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T19:38:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T19:38:13","slug":"desert-island-duke-by-kate-bateman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=148290","title":{"rendered":"Desert Island Duke by Kate Bateman"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"DesertDesert Island Duke<\/strong> by Kate Bateman<\/a>
Series:<\/strong> Ruthless Rivals #3.5<\/a>
Published by<\/strong> Self<\/a> on May 19, 2023
Genres:<\/strong> Historical Romance<\/a>, Romance<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 133
Format:<\/strong> eBook<\/a>
Source:<\/strong> Purchased<\/a>
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Buy on Amazon<\/a>
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Surviving on a tropical island will be hard.
Living with him will be impossible. . .<\/b><\/p>\n

Shipwrecked on a tropical isle, Caroline ‘Caro’ Montgomery is furious to discover that her sole fellow castaway is her brother\u2019s infuriating best friend, Maximillian Cavendish, the fourteenth duke of Hayworth.<\/p>\n

Max might be the most handsome man she\u2019s ever met, but he\u2019s teased her ever since they were children. So when Max claims to have lost his memory, Caro seizes the opportunity for revenge\u2014and informs him he\u2019s a lowly stable hand.<\/p>\n

As they work together to survive, attraction flares hot between them. But should Caro reveal her deception? And what will happen if Max finally remembers he\u2019s a duke?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Desert Island Duke<\/em> was exactly what I needed, and oh how much fun it was! Kate Bateman is becoming one of my authors to watch, as even her novellas give us fully developed and delightful stories. I don\u2019t know what it is with me and romances where the characters must survive somewhere after a shipwreck, a plane crash, etc., but I love them. And this is like a spicy Swiss Family Robinson, minus the children. It was so much fun! I was addicted immediately. Caro and Max wash up on shore after their ship sinks on the way back home to England from Madagascar. The stakes are very low, as there\u2019s an abundance of tropical foods to eat and catch, and the rest of the shipwrecked passengers conveniently washed up onto a neighboring island that is close enough so the inhabitants can wave to each other, but far enough to be unsafe to swim to.<\/p>\n

Caro and Max quickly make camp and begin exploring. The book is short, so I don\u2019t want to give anything away. But the scenery sounds stunning. They build a shelter, secure food, frolic in a waterfall, banter back and forth, and fall in love. Stripped of the rules of polite society, chaperones, and titles, they lower their inhibitions and their guards and allow themselves to see each other for who they truly are. Their romance is spicy and swoony and sweet. They get into some sticky situations and both make light of it. They fall asleep to rain showers, crashing waves, lightning storms, and sea breezes. They are shipwrecked over Christmas, and it was fun to see how they chose to celebrate. So many little things happen that must be discovered, so I won\u2019t spoil it.<\/p>\n

All in all, I loved this! It was sweet, simple, and utterly romantic. Reading it felt like burying my toes in the sand and sipping an icy, fruity drink as the sun kissed my cheeks. If this is what being shipwrecked is really like, please sign me up for a two week excursion with a handsome duke immediately. Highly recommended. You will smile for the entire book. And look at that cover! It\u2019s stunning and tropical and perfect for this cheery happily ever after.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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