Educating Elizabeth

Kate Pearce

Dec 2011 · Diable Delamere Book 1 · Kate Pearce

About this ebook

When Miss Elizabeth Waterstone encounters the enigmatic Duke of Diable Delamere in the most shocking of circumstances, she is determined to exploit his rakish expertise to the fullest extent. The duke agrees to teach her everything she needs to know, but in return expects to receive her unwitting cooperation to uncover an assassination plot against the monarchy. But Elizabeth is hard to deceive, and the duke finds himself needing more than her innocent skills in his bed. Together they must use their remarkable abilities, to thwart a villain, save the Prince Regent and accidentally and inevitably fall in love.

Ratings and reviews

Lovely little romance. Even though I knew exactly where the story was going, I enjoyed each step of the journey, The premise--poor young woman decides the most lucrative career available is to become a courtesan. And who better to teach her what she needs to know than the most notorious rake in London? After all, her stepfather just gave her to the man as payment for his gambling debt! She, of course, has no idea what she is headed for. Since he is only playing a role he MUST convince her of his dissolution. Her blythe innocence gets under his skin and soon he's caught-- but so is she, and their fumbling toward one another is the bulk of the story. Add in that his "dissolution" is a cover for his spying for the crown and the set-up is complete. Naturally every reader knows what the outcome will be, but watching them fumble toward the inevitable is great fun-- and greatly rewarding. Don't miss this one. The writing is superb, the mechanics never bore, and the result well worth it.

Educating Elizabeth by Kate Pearce. Book 1 in the Diable Delamere series. Gervase David Saint-Malo, 7th Duke of Diable Delamere and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Waterstone.

expected to pay her stepfather gambling debt as a mistress, Elizabeth finds herself in training as a courtesan, but falls in love with her "educator"

About the author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kate Pearce was born in England in the middle of a large family of girls and quickly found that her imagination was far more interesting than real life. After acquiring a degree in history and barely escaping from the British Civil Service alive, she moved to California and then to Hawaii with her kids and her husband and set about reinventing herself as a romance writer.

She is known for both her unconventional heroes and her joy at subverting romance clichés. In her spare time she self publishes science fiction erotic romance, historical romance, and whatever else she can imagine. You can find Kate on katepearce.com.