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Book Review of Private Places: The Decidedly Devilish Duke / A Night at the Theater / Hunter's Mercy / The Man and Women's Club

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Historical anthology with heavy breathing. The Shiloh Walker story was interesting, a paranormal [werewolves:] set just after the American Revolution. My favorite story was the Allyson James' 'Decidedly Devilish Duke' - set in the Regency with a hero who doesn't want his heroine just lying there and thinking of England... One of the most interesting bits to me [as a long time Regency reader:] was the actual explanation of the game piquet and what the terms meant. You hear them scattered arou...more Historical anthology with heavy breathing. The Shiloh Walker story was interesting, a paranormal [werewolves:] set just after the American Revolution. My favorite story was the Allyson James' 'Decidedly Devilish Duke' - set in the Regency with a hero who doesn't want his heroine just lying there and thinking of England... One of the most interesting bits to me [as a long time Regency reader:] was the actual explanation of the game piquet and what the terms meant. You hear them scattered around Regency novels all the time, this time you actually followed along the game..