Duchess of Sin

Starred review from December 1, 2010
All Anna Blacknall wants to do is to forget the last two years of endless political strife between the Irish and the English. Forget the Uprising and what it cost her and her family, and, most of all, forget the mysterious man whose kiss one dark night still haunts her. Annas latest plan for surcease from her memories involves infiltrating Dublins notorious Olympian Club for a night of scandalous dancing and high-stakes gambling. At first it seems Annas plan is working, especially once a tall, dark, and masked stranger sweeps her into a waltz. All it takes is one kiss from her mysterious partner, who turns out to be the clubs owner, Conlan McTeer, for Anna to realize she has been reunited with the one man she cant forget. With the second book in her Daughters of Erin series (Countess of Scandal, 2010), McKee deftly combines captivating characters, a refreshingly different and impeccably crafted Irish setting, and a surfeit of sizzlingly sensual passion into one unforgettable romance.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2010, American Library Association.)