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Historical RomanceRegency Romance

A Duke in Danger

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  • 1983 first published
  • 160 pages
  • ★ 5.0 (3 ratings)
  • 5 editions
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Barbara Cartland's A Duke in Danger (1983) is a historical romance and Regency romance novel. It takes readers to England in Napoleonic Wars, 1800–1815. Characters include Lady Alvina Harling and Lord Ivar Harling, Duke of Harlington. Key subjects include administration of estates, inheritance and succession and veterans.

Open Library readers give it an average of 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 26 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

At about 160 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.

About A Duke in Danger

England, 1818. Lady Alvina Harling tore from her bedroom and along the corridor towards the master suite on the other side of the castle. She turned the handle and went into the small and elegant hall. There was one light flickering low in a sconce on the wall which guided her to the Duke of Harlington's bedroom door which she opened without knocking. The moonlight was diffusing the room with a magic iridescence which for the moment seemed almost blinding. Then she looked towards the bed and it appeared as if there was no one in it. The idea that Ivar Harling was already dead made Alvina feel a pain pierce her heart as if it was a dagger. In that moment of agony, she knew that she loved him....
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • Napoleonic Wars, 1800–1815
  • 1818
  • British Regency

Characters

  • Lady Alvina Harling
  • Lord Ivar Harling, Duke of Harlington

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • Administration of estates
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Veterans
  • Napoleonic wars, 1800-1815

Quick answers

Who wrote A Duke in Danger?

A Duke in Danger was written by Barbara Cartland and first published in 1983.

What genre is A Duke in Danger?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is A Duke in Danger?

The median edition has 160 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to A Duke in Danger?

Readers who like it often enjoy Love Is Blind, Love Only Once and Regency Buck.

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