title: The Mad, Bad Duke: Historical Fantasy (Nvengaria) (Volume 2)
author:  Jennifer Ashley 
description: Jennifer Ashley is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 85 novels and novellas in romance, mystery, and urban fantasy. She also writes as Allyson James and Ashley Gardner.
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  The Mad, Bad Duke
  
  Jennifer Ashley
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  MAD HOT BALLROOM
  
  Alexander, his eyes hot and blue, snaked his arm around Meagan's waist and
  dragged her to the dance floor. This was not the stately Nvengarian dance
  she'd learned. This dance was crazed, Alexander's arm rock-solid against her
  abdomen, his sword held out to his side. Whenever they passed another whirling
  couple, Alexander's and the man's swords met in a ringing clash.
  
  "You're mad," she shouted, and she started to laugh. "You are completely mad."
  
  He grinned, the wild and feral Nvengarian loose at last. It was as though
  without his medal-bedecked coat and sash of office, he could let free the
  being inside him. His face shone with perspiration, as did his muscled chest
  bared by the open V of his shirt. He looked like his barbarian ancestors, the
  gypsies and the nomads in tents under the stars who lived and loved with great
  passion.
  
  "I love you