Doxy: whore.
Flacon: a stout, sealable bottle common to the period.
Larksome: cheerful.
Meschant: a villain or bad person.
Pillicock: a rooster.
Rabat: lace cravat of the period.
Se’nnight: seven nights; a week.
Stoup: a cup or flacon for drinking.
Swive: a coarse term for having sex; comparable to fuck.
Tawse: the plural of Scots “taw”; a thong of a whip once used for corporal punishment of children in Scotland.
Twattler(s): gossip(s).
Wame: “belly” in Scots.
Nina Mason is a hopeful romantic with strong affinities for history, mythology, and the metaphysical. She strives to write the same kind of books she loves to read: those that entertain, edify, educate, and enlighten.
She is the author of The Queen of Swords, a darkly erotic Scottish paranormal romance/urban fantasy, and The Tin Man, a political thriller, both published by Vamptasy/CHBB.
Devil in Duke’s Clothing is her first historical romance and Royal Pains is her first series. Starry Knight, book one in a second series titled Knights of Avalon, will be released in August 2015 by Lyrical/Kensington.
When not writing, Ms. Mason works as a communications consultant, doll maker, and home stager. Born and raised in Orange County, California, the author currently lives with her husband, teenage daughter, two rescue cats, and a Westie just north of Atlanta, Georgia.
Table of Contents
Cover Copy
Devil In Duke’s Clothing
Copyright
Acknowledgements
Preface
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Afterword
Glossary of Unfamiliar Terms
Meet Nina Mason