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For each of the three “Muses of Mayfair” books, I wanted to find a different and vivid setting that would suit each Chase sisters’ personality. In Calliope’s story, To Catch a Rogue, we saw the glittering social life of London and the wild, Gothic atmosphere of Yorkshire. In Thalia’s book, To Kiss a Count, we’ll visit genteel, historical, and deceptive Bath.
But for Clio’s story, To Deceive a Duke, I knew we would need a place of great beauty and danger, somewhere exotic, where she could meet again her enemy—and lover—the Duke of Averton. I decided to take them to the gorgeous island of Sicily. The rich history there, along with the hot sun, the brilliant colors, and sense of hidden danger and lazy sensuality, suited Clio and her duke perfectly.
I
based the ancient town the Chases are excavating on a site
called
Enna, a
location buried in a 12th century mudslide that
helped preserve its ancient sites. It was first
colonized by the Greeks in the 6th century BC and
became a sort of vacation resort for them. The
A few sources I used for To Deceive a Duke are:
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