When the Duke Returns (Desperate Duchesses, Bk 4)
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Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Author:
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Helpful Score: 11
There's method to her madness.
No, this certainly isn't my favorite series by Eloisa James (you'll be hard pressed to find more fun than the stories of the Essex sisters: Much Ado About You, Kiss Me Annabel, The Taming of the Duke and Pleasure For Pleasure), but this chapter of the Duchess series is much closer to one of her usual fun romps.
Unlike the previous stories in the Duchess series, here the main characters, Isidore and Simeon, are innocents. Yes, even the hunky hero is an innocent! This makes for some interesting reading as Simeon tries to push through an annulment of their marriage-by-proxy while Isidore firmly tries to push the envelope! There are some great moments.
The ongoing sub-plot in the series concerning Jemma & Elijah, the Duke & Duchess of Beaumont, and Leo, the Duke of Villiers, continues to escalate and actually becomes rather intriguing, albeit still frustrating and sad. I don't know how the author will pull these three into the light without the entire premise blowing up in her face, but the next chapter in the series will tell. I can't honestly tell you if I'm looking forward to their story or not!
Ah, well. That's for another time in another year!
Although When the Duke Returns is from my least favorite series by the author, it is the BEST of the series so far, and remains a fun romp of a tale with some wonderful moments.
No, this certainly isn't my favorite series by Eloisa James (you'll be hard pressed to find more fun than the stories of the Essex sisters: Much Ado About You, Kiss Me Annabel, The Taming of the Duke and Pleasure For Pleasure), but this chapter of the Duchess series is much closer to one of her usual fun romps.
Unlike the previous stories in the Duchess series, here the main characters, Isidore and Simeon, are innocents. Yes, even the hunky hero is an innocent! This makes for some interesting reading as Simeon tries to push through an annulment of their marriage-by-proxy while Isidore firmly tries to push the envelope! There are some great moments.
The ongoing sub-plot in the series concerning Jemma & Elijah, the Duke & Duchess of Beaumont, and Leo, the Duke of Villiers, continues to escalate and actually becomes rather intriguing, albeit still frustrating and sad. I don't know how the author will pull these three into the light without the entire premise blowing up in her face, but the next chapter in the series will tell. I can't honestly tell you if I'm looking forward to their story or not!
Ah, well. That's for another time in another year!
Although When the Duke Returns is from my least favorite series by the author, it is the BEST of the series so far, and remains a fun romp of a tale with some wonderful moments.
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