A Duchess to Remember
Lady Cecily Westruther is nothing if not practical. By agreeing to marry an older duke who already has an heir and a mistress, she can assume a wifely role—without the wifely duties. Only one thing stands in her way—a letter that could destroy her betrothal. Desperate to retrieve that letter,...
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Lady Cecily Westruther is nothing if not practical. By agreeing to marry an older duke who already has an heir and a mistress, she can assume a wifely role—without the wifely duties. Only one thing stands in her way—a letter that could destroy her betrothal. Desperate to retrieve that letter, Cecily must match wits with the most dangerously seductive man she’s ever known…Disguised as a footman, Cecily gains entry to her adversary’s house—only to be unmasked by London’s most powerful man. Rand, Duke of Ashburn, is accustomed to getting any woman he wants—and he wants Cecily. He will stop at nothing, including seduction, to make her his. But Rand holds a secret more shocking and destructive than that letter could ever be…
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780312534141 (0312534140)
Publish date: June 26th 2012
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Series: Ministry of Marriage (#3)
Actual rating: 1.5It brings me no joy to say that the most memorable thing about A Duchess to Remember is the title. I don't really feel like writing tonight, to be honest, but I have to force myself to review this book tonight, because I won't remember anything about it tomorrow.This book is boring...
A romance book works for me when I can wrap myself around the characters and fully understand their motivations. I don’t have to necessarily like the characters to understand what they are thinking or feeling during a given moment, but having that rapport with them is a big part of my enjoyment of ...
It was a nice book, but I wasn't impressed.My brain thinks it's funny. I can't help myself to... lengthen the hero's name: from Rand to Randy. Why, oh why, did the author have to choose this name??
Ms. Brooke, I think we have a psychic connection. You picked up on what annoys me about too many of the Regency historicals coming out nowadays (thus causing me to avoid them). You took every element that annoys me and turned those conventions around and wrote a book that I enjoyed very much. Thank...