Only a Duke Will Do
Books | Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency
3.7
Sabrina Jeffries
From New York Times bestselling author and "grand mistress of storytelling" (Romantic Times) Sabrina Jeffries comes the second seductive story in her School for Heiresses Series.Marry? Never! It would end Louisa North's work with her ladies reform group—and truth be told, she likes her independence very much, despite her royal father's protests. So when Simon Tremaine, the dashing Duke of Foxmoor whom she once loved—and had exiled from England—returns bent on marrying her, she's skeptical. Does he truly care for her, or does he simply want revenge? It's difficult to resist Simon's dangerous charms, because the fire between them still burns as hot as ever. But when his ulterior motive for marriage is exposed, along with the deeply buried secrets of his past, Louisa vows to make him pay...and the price will be his heart.
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Author
Sabrina Jeffries
Pages
384
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2006-09-01
ISBN
1416543139 9781416543138
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"Honestly, this was a solid 2.5 if we’re being honest, but I’m rounding up because of the strength of Louisa as a the female lead. Simon? He can kick rocks.<br/><br/>Let’s go ahead and address the notes of white saviorism, and the white washing of the colonial subjugation of India, and painting the rebels as barbarians. I get it was 2006 and we were deep into our own imperial “war on terror” era, but it’s still incredibly jarring to read. Hated that, but I understand it was normal for the era. Still made my stomach churn.<br/><br/>Simon was incredibly condescending and paternalistic for 60% of this book. Sure, he grew and changed but not after having a conversation with his wife, but rather, after speaking to another man. Which, by the way, Lord Trusbut is the ONLY man I didn’t dislike in this book, and he’s even incredibly exhausting. Maybe I’m just a man hater, who’s to say? But, for Louisa, and Raji and his little birds, that’s where any and all stars come from for this one."
Carolyn Valenta