Forever and a Duke
a smart and sexy Regency romance, perfect for fans of Bridgerton
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4.2 • 50 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
'Grace Burrowes is terrific!' Julia Quinn, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series
A duke meets his match in the last place he'd ever expect in this charming Regency romance
Wrexham, Duke of Elsmore, is overrun by family obligations. With three sisters to escort about Town and aunties who insist he dance with every eligible young woman, he barely has time to manage his dukedom. When he finally carves out a moment to evaluate his family's finances, he learns that he - and his sisters - are on the verge of social catastrophe.
Eleanora Hatfield has an uncanny knack for numbers, but she knows from experience that dealing with the peerage can only lead to problems. Though she wants nothing to do with any titled gentleman, she reluctantly agrees to help when Rex seeks aid from her employer. What starts out as an unwanted assignment soon leads to forbidden kisses and impossible longings. But with scandal haunting Ellie's past and looming in Rex's future, how can true love lead to anything but heartbreak?
Praise for Grace Burrowes
'Grace Burrowes is a romance treasure' Tessa Dare
'Smart, sexy, and oh-so romantic' Mary Balogh
'Wonderfully funny, moving romance, not to be missed!' Eloisa James
'If you're not reading Grace Burrowes you're missing the very best in today's Regency Romance!' Elizabeth Hoyt
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Burrowes's delightfully geeky and warm third Rogues to Riches Regency (after When a Duchess Says I Do) lets its protagonists impress each other not with riches and beauty, but with intelligence and attention. Charming "Rex" Wrexam, Duke of Elsmore and major stakeholder in Dorset and Becker Savings and Trust, needs a way to discreetly examine his family's disastrous finances before the lawyers of his sisters' suitors do. He asks his colleague Quinn Wentworth, Duke of Walden, to lend him the services of unnervingly meticulous auditor Eleanora Hatfield. Ellie focuses on the work while keeping her distance from Rex, as she distrusts nobles and is embarrassed about her family's criminal activities, but long hours over ledgers turn to trysting, and she allows herself to indulge, despite the seeming impossibility of the two developing a long-term relationship. The likable leads regard each other with intellectual and personal respect, and the investigative threads of the story bond them as partners independent of their attraction. Meanwhile, the caricatured, corrupt fat-cat villains will be fun for readers to hate. Burrowes's fans will find this an excellent continuation of a very strong series.
Customer Reviews
Best in the series so far!
I loved the complexity and detail of the financial issues. A great element to a really beautiful love store.
Pass.
Compared to her other books which I always thoroughly enjoy - I found this book bland and lacking passion. The Duke had no heroic qualities and in fact seemd a little weak which in turn made him rather unappealing as a love interest. This book leaves no impression whatsoever. Disappointed but hopeful the next in the series will make up for it.