The Duke Goes Down
The Duke Hunt
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4.0 • 113 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
AMAZON BEST ROMANCE PICK IN AUGUST
New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan begins the all new The Duke Hunt series with the illegitimate son of a duke who meets his match in the daring daughter of a vicar.
The Bastard Rogue...
Peregrine Butler’s privileged blue-blooded world is rocked to the core when it is revealed he was born before his parents’ marriage and therefore is not the legal heir to the dukedom. Facing ruin, Perry must use his charm and good looks to win an heiress—all the while ignoring his fascination with the one interfering and alluring chit who is intent on sabotaging his efforts.
The Lady Vicar...
Everyone knows Imogen Bates, the virtuous daughter of the senile vicar. She can write a sermon in a day and spot a rogue in a second, so she sees right through Perry’s seductive façade. But Imogen’s plan to protect the heiresses of her beloved Shropshire from the erstwhile Duke of Penning, the bane of her existence since childhood, soon turns into something altogether unacceptable for the proper lady … who suddenly finds herself longing to keep his heated glances and tempting kisses all to herself.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jordan (Rogue Effect) launches the Duke Hunt Victorian romance series with an enticing premise and a dashing hero who suffers from an ill-matched eventual partner. When it's discovered that Peregrine Butler's parents married after his birth, making him illegitimate, Perry is stripped of the title of Duke of Penning. Forced to move out of his ancestral manor as a gentleman with no title and no income, he returns to his hometown of Shropshire in the hopes of marrying well. But the local vicar's daughter, Imogen Bates, has different plans for Perry. She's holding on to a 10-year-old grudge after overhearing a wildly unkind discussion of her flaws between Perry and his mates when they were teenagers. Ruining his prospects feels like satisfactory revenge—until both she and Perry realize that their mutual animosity hides a passion worth exploring. Readers will wish for a deeper focus on how Perry's sudden loss of title changes him for the better and will long to see a softer side of judgmental Imogen, who takes her revenge pretty far. Die-hard fans of the enemies-to-lovers trope may forgive this flawed couple, but others will hope for greater compatibility in future installments.
Customer Reviews
Very Enjoyable Story
I liked this story! The initial description interested me enough to ignore the negative reviews and I’m glad I did. Did some of the internal dialogue repeat in different chapters? Yes, sometimes, but not enough to ruin the story. I enjoyed the chemistry between the lead characters. And for anyone who has been bullied or know someone who has been bullied, the heroine’s decisions for her actions made complete sense. Maybe a little petty, but understandable given the back story and realistic to what imperfect people do. I love this author and although this isn’t my favorite book of hers, it was still very enjoyable.
Glad I did not follow the bad reviews
I loved Perry and Imogene. Their story was so full of love hate drama. But I am so glad it turned out great. Good times and lots of laughs
Not author’s best effort
No coherent plot, actually no plot at all. Heroine was nasty person and really just not likeable at all. Very disappointed because this author is capable of much better work. I feel she wasted my time with this book.