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Loved It!, February 10, 2010
This review is from: The Seduction of a Duke (Berkley Sensation) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book was the perfect read for the snowstorm I have been stuck in the last couple of days. Sitting next to the fireplace with a cup of tea and Seduction Of A Duke...Yummmm!!!! I think Macmeans is an awesome writer and I hope she keeps those novels coming. I love this book!
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Another winner for MacMeans, February 10, 2010
This review is from: The Seduction of a Duke (Berkley Sensation) (Mass Market Paperback)
I love this author and this book is another delightful example of her work. I won't go into a summary (enough of those are posted) but MacMeans always gives a humorous sexy tale and this one is no exception. Great read for a snowy day.
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Second time around is as great as the first!, September 8, 2009
This review is from: The Seduction of a Duke (Berkley Sensation) (Mass Market Paperback)
Francesca Winthrop is an American heiress and finally a bride. But much to her displeasure she is not married to her love Randolph but instead she finds herself betrothed via her mother's arranged wedding to William Chambers, Marquess of Enon and the Duke of Bedford. This is not a fact that brings joy and celebration to her heart as she saw herself the wife of an American barrister not the duchess to an English man. But she is the dutiful daughter and her true love it appears has up and married someone else the bugger that he is. Since her life is over she might just as well find herself a duchess in England than a spinster in America.
After the wedding William and Fran travel from America to England and the sailing is anything but smooth. William has awful sea sickness and Fran has trouble acclimating to the English society aboard the ship. On top of all this conflict Fran discovers that William believes she been with someone else and has become with child. He will not consummate the relationship until he is convinced she is as pure of nature as she is of soul. This makes for very rocky seas because Fran is determined to get pregnant and return home to raise their children since this was a stipulation of the marriage contract.
But once they arrive at Deerfeld Abbey, the family estate, Francesca discovers that that William is an honorable man who is trying to rebuild his family estate and care for his tenants. William plans to utilize the money he has now come into as Fran's husband to restore the family home to its greatness and overcome the financial mess his deceased father had created. The other surprise awaiting them is William's brother Nicholas and his wife Emma are a delight and bring much life to the new couple. Both are such a support system for Fran that it helps her overcome her loneliness and jealousy when William's former mistress comes to cause havoc.
But a determined Francesca decides to use the diary of a renowned courtesan to accomplish her mission of consummating her marriage. She was provided the diary by her former nanny Madame Aglionby and is convinced this will help her seduce her husband and make her marriage a workable relationship. But Fran greatly underestimates William's former mistress, Lady Lily Mandrake and it almost costs her everything she holds dear especially the husband she has come to love. Lily's plans to use her conniving ways to remove Fran from her duchess title and ensure that she become William's wife. When she brings Randolph back into Fran's life much behind the scenes scheming and manipulating takes place all the expense of Fran and the manipulation of not only William but his entire family is at peril.
This book is the sequel to "The Education of Mrs. Brimley" and is as wonderful and entertaining as its predecessor. The characters are such a delight and the mix of Francesca's American upbringing brings a new face to the English storyline. It is an education for the read to remember that these cultures have polar opposite social requirements in order to be considered proper and acclimating oneself to English society is not a feat that comes easily. Both the brothers learn what it is like to be loved and when they discover that which could alter their fate they are able to deal with the repercussions because they know they are loved for who they are not their wealth or title.
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