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The Duke's Downfall [Kindle Edition]

Lynn Michaels (Author)
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Publication Date: September 1, 2010
Lady Elizabeth Keaton uses her keen wits, firm resolve and her dog Boru, an Irish wolfhound, to avoid a match with her obnoxious cousin. Her unusual behavior brings her to the attention of Charles Earnshaw, the Duke of Braxton, who thinks she is interested in his younger brother Teddy. Fortunately, Teddy can see where the real match ought to be.

A follow up to CAPTAIN RAKEHELL by Lynn Michaels

"A merry Regency romp."
-- Affaire de Coeur

"Five-Star Humor."
-- All About Romance

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Product Details

  • File Size: 295 KB
  • Print Length: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Regency Reads; 1 edition (September 1, 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0041N3R8E
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,177 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
The Duke's a Grand Dude November 27, 2010
Format:Kindle Edition
I've read Ms. Michaels'contemporary romances. They're all terrific, so I thought I'd try one of her Regencies. I'm glad I did. I really enjoyed this book. It reminded me of a Cary Grant comedy, only in Regency dress.
Betsy Keaton doesn't want to marry her cousin, Julian, but he wants to marry Betsy because he needs her money to support the title he inherited from her father. Betsy and her grandmother escape to London, where Betsy meets Teddy Earnshaw, the youngest brother of Charles, Duke of Braxton. Teddy decides Betsy is perfect for Charles.
The schemes Teddy devises to get Charles and Betsy together are funny, and Betsy's dog Boru, an Irish wolfhound, wrecks almost all of them. There's a sweet and touching subplot about an orphan boy and his crippled dog that proves Betsy and Charles do belong together after all.
This book is great fun and a great romance. I highly recommend it.
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13 of 18 people found the following review helpful
The Duke's Downfall November 26, 2010
By North
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Lord Clymore has just inherited his title but has no money. So, he plans to marry his cousin Elizabeth (Betsy) Keaton. She, on the other hand, does not want to marry anyone, let alone the new Lord Clymore, whom she despises. She arrives in London with a plan and a very large dog.
Charles Earnshaw, duke of Braxton, does not want to marry either and has so far evaded the ladies of the ton by maintaining a facade of simple-mindedness. The dog runs wild and both characters clash, repeatedly.
It just didn't work for me. There were too many scene with the dog running around and creating havroc. Too many jackets and/or dresses being ripped, faces punched and accidental concussions. Slapstick comedy might work on screen but it doesn't translate well in this novel.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Not that good March 7, 2011
By Hi All
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Some of the scenes were funny but when her dog knocks the duke out and she clubs him a second time for some silly misunderstanding and she leaves him out of his mind delirious and feverish with no one in sight to help him? I really don't like Lady Elizabeth Keaton. I don't get the feeling she will ever like him and the Duke professes his love? There really isn't even a wow he his handsome. Or if there was it was so brief I didn't see it. It is consumed much more by her love for her dog that wreaks havocs wherever he goes. She isn't even sorry for her dog knocking him out. During that scene she he leaving him alone she almost goes back because of her "tender heart" but doesn't. She leaves him in the dust delereous seeing double with no one around. Then the writter has the Duke appologized for delaying her getting her dog. I guess the dog is more immportant. I guess her heart isn't that tender. I guess her tender heart only goes to her dog and lost urchins and not to the man she supposedly ends up loving and this was halfway through the book.
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