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The third in a sparkling quartet of Regency fiction with a fairytale twist by New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James
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Tarquin, the powerful Duke of Sconce, knows perfectly well that the decorous and fashionably slender Georgiana Lytton will make him a proper duchess. So why can't he stop thinking about her twin sister, the curvy, headstrong, and altogether unconventional Olivia? Not only is Olivia betrothed to another man, but their improper - albeit intoxicating - flirtation makes her unsuitability all the more clear.
Determined to make a perfect match, he methodically cuts Olivia from his thoughts, allowing logic and duty to triumph over passion . . . until, in his darkest hour, Tarquin begins to question whether perfection has anything to do with love. To win Olivia's hand he would have to give up all the beliefs he holds most dear, and surrender heart, body and soul - but it may already be too late.
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Olivia Lytton's whole life has been tailored to one goal - marriage to a duke. She's always known that one day she will be the Duchess of Canterwick. Except her bridegroom is five years younger than her, and sadly not right in the head. But if he'll make a bad duke, Olivia knows she'll be a worse duchess. She's too buxom, intelligence and witty, not to mention fascinated by bawdy jests. Positively vulgar!
Thankfully her twin sister Georgiana is every inch the lady. Which will make her the perfect match for the Duke of Sconce. Except this cold, intelligent duke can't take his eyes off Olivia - and she feels just the same. But with the duke's mother picking out his bride and Georgie claiming Sconce is perfect, how will Olivia ever find her own happy ending?
Thank goodness! Eloisa James has finally returned to heroes who respect their heroines. I've always loved how EJ's different heroes handled falling in love, until her last three, who all slept with a gently bred, unmarried girl and then refused to marry her. Not so with Quin. True, he spends plenty of time fighting his attraction - with good reason - but once he succumbs, he goes all the way. What a relief.
Elsewhere Olivia is an interesting heroine. I'll admit I found her constant wit pretty boring to begin with. The way she treats Rupert (to his face, at least) made me think differently, and I liked her best when she was defending him to others (less so when she's talking about him with Georgie). I also liked how she brought out a different side in Quin. I didn't like him much at first either, but he definitely grew on me. I loved how his and Olivia's relationship developed.
However, the start is a bit shaky and the end turned into a bit of a farce. It might have contained the fabled mattresses, but after what went on in the middle I found it a little too silly. Then there was Rupert, poor Rupert. I couldn't help wondering and worrying about him throughout the story, which distracted me the whole time. Then there was Georgie of the ever-changing moods. Talk about a personality switch!
So in all, for me this was a mixed bag. A wonderfully romantic middle with an intriguing hero and heroine, but with a slow start and a silly end. Still, it restored my faith in EJ's heroes. Next up, The Ugly Duchess. Should be interesting.
Thankfully her twin sister Georgiana is every inch the lady. Which will make her the perfect match for the Duke of Sconce. Except this cold, intelligent duke can't take his eyes off Olivia - and she feels just the same. But with the duke's mother picking out his bride and Georgie claiming Sconce is perfect, how will Olivia ever find her own happy ending?
Thank goodness! Eloisa James has finally returned to heroes who respect their heroines. I've always loved how EJ's different heroes handled falling in love, until her last three, who all slept with a gently bred, unmarried girl and then refused to marry her. Not so with Quin. True, he spends plenty of time fighting his attraction - with good reason - but once he succumbs, he goes all the way. What a relief.
Elsewhere Olivia is an interesting heroine. I'll admit I found her constant wit pretty boring to begin with. The way she treats Rupert (to his face, at least) made me think differently, and I liked her best when she was defending him to others (less so when she's talking about him with Georgie). I also liked how she brought out a different side in Quin. I didn't like him much at first either, but he definitely grew on me. I loved how his and Olivia's relationship developed.
However, the start is a bit shaky and the end turned into a bit of a farce. It might have contained the fabled mattresses, but after what went on in the middle I found it a little too silly. Then there was Rupert, poor Rupert. I couldn't help wondering and worrying about him throughout the story, which distracted me the whole time. Then there was Georgie of the ever-changing moods. Talk about a personality switch!
So in all, for me this was a mixed bag. A wonderfully romantic middle with an intriguing hero and heroine, but with a slow start and a silly end. Still, it restored my faith in EJ's heroes. Next up, The Ugly Duchess. Should be interesting.
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From the minute she was born it has been Olivia's destiny to become a duchess - she has been promised by her parents to marry Rupert, the future Duke of Canterwick. Alongside her twin sister Georgiana she has been trained to be the perfect duchess but it was always Georgiana who excelled in their classes. Olivia is too loud, too crass and too curvy to be a "proper" lady. She isn't thrilled about being promised to Rupert, he is 5 years younger than her and due to a lack of oxygen at his birth he acts even younger than his age, but he is a nice boy and she does care for him.
Quin is looking for a wife who will be the perfect duchess, after marrying once for love only to have it end in disaster he is now determined to marry for more practical reasons. In fact he is happy to let his mother chose his new wife to make sure he doesn't make the same mistake again. When Georgiana is selected as one of his potential brides and Olivia accompanies her to stay with Quin and his mother things get rather complicated. After all Georgiana is most suited to become his duchess but for some reason Quin can't take his eyes off of Olivia and the attraction definitely isn't one sided.
I never normally read reviews for books that I have on my to read pile but I made a mistake and stumbled across a couple of pretty negative reviews for The Duke is Mine. So Despite the fact that I really loved the first two books in the Happily Ever After series I was wary about even picking this one up. I'm glad I put my reservations to one side though because I did really enjoy the story, I loved the relationship between Olivia and Quin and would have missed out on a treat if I hadn't given it a try. Olivia and Quin are perfect for each other, she brings out his more playful side and teaches him to laugh and have fun again while he helps to tone down her most outlandish behaviour (in public anyway!).
I've seen complaints that Olivia makes fun of Rupert because of the issues with his mental health and I can kind of see where they are coming from. There was a section where she was talking to Georgiana and they were saying some pretty mean things but I think Olivia was just sounding off her disappointment to the person she was closest to. Whenever anyone else spoke of Rupert in front of her she always defended him fiercely so I can forgive her for her private conversations with her twin sister. There was another part that made me slightly uncomfortable but that was down to the actions of Olivia and Rupert's parents who I felt behaved despicably.
Overall I was enjoying the banter between Olivia and Quin far too much to not love the story. The Duke is Mine is a retelling of The Princess and the Pea, it didn't seem to follow the story line of the original tale quite as closely as the first two books did but the main elements were all there and it was enough to make it recognisable. I think Olivia and Quin are actually my favourite couple from the series and I can't wait to get hold of The Ugly Duchess when it is released later this year. If you are a fan of historical romances and you enjoy a good fairytale retelling then you can't go wrong with this series. I'm definitely a fan of Eloisa James and am planning on checking out some of her other series as well as this one.
Quin is looking for a wife who will be the perfect duchess, after marrying once for love only to have it end in disaster he is now determined to marry for more practical reasons. In fact he is happy to let his mother chose his new wife to make sure he doesn't make the same mistake again. When Georgiana is selected as one of his potential brides and Olivia accompanies her to stay with Quin and his mother things get rather complicated. After all Georgiana is most suited to become his duchess but for some reason Quin can't take his eyes off of Olivia and the attraction definitely isn't one sided.
I never normally read reviews for books that I have on my to read pile but I made a mistake and stumbled across a couple of pretty negative reviews for The Duke is Mine. So Despite the fact that I really loved the first two books in the Happily Ever After series I was wary about even picking this one up. I'm glad I put my reservations to one side though because I did really enjoy the story, I loved the relationship between Olivia and Quin and would have missed out on a treat if I hadn't given it a try. Olivia and Quin are perfect for each other, she brings out his more playful side and teaches him to laugh and have fun again while he helps to tone down her most outlandish behaviour (in public anyway!).
I've seen complaints that Olivia makes fun of Rupert because of the issues with his mental health and I can kind of see where they are coming from. There was a section where she was talking to Georgiana and they were saying some pretty mean things but I think Olivia was just sounding off her disappointment to the person she was closest to. Whenever anyone else spoke of Rupert in front of her she always defended him fiercely so I can forgive her for her private conversations with her twin sister. There was another part that made me slightly uncomfortable but that was down to the actions of Olivia and Rupert's parents who I felt behaved despicably.
Overall I was enjoying the banter between Olivia and Quin far too much to not love the story. The Duke is Mine is a retelling of The Princess and the Pea, it didn't seem to follow the story line of the original tale quite as closely as the first two books did but the main elements were all there and it was enough to make it recognisable. I think Olivia and Quin are actually my favourite couple from the series and I can't wait to get hold of The Ugly Duchess when it is released later this year. If you are a fan of historical romances and you enjoy a good fairytale retelling then you can't go wrong with this series. I'm definitely a fan of Eloisa James and am planning on checking out some of her other series as well as this one.
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I absolutely love these novels I am really enjoying the Authors interpretation of the old fairytales and her development of characters is brilliant. In this book our heroine Kate is engaged to be married to a man she barely knows and is barely into adulthood. He is however a Duke! She is introduced to our hero when her sister is invited to interview to be his wife. The story is excellently written and will keep you well entertained throughout.
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Jane Austen meets Blackadder in Pantoland.
This is rather a weird read. It has the bawdiness of an eighteenth century novel. All the characters have comic names, and it often decends into farce. Read more
Published 1 month ago by East End Lady
Another Triumph
Eloisa...you've done it again. I bought this book the absolute minute it came out and I've read it 3 times already. Loved it. Loved the story, the humor, the writing. Excellent :}
Published 1 month ago by Ms. Helen Muldoon
Totally different from the rest
Eloisa James has chosen a fairy tale story as the script for her novel, but what she has made out of it was truly amazing. Read more
Published 4 months ago by sissis joy
A rare departure from form
Olivia Lytton, not titled but of 'good stock' has been engaged to be married to a future duke, the son of her father's best friend, from the time she was 5. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Seren Ade
Amusing Regency variation on the original?
Amusing Regency variation on the original? I think not.
Unfortunately, the opening chapters of this strained my patience to the breaking point. Read more
Unfortunately, the opening chapters of this strained my patience to the breaking point. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Liz Bks
An amusing variation of The Princess and the Pea
Another of James's novels based on fairy tales. Personally, I really enjoyed this one and thought it much better than the first book which was Cinderella (I didn't read the 2nd... Read more
Published 5 months ago by LEP
Princess and the Pea, without the Pea.
I really enjoyed this book, the third in Eloisa James' Happily Ever After Series, coming after A Kiss At Midnight (Happily Ever After 1), and When Beauty Tamed The Beast (Happily... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Alice in Wonderland
Great writing and very engaging...
I like Eloisa James, I think she writes fantastically well, and I find everything about her 'world' entertaining. Read more
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