“You need to stay far away from me, Eleanor Ramsay. You say you don’t need protection, but that is exactly what you do need. From me.”

Another great installment on the Highland Pleasures series, loved it, even though I expected more from this book, but oh well :D Hart and Eleanor were great, and I'm looking forward to the next book and seeing more of them together :)



The story

Eleanor Ramsay receives a photograph of her former fiancé, Hart Mackenzie, and decides to pay him a visit and ask for a More...

Hart's book. Heroine: Eleanor Ramsay. Pub date is now April 2012.

4.5 stars.

I've missed you. I've missed you so much it's breaking my heart.

El, I've missed you. I've died a little every day without you.

Lady Eleanor Ramsay is lurking among a flock of journalists in St. James's Street, waiting for the great Hart Mackenzie, Duke of Kilmorgan, emerging from his club. Eleanor had come to change his life, and she is here to present a business proposition. Someone sent Eleanor a somewhat compromising photograph of Hart. She is quite happy to announce that she'd be pl More...

The Lord of Scoundrels is the first, The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie is the second, and The Duke's Perfect Wife is the third romance book that left me speechless and unable to share my thoughts and my feelings in a review by the time I finished reading it. So I'll just tell you how many stars I gave to this book and the reasons in a simple way.

Five stars to Hart Mackenzie. For his pride, his passion, his mistakes, his pain, his roughness, his sacrifices, his burdens, his responsibilities, his More...

I so wanted to give this book 5* because there was so much I loved about it but there were a few issues that really bugged me and so I'm rating it 4.5*.

WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THIS BOOK

Hart and Eleanor



As with everything else, Hart had planned with precision how he intended to win Eleanor back and make her his wife. Poor Hart! Things don’t go completely to plan and it was wonderful to see that famous self-control crack when she unexpectedly walks back into his life. He’s so used to controlling everyth More...

Now that I've read all the Mackenzie brothers' books, I can finally compose the lists I've wanted to since the beginning.

Favorite heroine:
1. Eleanor.
2. Isabella.
3. Beth.
4. Ainsley.

Favorite hero:
1. Ian.
2. Hart.
3. Cameron.
4. Mac.

Favorite romance:
1. The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
2. The Duke's Perfect Wife
3. The Many Sins of Lord Cameron
4. Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage

The chemistry between Eleanor and Hart can be felt even in Cam's book, and Ashley develops their relationship in an entire More...

*This is a joint review that was originally posted on Fiction Vixen*

Today Amy and I (Catherine) are talking about The Duke’s Perfect Wife. We both are such big fans of this series that we couldn’t resist doing a joint review for you guys. This is a conversational review, so we might reveal more than a regular review would, but spoilers will be kept to a minimum.

Lady Eleanor Ramsay is the only one who knows the truth about Hart Mackenzie. Once his fiancee, she is the sole woman to whom he could e

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After reading the previous “Highland Pleasures” books “The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie,” “Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage” and “The Many Sins of Lord Cameron,” I was excited to see that Jennifer Ashley had a new book from the “Highland Pleasures” series called “The Duke’s Perfect Wife,” staring Hart Mackenzie and I admit, this book took me quite by surprise!

Lady Eleanor Ramsay was once engaged to the Scottish Duke, Hart Mackenzie and was madly in love with him. Unfortunately, Eleanor broke More...

10 +++ stars! WoW!!! WoW!! Just wow! I will make a lame attempt to review this book. Lady D, Dhes or Auntie will do this a 1000 times better than me. But if I don't say something I will explode or something. This is of course Hart's book. Hart is the book we have been waiting for, we adored Ian, Mac and Cameron's books and the ladies that finally tamed their wild Mackenzie hearts. But we knew that Hart's book was going to be special. It had to be, Hart after being head of his family for years, p More...

Likeable characters ensconced in an unpredictable, heartwarming plot.

I appreciated Ashley's lack of a customary villain. (There doesn't always have to be a nefarious nefarian hiding in the shadows, twisting a convenient handlebar mustache.) Ian and Lord Ramsay's quirky personalities really made this story for me. It made me want to put this book down and re-read Ian's again.

I can't say I LOVED it, or that'd I read it again, but Ashley's writing was verra fine and I was never bored. A solid 4 f More...

4+ stars. Read it in one sitting. An awesome book up until it fizzled out for me in the last 40 pages or so. I really enjoyed watching the characters and their interactions. I think I liked this one the best of all of the brothers' books.

The story, briefly.
Two strong personalities, a decade-ago engagement broken by the furious heroine, and a hero who wants her back by (almost) any means necessary. Mix in the means by which he can lure her into his snare (risque photographs of him that have shown More...

Hart the oldest of the Mackenzie brothers has taken over the dukedom from a father who was a ruthless monster, and has left all the brothers scarred. He takes over the burden of being the protector of his brothers from their father's notorious temper, and has overseen and controlled the family for many years. Yet he secretly yearns for an easy and carefree life with the woman he let get away Eleanor Ramsay.

Eleanor Ramsay is such a bubbly and happy person you can't help but love her. She's gener More...

5+ STARS!!!

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Describe the book in three words

Suz: I love Hart...hmm or maybe Contains Hot Highlanders!

Annie: HART.IS.MINE.

Suz: ACTUALLY, I think you will find Hart is mine

*tug of war over Hart commences, Suz wins ofcourse, hehehe!*


The cover: Love it or Hate it?

Suz: Not a fan, I think that the other covers are better, especially Cam's book!

Annie: LOVE IT! It’s Paul Marron. In a Kilt. As Hart Mackenzie. Must I go on?

Hart Mackenzie: Sexy Dominant Highland God or Controlling More...

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4.5 flames

“Hart Mackenzie. It was said he knew every pleasure a woman desired and exactly how to give it to her. Hart wouldn't ask what the lady wanted, and she might not even know herself, but she would understand once he'd finished. And she'd want it again."

Thus begins the smokin' first paragraph of The Duke's Perfect Wife.

I’ve wanted Hart’s story since I first saw him in The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie. He was such an ass to Beth, yet his love for hi More...

4.5 Stars!

I pre-ordered this book and when i woke up this morning, voila, it was there. (thumbs up for pre-ordering) What did I think? I absolutely adored this book. Eleanor is such a great heroine that's open, honest and didn't annoy me once. (I'm really fickle about my heroines) On the other hand, theres Hart.

Oh Hart, besides from his fabulous name, his obvious love and determination to win Eleanor's love is amazing to read. I also loooooved how he realized his past sins, acknowledged them, a More...

One thing I really appreciate about Ashely's Hart Mackenzie's dukal title is that he holds it by its reins. In HR duke is of course the biggest catch, next one in the line is Prince Harry. Is Harry a catch?

Things I liked about this book was seeing one duke actually working something, having a profession. I know that it was not expected from the hereditary title peers to work for money, because working and middle classes were born to do this, but it's a book, be creative a bit, it's allowed. I'v More...

When you wait impatiently for five months to read a book, you're may well find that it does not live up to expectations. That disappointing outcome did not occur here, however; Hart's and Eleanor's story is wonderful.

Years after their broken engagement, Hart and Eleanor are thrown together again when she begins to receive anonymous notes containing pictures of Hart naked. Eleanor and her father, a slightly dotty impoverished earl, travel to London where Eleanor proposes that Hart hire her as a s More...

It started out great (which is the only reason I'm not giving an even lower rating to this book)but then it got weirder and just plain boring. My attention kept steady and reliable on everything except on the pages of the book... And I'm terribly sorry for saying this because I really had a great time reading the previous books.

I must admit I kinda knew I wouldn't like this one as much as the rest, as I considered Hart one of the less interesting brothers since the beginning. He might have grown More...

*This is a joint review that was originally posted on Fiction Vixen*

Today Catherine and I (Amy) are talking about The Duke’s Perfect Wife. We both are such big fans of this series that we couldn’t resist doing a joint review for you guys. This is a conversational review, so we might reveal more than a regular review would, but spoilers will be kept to a minimum.

Lady Eleanor Ramsay is the only one who knows the truth about Hart Mackenzie. Once his fiancee, she is the sole woman to whom he could More...

Hart of Darkness? Not so much.
This book has to include the most tepid dark and dangerous sexual secret ever. I don't recall exactly how Hart was portrayed in the previous books, but I think he was a lot scarier a guy than this.

I also felt like she gave Ian such a big role in this book because his book was such a hit and she was trying to relive the glory days.

But all that being said, I liked the book and enjoyed spending more time with the Mackenzies.

Edited to say that after re-reading the wh More...

Out of the four MacKenzie brothers, I had the least interest in Hart. But after a slow start, I was once again immersed in their wonderful world and couldn't help but like Eleanor and in turn, Hart. The epilogue was perfection!! The descriptions of each family portrait were a perfect recap of the epic MacKenzie family.

Hart is a hard man who has had a hard life and shares his softer side almost never. Eleanor was Hart's first love as he was hers, but they never quite got over each other even though they both went on with their lives. Nude photographs bring them back together and Hart decides that he is not letting Eleanor get away this time. Their flame sparks again, Hart learns what's important now without the interference of youth and ego, his political goals of becoming prime minister change, the whole fami More...

I was hoping that JA would do for Hart what Mary Balogh did for Wulf Bedwyn in Slightly Dangerous. Alas, this was not the case. While it did humanize Hart a bit, it did not elicit the emotional engagement that would have put this over the top for me.

I was very, very curious about why Hart and Eleanor's engagement was ended. I was waiting for a doozy of a reason. So when the Big Reason was revealed I was like...huh? Wha....? Forgive me, but Eleanor's reason was, well, actually kind of stupid. So More...

Let me get this straight, the point of the book is that this brother's "madness" is his need to control and dominate others to his will, just like his abusive father/in an attempt to prove himself to his father.
And in the end,
(view spoiler)[ he realizes that he does not need to control the world, the govt, his brothers, his wife, etc. He decides to give up all his controlling/domineering ways . Oh, except in the bedroom - apparently it's ok that he's still into bondage and controlling women sexually....
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Reviewed by Wandergurl at Book Thingo (excerpt below). Click here to read the full review.

I love well-written second chance romances and author Jennifer Ashley does them very well. I loved both characters. Eleanor is not bitter; she has truly tried to move on with her life. She’s realistic and pragmatic, and from the start you can tell she is a perfect match for Hart, the crazy control freak alpha male.

Their relationship is moving on so many levels. I thought I would cry at some parts, and that More...

I had a wonderful time reading about Hart and Eleanor, a couple who ultimately learned from their mistakes after their love was derailed years earlier. The story begins with their second time around with just enough info sprinkled throughout to explain their history. These two had the hots for each other, which made for some sensual encounters, including the use of Eleanor's interest in capturing Hart's beauty through photography. Hart stepped up the the plate with being the in-charge and powerf More...

So Hart finally gets his perfect wife, even only the book as been as perfect..
SPOILERS IF YOU HAVENT READ THE PREVIOUS BOOKS...

One of the things I love about this series is the character development of the MacKenzie men. Ian's tortured "madness" that finds peace with Beth, Mac's development from the heartbreakingly reckless arse who broke Isabella's heart to the man he became, Cam's dark past with his dangerous and abusive ex-wife and the tenuous relationship with his son Daniel...all things tha More...