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The Duke's Club #1
A Duke's Desire
*** A Steamy Regency Romance ***
Tall, handsome, and rich, with a touch of danger. The man risked his life to save her. What woman wouldn’t fall in love.
From London’s lowest rung. A penniless Miss Ann Parker is perfectly aware that women such as herself are never admitted to his world. That won’t stop her from dreaming.
The Duke of Bedford had one simple rule. Never allow the weak to be mistreated. He and his friends may live lives of privilege. But with that comes responsibility. However, that does not include matrimony. Especially not to the less than brilliant ninnies his mother is constantly pushing on him.
In order to forestall his mother’s efforts, the Duke needs someone to make her second guess her plans. If he can convince her he is thinking of marrying a commoner, perhaps she will decide that it is better that he not marry than betray their class.
In need of a pretend heiress to work the deception. The Duke turns to his maid, Ann Parker, for her help. A woman from the wrong side of life, yet a woman of intelligence, natural grace, and charm. With help and a little luck, she may be able to help him avoid a disastrous marriage.
Like Cinderella, Ann is exposed to a magical world. His world. But every moment is a reminder that it is a man and a world she cannot have.
Tall, handsome, and rich, with a touch of danger. The man risked his life to save her. What woman wouldn’t fall in love.
From London’s lowest rung. A penniless Miss Ann Parker is perfectly aware that women such as herself are never admitted to his world. That won’t stop her from dreaming.
The Duke of Bedford had one simple rule. Never allow the weak to be mistreated. He and his friends may live lives of privilege. But with that comes responsibility. However, that does not include matrimony. Especially not to the less than brilliant ninnies his mother is constantly pushing on him.
In order to forestall his mother’s efforts, the Duke needs someone to make her second guess her plans. If he can convince her he is thinking of marrying a commoner, perhaps she will decide that it is better that he not marry than betray their class.
In need of a pretend heiress to work the deception. The Duke turns to his maid, Ann Parker, for her help. A woman from the wrong side of life, yet a woman of intelligence, natural grace, and charm. With help and a little luck, she may be able to help him avoid a disastrous marriage.
Like Cinderella, Ann is exposed to a magical world. His world. But every moment is a reminder that it is a man and a world she cannot have.
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First published January 1, 2020
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January 16, 2020
Timid, naive heroine, DNF @ 20%
I had a really hard time getting into this book. The description of the book sounded like something that would be right up my alley- a historical romance with love found outside of the acceptable classes through a fake relationship. The problem for me mostly comes down to two things:
1. The writing. The writing is very elementary. It almost seems like it was written as a YA novel but then was changed at the last second. This isn't helped by the ages of the main characters which fall at 24 for the hero and around 18 for the heroine. I know authors have to tread a fine line between making historical romances accurate while also making them palatable for the contemporary masses, especially concerning ages, but I have to admit that I'm one of those that prefers that the author makes it less historically accurate by having an older hero and heroine than having younger ones.
In addition, there were several misused words ("peaked" instead of "peeked", etc) and overuse of the same actions or language within a paragraphs of each other (heroine "almost gasped" a couple times in a row, etc). I also feel like the author had trouble finding their voice and the voice of the their characters. Most of it ran together in similar sounding paragraphs regardless of who was speaking. With these issues, I just couldn't immerse myself in the story.
2. The heroine. The heroine comes across as a very timid and naive character. Maybe if the reader had gotten more background on what had happened to her after her father died and the struggles she had to go through to find food and shelter, it would have been more understandable the fear she held towards the hero. As it was, her constant worry that the hero would yell at her or attack her wasn't explained well and it left a distance that didn't allow for the characters to have a connection of any kind, even as saved and savior. In fact the chemistry was so nonexistent that I was extremely confused when the hero had a line where he spoke about the connection they both felt in the carriage after he saved her from some men and how they had to ignore it at the time. During that beginning carriage scene, the reader is in the heroine's POV and she described her feelings during that situation as fearful and worried that she traded the other men for another monster in the hero. How exactly is this a mutual connection then? The fact that the heroine maintains this point of view on the hero even after she's working for him for a bit really destroys any sort of romance.
As I mentioned above, she also seems to be naive. It almost felt like the heroine was from a different society or country as she didn't seem to really understand the workings of London society from either the staff or the ton perspective. In one line she mentions that she thought the hero had saved her but that instead he had only placed her in another situation with different hierarchies. I just kind of felt this was a "well... duh" moment that showed that the heroine really didn't know much about society. Again, maybe this could have been helped with earlier background about the heroine, but who knows.
This book lacked the writing and characterization to make this an intriguing story. Instead, it comes off as a YA historical with caricature characters and no romantic chemistry to be seen. I would recommend passing on this one. Happy reading!
I had a really hard time getting into this book. The description of the book sounded like something that would be right up my alley- a historical romance with love found outside of the acceptable classes through a fake relationship. The problem for me mostly comes down to two things:
1. The writing. The writing is very elementary. It almost seems like it was written as a YA novel but then was changed at the last second. This isn't helped by the ages of the main characters which fall at 24 for the hero and around 18 for the heroine. I know authors have to tread a fine line between making historical romances accurate while also making them palatable for the contemporary masses, especially concerning ages, but I have to admit that I'm one of those that prefers that the author makes it less historically accurate by having an older hero and heroine than having younger ones.
In addition, there were several misused words ("peaked" instead of "peeked", etc) and overuse of the same actions or language within a paragraphs of each other (heroine "almost gasped" a couple times in a row, etc). I also feel like the author had trouble finding their voice and the voice of the their characters. Most of it ran together in similar sounding paragraphs regardless of who was speaking. With these issues, I just couldn't immerse myself in the story.
2. The heroine. The heroine comes across as a very timid and naive character. Maybe if the reader had gotten more background on what had happened to her after her father died and the struggles she had to go through to find food and shelter, it would have been more understandable the fear she held towards the hero. As it was, her constant worry that the hero would yell at her or attack her wasn't explained well and it left a distance that didn't allow for the characters to have a connection of any kind, even as saved and savior. In fact the chemistry was so nonexistent that I was extremely confused when the hero had a line where he spoke about the connection they both felt in the carriage after he saved her from some men and how they had to ignore it at the time. During that beginning carriage scene, the reader is in the heroine's POV and she described her feelings during that situation as fearful and worried that she traded the other men for another monster in the hero. How exactly is this a mutual connection then? The fact that the heroine maintains this point of view on the hero even after she's working for him for a bit really destroys any sort of romance.
As I mentioned above, she also seems to be naive. It almost felt like the heroine was from a different society or country as she didn't seem to really understand the workings of London society from either the staff or the ton perspective. In one line she mentions that she thought the hero had saved her but that instead he had only placed her in another situation with different hierarchies. I just kind of felt this was a "well... duh" moment that showed that the heroine really didn't know much about society. Again, maybe this could have been helped with earlier background about the heroine, but who knows.
This book lacked the writing and characterization to make this an intriguing story. Instead, it comes off as a YA historical with caricature characters and no romantic chemistry to be seen. I would recommend passing on this one. Happy reading!
August 26, 2020
a Duke's Desire (The Duke's Club Book 1)
The love story of Ann and Brock. Ann's father is dead and he left a debt to a gangsta and he plan to sell her to a brothel to get his money. She is recuse by the Duke of Bedford. Can Ann find a new life? Great story.
The love story of Ann and Brock. Ann's father is dead and he left a debt to a gangsta and he plan to sell her to a brothel to get his money. She is recuse by the Duke of Bedford. Can Ann find a new life? Great story.
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February 16, 2020
Compelling Start But Bad Grammar
The hero and the heroine’s meet-cute in this book definitely reminded me of the Colin Firth movie *The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen*. The hero, hearing a woman's terrified scream as he leaves a bar on the rough London docks, confronts her attackers, and after toying with them for a bit, dispatches them as I could imagine Colin Firth’s character would do, providing he only had a Regency gentleman's walking stick as a weapon. I thought it was a well-done action scene and definitely had me intrigued to keep reading. Previous to that was a prologue, which I also thought was well done, showing where these men in the Dukes’ Club—which I imagine is going to be a series—became friends as boys in an exclusive but cruel school for young gentlemen.
I found the hero to be an interesting and complex character, starting from when he was just a young man in that prologue scene. The heroine drove me a little crazy at times, especially at first. Here, she had just been saved by the duke, but instead of thanking her lucky stars, she's afraid to take his job offer as a maid because she was concerned that he could be a monster, especially after what she just witnessed (even if it was in her defense). Still, I think the author did her feelings Justice throughout most of the book because if she was put in a hard circumstance in a number of ways.
This book had severe problems with grammar, punctuation, and usage. I did receive an ARC copy of the book, and when I see there are problems—especially to this extent—I take a peek at the Look Inside feature on Amazon to see if what I read is reflected in the published book. Sad to say, I didn't receive an uncorrected ARC as the published book has all the same errors in their first 10%. Some errors are just bizarre, like random capitalization. There were several close-but-no-cigar words—replay/reply, peaked/peeked—but my favorite one was “pear of the realm”! At least that one made me laugh. What I found the most difficult to read was that the writing was often in fragments. That isn't so unusual in, say, contemporary romance. But these fragments were not merely random phrases with no relation to each other. Rather, they are phrases that should have been hooked together to make a proper sentence. For instance, in one paragraph, there were four fragments that should have been joined together into two sentences because two of the phrases were dependent clauses that modified the other two phrases. Let me quote it for you. “It was either a small parish or the Army. And since Duncan had committed more sins than most. He’d wisely chosen a career in the Army. Now, after years of war. It appeared as if the strain was taking a cost.”
All that being said, I did enjoy the basic story even though the issues mentioned above definitely detracted from my enjoyment of the reading of the book. I would suggest to the author that she spend at least as much money on editing and proofreading as she did on the lovely cover, and she will have a much stronger book.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
The hero and the heroine’s meet-cute in this book definitely reminded me of the Colin Firth movie *The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen*. The hero, hearing a woman's terrified scream as he leaves a bar on the rough London docks, confronts her attackers, and after toying with them for a bit, dispatches them as I could imagine Colin Firth’s character would do, providing he only had a Regency gentleman's walking stick as a weapon. I thought it was a well-done action scene and definitely had me intrigued to keep reading. Previous to that was a prologue, which I also thought was well done, showing where these men in the Dukes’ Club—which I imagine is going to be a series—became friends as boys in an exclusive but cruel school for young gentlemen.
I found the hero to be an interesting and complex character, starting from when he was just a young man in that prologue scene. The heroine drove me a little crazy at times, especially at first. Here, she had just been saved by the duke, but instead of thanking her lucky stars, she's afraid to take his job offer as a maid because she was concerned that he could be a monster, especially after what she just witnessed (even if it was in her defense). Still, I think the author did her feelings Justice throughout most of the book because if she was put in a hard circumstance in a number of ways.
This book had severe problems with grammar, punctuation, and usage. I did receive an ARC copy of the book, and when I see there are problems—especially to this extent—I take a peek at the Look Inside feature on Amazon to see if what I read is reflected in the published book. Sad to say, I didn't receive an uncorrected ARC as the published book has all the same errors in their first 10%. Some errors are just bizarre, like random capitalization. There were several close-but-no-cigar words—replay/reply, peaked/peeked—but my favorite one was “pear of the realm”! At least that one made me laugh. What I found the most difficult to read was that the writing was often in fragments. That isn't so unusual in, say, contemporary romance. But these fragments were not merely random phrases with no relation to each other. Rather, they are phrases that should have been hooked together to make a proper sentence. For instance, in one paragraph, there were four fragments that should have been joined together into two sentences because two of the phrases were dependent clauses that modified the other two phrases. Let me quote it for you. “It was either a small parish or the Army. And since Duncan had committed more sins than most. He’d wisely chosen a career in the Army. Now, after years of war. It appeared as if the strain was taking a cost.”
All that being said, I did enjoy the basic story even though the issues mentioned above definitely detracted from my enjoyment of the reading of the book. I would suggest to the author that she spend at least as much money on editing and proofreading as she did on the lovely cover, and she will have a much stronger book.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
April 4, 2020
THIS WAS LIKE A TOUCH N GO STORY...IT WAS MORE TOLD THAN FELT.
VERY FORMULATED AND MECHANICAL, but since I enjoyed the idea of it, I won't say it's a bad story...maybe just in need of more smooth and emotional transitioning.
BROCK (reminds me of the Pokemon trainer, Ash's friend haha) is a Duke who formed the Duke's Club with three other boys when they were children in school. The story is rather simple and typical. 1. He's a duke. 2. He needs to marry. 3. He's rather good at being a Duke. 4. No he doesn't believe in love. 5. He absolutely hates it when his mother comes to town. 6. He's a kind and considerate man. I think the silliest plan in the story was his trying to discourage his mother by lying that he already has a rich merchant's daughter that he possibly plans to marry, and then use the heroine to help him play out the lie. It's just...seriously? That kind of ruined it for me a little. Brock was so rational, and logical that this plan seems completely of out character.
ANN is like a mouse who is afraid of her own shadow. I had zero pleasure reading her because her personality was weak tea. Her father used to be a clerk in the Bank of England until his wife's death and he fell into opium addiction, which led to his death and then came the debts which Ann is unable to pay, making her a target of street scums. One night while being attacked, she is rescued by Brock and eventually given a job as a scullery maid in his home. Their attraction is insta-love in a way, except no one acted upon it yet...it certainly wasn't all consuming and Brock was more contemplating of her from afar than he actually DID anything about his feelings. Frankly their feelings for each other didn't feel believable because they BARELY interacted with each other and the moment he speaks to Ann, she bolts like a scaredy cat. How is that love?
OVERALL this could have been a 100 times better than was written because the idea was classic, but the execution was rather poor. I've seen plenty of reviews that this author often needs a proofreader, but I suppose this was one of the better ones compared to her previous stories.
VERY FORMULATED AND MECHANICAL, but since I enjoyed the idea of it, I won't say it's a bad story...maybe just in need of more smooth and emotional transitioning.
BROCK (reminds me of the Pokemon trainer, Ash's friend haha) is a Duke who formed the Duke's Club with three other boys when they were children in school. The story is rather simple and typical. 1. He's a duke. 2. He needs to marry. 3. He's rather good at being a Duke. 4. No he doesn't believe in love. 5. He absolutely hates it when his mother comes to town. 6. He's a kind and considerate man. I think the silliest plan in the story was his trying to discourage his mother by lying that he already has a rich merchant's daughter that he possibly plans to marry, and then use the heroine to help him play out the lie. It's just...seriously? That kind of ruined it for me a little. Brock was so rational, and logical that this plan seems completely of out character.
ANN is like a mouse who is afraid of her own shadow. I had zero pleasure reading her because her personality was weak tea. Her father used to be a clerk in the Bank of England until his wife's death and he fell into opium addiction, which led to his death and then came the debts which Ann is unable to pay, making her a target of street scums. One night while being attacked, she is rescued by Brock and eventually given a job as a scullery maid in his home. Their attraction is insta-love in a way, except no one acted upon it yet...it certainly wasn't all consuming and Brock was more contemplating of her from afar than he actually DID anything about his feelings. Frankly their feelings for each other didn't feel believable because they BARELY interacted with each other and the moment he speaks to Ann, she bolts like a scaredy cat. How is that love?
OVERALL this could have been a 100 times better than was written because the idea was classic, but the execution was rather poor. I've seen plenty of reviews that this author often needs a proofreader, but I suppose this was one of the better ones compared to her previous stories.
August 7, 2022
This is a 4.5 star book, a 3 star narrator presentation and 1 star for Audible's mismanagement of this 2020 series.
I own book 1 Duke's Desire, and it was on my Audible list. Then it disappeared. Now Amazon lists the audiobook as unavailable. So I to access it as a Kindle book.
Book 2 has has similar problems as it disappeared after syncing to the Audible app.
Books 3 and 4 of Duke's Club series have audio quality that varies throughout the books. It sounds like the narrator changes locations (back echo) or equipment. There are hundreds of spots where words or phrases repeat, like an old LP skipping and bouncing on the record. I love the vocal timber of the narrator, but authors that use her need to use intense oversight. For example: orientated DOES NOT mean oriented. Orientate is the past tense of orient or the far East. She makes this error in each book. Also, I understand putting a teaser chapter at the end of the book. Buy if you do this it MUST be introduced with book title, series name and placement # and an invitation. If you just stick random chapters at the end of the book the author, publisher and narrator are acting disrespectfully to their customers and look very unprofessional. Consumers will be cautious to buy in the future is you can't treat readers/listeners better.
The stories are good and deserve audiobook treatments with higher standards. I appreciate the inclusion of a tiny bit more history that this series offers, compared to so many historic romance series.
The for heros of the four book's formed the Duke's Club while at school. Now grown they are becoming the Dukes' Club, with a meaningful move of the punctuation mark. That construct, 4 peers bonded by boarding school injustice, seems very familiar, perhaps from a Victoria Alexander 2017 series?
I own book 1 Duke's Desire, and it was on my Audible list. Then it disappeared. Now Amazon lists the audiobook as unavailable. So I to access it as a Kindle book.
Book 2 has has similar problems as it disappeared after syncing to the Audible app.
Books 3 and 4 of Duke's Club series have audio quality that varies throughout the books. It sounds like the narrator changes locations (back echo) or equipment. There are hundreds of spots where words or phrases repeat, like an old LP skipping and bouncing on the record. I love the vocal timber of the narrator, but authors that use her need to use intense oversight. For example: orientated DOES NOT mean oriented. Orientate is the past tense of orient or the far East. She makes this error in each book. Also, I understand putting a teaser chapter at the end of the book. Buy if you do this it MUST be introduced with book title, series name and placement # and an invitation. If you just stick random chapters at the end of the book the author, publisher and narrator are acting disrespectfully to their customers and look very unprofessional. Consumers will be cautious to buy in the future is you can't treat readers/listeners better.
The stories are good and deserve audiobook treatments with higher standards. I appreciate the inclusion of a tiny bit more history that this series offers, compared to so many historic romance series.
The for heros of the four book's formed the Duke's Club while at school. Now grown they are becoming the Dukes' Club, with a meaningful move of the punctuation mark. That construct, 4 peers bonded by boarding school injustice, seems very familiar, perhaps from a Victoria Alexander 2017 series?
August 28, 2020
Oh dear. This is a bit of a mess. The story itself isn't bad and had promise, but the writing is poor. I can overlook a few typos or mistakes here and there, but this entire book was riddled with them. I think my favourite was "a leading pear of the realm" which had me giggling for several chapters and got a daft image stuck in my head.
We also had someone "knife welding", someone "taping the roof" and a reference to the "sound of smells". On more than one occasion there were quotation marks where there shouldn't have been. The absolute worst, however, were the sentences. So many sentences that went nowhere, such as "But, deep down." Or "Now, after years of war." These are not complete sentences. So many full stops (periods to Americans) everywhere breaking up sentences and leaving little sentence fragments all alone. It was really jarring.
The story did have some potential but it is desperately in need of editing.
We also had someone "knife welding", someone "taping the roof" and a reference to the "sound of smells". On more than one occasion there were quotation marks where there shouldn't have been. The absolute worst, however, were the sentences. So many sentences that went nowhere, such as "But, deep down." Or "Now, after years of war." These are not complete sentences. So many full stops (periods to Americans) everywhere breaking up sentences and leaving little sentence fragments all alone. It was really jarring.
The story did have some potential but it is desperately in need of editing.
February 9, 2020
Dreams can come true.
Do you like regency romances how about ones that bring the steam then kiddies this is the one to pick up! Now before writing my review, I took a look at the other ones done so far and boy are they a mixed bag. Where I agree the heroine is a bit timid and naïve that is what I expect for regency. I liked the story Ann is a young woman who has to face some difficulties that could scare anyone. I think the author did a great job of writing those feelings. Yes, I agree there is a need to proof-read but then again I am reading an arc and I do not expect a perfect copy. I am sure the author will correct those things before publication. I liked the Duke and for me, this was a very entertaining and a good read. I did receive a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.
Do you like regency romances how about ones that bring the steam then kiddies this is the one to pick up! Now before writing my review, I took a look at the other ones done so far and boy are they a mixed bag. Where I agree the heroine is a bit timid and naïve that is what I expect for regency. I liked the story Ann is a young woman who has to face some difficulties that could scare anyone. I think the author did a great job of writing those feelings. Yes, I agree there is a need to proof-read but then again I am reading an arc and I do not expect a perfect copy. I am sure the author will correct those things before publication. I liked the Duke and for me, this was a very entertaining and a good read. I did receive a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.
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March 28, 2020A maid or a duchess
Ann was being pursued for a debt her father left with a notorious criminal in London's underworld! Brock always looked out for the less fortunate! When he sees Ann being manhandled in an alley he takes her home and makes her a maid in his household! His housekeeper knows there is something special about her and sees the way Brock looks at her!? She is well read and educated and now has a much better future then being sold into a brothel! Brock is a Duke and very little is denied him! But his mother wants to marry a young but bitter prune! Can be make his own happiness??
Ann was being pursued for a debt her father left with a notorious criminal in London's underworld! Brock always looked out for the less fortunate! When he sees Ann being manhandled in an alley he takes her home and makes her a maid in his household! His housekeeper knows there is something special about her and sees the way Brock looks at her!? She is well read and educated and now has a much better future then being sold into a brothel! Brock is a Duke and very little is denied him! But his mother wants to marry a young but bitter prune! Can be make his own happiness??
March 23, 2021
I liked the story! It was romantic at a time I needed something to take me away. I even like the characters. My problem is that I found more spelling and grammar errors on a page to page basis than I have ever seen in all the books both on paper and on Kindle than I have ever seen in my entire life! This book could have been proof read by a first grader and it would have had fewer mistakes. I found it so distracting that I almost lost the story/plot due to the loudly trumpeting errors. Again the plot was cute and enjoyable but it is drowning in distracting errors which overpowered the plot at times. My focus should have been on the plot!
September 13, 2020
Sadly, just an okay read.
This is a difficult review to write. I normally love G.L. Snodgrass' books, but The Duke's Desire just was not up to the standards I've come to expect from this talented author.
Personally, I felt the story was too unbelievable and the heroine was brave but lacked common sense. I liked the hero, but I liked his best friend better. The ending was sweet, but it couldn't offset what was lacking in the earlier chapters.
Content 411: This book contains some mild swearing (secular and religious) and a moderately described sexually intimate scene.
This is a difficult review to write. I normally love G.L. Snodgrass' books, but The Duke's Desire just was not up to the standards I've come to expect from this talented author.
Personally, I felt the story was too unbelievable and the heroine was brave but lacked common sense. I liked the hero, but I liked his best friend better. The ending was sweet, but it couldn't offset what was lacking in the earlier chapters.
Content 411: This book contains some mild swearing (secular and religious) and a moderately described sexually intimate scene.
August 24, 2024
A fine example of how self pub is bad for books...
This was in dire need of an editor.
The story was ridiculously improbable but what got on my last nerve were the myriad punctuation and word choice errors. I've known fifth graders who understood sentence fragments, run-on sentences, comma usage, verb tense, and at the very least, running spellcheck and/or checking a dictionary to avoid ridiculous errors.
I honestly wanted to bail 30 pages in but hoped it would redeem itself. It did not. 😕
This was in dire need of an editor.
The story was ridiculously improbable but what got on my last nerve were the myriad punctuation and word choice errors. I've known fifth graders who understood sentence fragments, run-on sentences, comma usage, verb tense, and at the very least, running spellcheck and/or checking a dictionary to avoid ridiculous errors.
I honestly wanted to bail 30 pages in but hoped it would redeem itself. It did not. 😕
February 9, 2020
Book one in The Duke's Club series a well written story with a very good storyline the story flowed smoothly from page to page. This is a new Author to me. I want to read more in this series. Miss Ann Parker who is penniless and Brock Powell, the Fifth Duke of Bedford's story. I starts when four boys are young and goes to when they are older. I would say this is a book to read. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 27, 2020
*3.5 stars. This is an interesting historical romance. It’s steamy and I enjoyed the romance. The heroine was a bit timid for my liking but I suppose it’s appropriate for the regency era. The plot itself was interesting and I liked the Duke. This was certainly an enjoyable read!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
May 18, 2020
Ann knew she has to be careful that she was not seen but luck was not on her side. When Graingers men found her they told her she was going to be sold to a Brothel. Brock and his friends always risk their lives to help others and when Brock saw a woman in need he charged to the rescue. A beautiful story from rags to riches a new tale on Cinderella!
August 25, 2020
The story line was good, although predictable. However, the grammatical errors were so bad they were annoying! Then there were a few times where Bedford was called by a different [but similar] name. I needed to re-read the paragraph, and page a few times to see if I had missed another person introduced to the scene.
Overall I loved the way the main characters had their HEA
Overall I loved the way the main characters had their HEA
August 26, 2020
Ann is running from her father’s debt collectors. She has nothing left to sell. The next time they catch her she will be sold to a brothel. Brock hears her scream when she is caught. He takes her to him home and gives her a job as a maid. His mother comes to visit with the idea that he must marry. He decides to use Ann to get his mom to back off.
August 27, 2020
Rescued
Life alone in the streets of London was never safe, but throw in a gangster that wanted to sell her to collect on her father's debts, and you know what terror is. This is a great suspense story made even better by the romance woven through it. I know you'll enjoy this book!
Life alone in the streets of London was never safe, but throw in a gangster that wanted to sell her to collect on her father's debts, and you know what terror is. This is a great suspense story made even better by the romance woven through it. I know you'll enjoy this book!
September 20, 2021
2.75 Stars
This was short and easy read, but I think it kind of suffered because of how short it was. It just didn't give enough time to really believe that a Duke could fall for a maid, nor enough time to really develop the characters.
It also kind of started to drag very early on, but like I said it was short so I was able to power through.
This was short and easy read, but I think it kind of suffered because of how short it was. It just didn't give enough time to really believe that a Duke could fall for a maid, nor enough time to really develop the characters.
It also kind of started to drag very early on, but like I said it was short so I was able to power through.
September 25, 2021
A Cinderella story with a Duke instead.
A sweet story of Duke meets commoner, Duke loses commoner and Duke and commoner find each other again. There is a whole lot of other things that go on, but I think you should read the story yourself. An excellent read for historical romance lovers.
A sweet story of Duke meets commoner, Duke loses commoner and Duke and commoner find each other again. There is a whole lot of other things that go on, but I think you should read the story yourself. An excellent read for historical romance lovers.
August 24, 2020
Easy read
This story has a duke falling for a lady he rescued from the docks and put to work as a maid. She helps him convince his mother he need not marry but in the end they end up happy ever after
This story has a duke falling for a lady he rescued from the docks and put to work as a maid. She helps him convince his mother he need not marry but in the end they end up happy ever after
August 25, 2020
I thought this novel needed more development both in its plot and its characters. All of the events seemed to happen way too quickly. The two main characters don't even spend that much time together. The idea for the story is a good one, but the story itself is too hurried.
September 13, 2020
Her Savior
I love this type of story, Cinderella is one of my favorite fairy tales.
Ann is homeless penniless and alone in the world ,danger follows her every move.Brock the Duke of
Bedford will be her savior and prince
Charming.
Thank you ❤
I love this type of story, Cinderella is one of my favorite fairy tales.
Ann is homeless penniless and alone in the world ,danger follows her every move.Brock the Duke of
Bedford will be her savior and prince
Charming.
Thank you ❤
September 20, 2020
More was wrong than right with this book. I like Ann and Brock, but the plot lacked interest, and I got bored a few times. In particular, the writing was awful, with too many grammatical errors to even make sense of the story.
Not worth the time to read, unfortunately.
KU
Not worth the time to read, unfortunately.
KU
January 12, 2021
I felt this was a light and easy read. If you like a fake relationship trope and regency romance this book is good for a quick read. I will say the description of this book seemed a lot more interesting than the book itself.
February 12, 2021
Always love to find a new author!
I loved this book. Though for me it was a very quick read, I do enjoyed it. It was a new spin on the Cinderella story. It has all the parts to draw the reader in and has twists and turns to keep you from putting this book down.Enjoy!
I loved this book. Though for me it was a very quick read, I do enjoyed it. It was a new spin on the Cinderella story. It has all the parts to draw the reader in and has twists and turns to keep you from putting this book down.Enjoy!
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July 13, 2023A rags to riches story.
Ann lifted herself up and was willing to make a better life for herself, without prostituting herself.
Brock did not want to fall in with his mother's plans and go against his own ideals.
The two unlikely pair end up finding the answer to their dilemma.
Ann lifted herself up and was willing to make a better life for herself, without prostituting herself.
Brock did not want to fall in with his mother's plans and go against his own ideals.
The two unlikely pair end up finding the answer to their dilemma.
January 18, 2024
This was a wonderful story. It starts out with a group of boys in school as young boys that share a bond together. The rest as they say is history. What a beautiful, courageous story. A wonderful work of friendship, love, and bonding of family in different ways. I'm going to read book two next.
March 7, 2020
Enjoyed this Regency romance.
April 3, 2020
Great
I just loved this series.A perfect Cinderella story. A definite must read. Can't wait for more.Get your copy today 😁
I just loved this series.A perfect Cinderella story. A definite must read. Can't wait for more.Get your copy today 😁
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