Treat yourself to a delightful Regency romance with a fairy-tale twist “much in the manner of Mary Balogh.” (Kirkus)
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Duncan Wentworth once tried his hand at rescuing a damsel in distress long ago, and he’s vowed he’ll never make that mistake again. Yet when he comes across a stranger in the poacher-infested woods of his estate, decency compels him to offer the lady aid. Matilda is whip-smart, she can read Duncan’s horrible penmanship, and when she wears his reading glasses all Duncan can think about is naughty Latin poetry.
Widowed duchess Matilda Wakefield can’t entrust her secrets to Duncan without embroiling him in the problems that sent her fleeing from London, but neither can she ignore a man who’s honorable, a brilliant chess player, and maddeningly kissable. She needs to stay one step ahead of the enemies pursuing her, and falling into Duncan’s arms is a distraction she can’t afford-or they’ll both pay the price.
“Grace Burrowes is terrific!” –Julia Quinn
“Grace Burrowes is a romance treasure.” –Tessa Dare
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Sexual Content - 3/5
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Violence - 1/5
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Language - 0/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
When the Duchess Says I Do by Grace Burrows is a sweet romance with twists and turns. I enjoy when an author creates intelligent characters. Grace has done this in both Duncan and Matilda. She is on the run trying to save her father from treason. She is a lady and a survivor. She loves chess.
Duncan is a gentleman to the core. Duncan left the church after being disappointed in the leadership. Although this is a regency novel some of the storyline is plucked from today’s headlines. Duncan knows that she is hiding something. However he still hires her to translate his travel journals.
Grace created memorable scenes between Duncan and Matilda and also Duncan and Stephan. I had not read the first book in the series. You get to see enough of Quinn and Jane that I want to go back and find it. I am also hoping that we will get to follow Stephan’s progress. In addition, it would be good to see Duncan’s estate in its full glory.
I thought the story lagged a little about 20-30% in but then picked right back up to the point we were not sure who the good guys were and who was the traitor.
Sexual content - one scene not behind closed doors.
violence - people are trying to find her
drinking - some casual drinking
I received this book from Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review.
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