Title: How To Tame Your Duke
Author: Juliana Gray
Series: Princess In Hiding
Format: Paperback
Release Date: June 4 2013
Publisher: Berkley Sensation
Pages: 296
Genre: Regency Historical Romance
ISBN: 978-0-425-26566-6
Blurb
England, 1888.
Quiet and scholarly Princess Emilie has always avoided adventure, until she’s forced to disguise herself as a tutor in the household of the imposing Duke of Ashland, a former soldier disfigured in battle and abandoned by his wife. When chance draws her into a secret liaison with the duke, Emilie can't resist the opportunity to learn what lies behind his forbidding mask, and find out what adventure really means...
The duke never imagines that his son's tutor and his mysterious golden-haired beauty are one and the same. But when the true identity of his lover is laid bare, Moreland must face the demons in his past in order to safeguard both his lady - and his heart.
My Review
Princess Emilie, is the middle sister, and has always been
the quiet and reserved one, and relished her books. But when their father is
murdered, they are on the run for their lives. They make it to England, with the
aid of their governess to reach their uncle’s home. Who hatches a plan to hide
them in the countryside posing as men. Emilie, is to be a tutor for a young
teenager, with an overbearing Duke as the man she answers to. She will have to
cut her hair, and put on a mustache and act the part. At first it doesn’t seem
too difficult but the attraction she feels for Ashland, is overwhelming and she
starts having feelings she never expected to have for him. Then when she learns
of him having a supposed mistress, who he sees every week, she can’t contain
the jealousy and even envy she starts to feel. When she heads to the village,
she is mistaken as the women of the evening for Ashland, and soon she is drawn
into a web of desire and passion, and she begins to live two lives, and wonders
if she could ever share with Ashland the truth of who she really is, or would
he hate her forever…
How To Tame Your Duke is the first book in the series, and
the first book I have had the pleasure of reading from this author. Now I will say I had no idea what to expect
when I started this one. When I start a new author, I either know I will love
it or not love it….I love Juliana Gray. This was such a delight to read and it
was quite a full depth romance, which was something I wasn’t expecting. There are
many intricate patterns in this story that casts a spell over you as you read.
Now I will say, that I wasn’t used to the authors writing style, so it did take
me a little while to adjust, and really get fully involved in the story. I do
love the way that this author created a flawless story for the reader, and
there was quite a bit of substance.
It begins with the hero dressing and acting as a man, and
the hero a wounded beast, who just wants his solitude. This story is about two
that need affection and love and passion more than anyone, they need that
trusting relationship, one only dreams of. Emilie has been forced from the only
home she has ever known, and lost her father and now separated from her
sisters, feels more isolated than ever. Ashland, was wounded and tortured in
the war, and has come back disfigured, wears a mask, and hides most of who he
is from the world. But when these two collide, you see the instant spark. I
loved the little hidden identity theme, and it creates quite a lovely conflict
to the story. I really loved this element to the story, not every author can
write it in such a way as Gray has done for us.
Overall an enriching, steamy, and beautifully crafted
romance…exquisite in every way!!
My Rating
4 Blossoms
Heat Rating
Warm
Series Order
How To Tame Your Duke (1)
How To Master Your Marquess (2)
How To School Your Scoundrel (3)
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