Tessa DareRomance · Historical Fiction
The Duchess Deal
Synopsis
The Duke of Ashbury, in need of a wife, proposes a marriage of convenience to Emma Gladstone, a vicar's daughter turned seamstress. Both enter the arrangement with specific terms, but as they navigate their new life together, they find themselves unexpectedly falling in love.
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10
- <div>It was so fluffy, warm, cute, no angst, no deep plot, which is honestly not really what I like but I still loved it. I highlighted all the cute things Ash said to Emma, his Shakespearean insults, and Emma’s pet names.<br><br></div><blockquote>“I am serious. Really, truly, honestly, earnestly, properly. And I mean to have you, completely.”</blockquote><div><br></div><blockquote>“Touch her and you will pay with your lives, you diseased, maggoty curs.”</blockquote><div><br></div><blockquote>“In my heart. Somehow you crashed your way into it when I wasn’t looking. The same way you barged into my library, I suppose. But you’re here now, inside. Emma, you’re the very life of me.”</blockquote><div><br><br>It was adorable and I was smiling like an idiot. I devoured it in less than a day, I didn’t feel the almost 400 pages.<br><br>Is this the beginning of my Regency Duke Romance Era?</div>
- WARNING: Do not read this book in public unless you are okay with people staring at you. This book is a hilarious romantic story with a sprinkle of everything. It made me laugh so hard that I couldn't even breathe. It is a fun, enjoyable, light, and funny read. For that, it deserves 5 stars.