Her Duke to Savor

De: Dawn Brower

Narrado por: Emma Riches

Duración: 2 h y 6 m

Resumen del Editor

Elias Stevens, the Marquess of Savorton doesn’t believe he’ll ever fall in love. He may marry one day, because the title demands it; however, that elusive emotion will not be freely given to his future wife.

A house party changes everything for him though. His dearest friend makes a wager with him. He’ll fall in love by the new year. Elias takes that bet because he knows his own heart.

Lady Gabriella St. Giles lives a charmed life. She has a good family and fully believes one day she’ll meet a gentleman sure to steal her heart. What she doesn’t count on is meeting an scandalously intriguing marquess at a house party.

Love is on the agenda. One of them wants it and the other hopes to desperately escape it. That wager gives the marquess far more than he could ever imagined, and Gabriella may just acquire her own future duke to savor.

©2024 Dawn Brower (P)2024 Dawn Brower

Elias and Gabrielle

This is a sweet story. Elias doesn’t believe in love, and is a bit jaded. He takes a bet. Gabrielle is a good girl, from a good family, looking for a future husband. Opposites often attract, and now we have a couple. Sweet, short story. It is well enough written. I feel a little something was missing, but till enjoyable. I received a free copy of the audiobook, and am voluntarily leaving my review.

Great audiobook

Wow this is a great audiobook I really enjoyed listening to this book very much enjoyed the storyline the Narrator did a Excellent job telling the story.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Regency House Party High Jinks with a Wager!

First, can I say it drives me crazy when contemporary Regency authors throw the word “duke” in the title when the hero is not a duke? This one's a marquess, an heir of a duke, but he is not a duke yet! Far too many authors do this. Grrr! Do they really think we won't pick up a book if the hero is a marquess instead of a duke?

Despite this annoyance, I actually enjoyed this fun, frothy little story. I knew I was going to be in for a good time because of two things we learn quickly: the story is going to take place at a house party—always a good setting for a Regency romance—and it starts with the laying out of a wager between the hero and his female widowed best friend. They have absolutely no romantic interest in each other, unlike so many books about good friends who eventually become lovers. They essentially challenge each other to fully take part in this house party they've both been invited to, not hiding out in their rooms because they're not interested in any attachments or marriage. Losing your heart to someone means that you lose the bet!

As you may imagine, high jinks ensue, and I loved the treasure hunt at the heart of this book. As a lover of books and Jane Austen, I adored how the library at the manor house and the book Emma (and the heroine's solid knowledge of it) were a part of the treasure hunt. The book is steamy, which I don't have a problem with in principle, but I believe it needs to be done within a better context than was done here. But this was such a fun romp that I will forgive that. If you like romances that take place at a Regency house party with an interesting wager and fun house party games, you will probably enjoy this frothy and fun novella as much as I did.