A Duke In Shining Armor
Difficult Dukes
Difficult Dukes
by Loretta Chase
Publication Date: November 28th
2017
Publisher: Avon Books
Genre: Adult, Historical
Romance
The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . THE DUKE IN
SHINING ARMOR (Difficult Dukes, #1) . . .The
trio known as Their Dis-Graces have made their appearance and have to enjoy
them very much. I’m not in love but I am very much on my way to it. Olympia was
most certainly a hand full. Ripley was no choir boy but he was in fact trying
to do what should be done to honor his
friendship, Ashmont. This was one read to start off a series with much-a-doo. The
Most
Boring Girl
meets one of the most rakish of dukes one of the trio of Their Dis-Graces.
Olympia
was the wallflower or worst boring lady, so she was called. She was surprised
to get a marriage offer from anyone, but a duke. This was the cake topper.
There were no reasons to not accept with all that was her life. She just could
not seem to go through with it.
Ripley
confused me a bit but he grew on me as the read progressed. He did spend an unusual
amount of time chasing this runaway bride. Though you would not be able to tell
by the passage of time. The chase felt longer than it was. The return was full
of interest.
As
what I expect from Loretta Chase we get good writing, great characters,
fascinating dukes (Ripley, Ashmont, and Blackwood), bookish lady, and one heck
of an attempted escape. I loved the characters. Their chemistry, banter, and comradery.
There were a few untried section that had me pause a bit and then almost say that
I did not like a character or two, but I will hold judgement until the next of
the trilogy come out. This was a fun
read and a new adventure.
BLURB
Not all dukes are
created equal. Most are upstanding members of Society. And then there’s the
trio known as Their Dis-Graces.
Hugh Philemon Ancaster, seventh Duke
of Ripley, will never win prizes for virtue. But even he draws the line at
running off with his best friend’s bride. All he’s trying to do is recapture
the slightly inebriated Lady Olympia Hightower and return her to her intended
bridegroom.
For reasons that elude her, bookish,
bespectacled Olympia is supposed to marry a gorgeous rake of a duke. The ton is
flabbergasted. Her family’s ecstatic. And Olympia? She’s climbing out of a
window, bent on a getaway. But tall, dark, and exasperating Ripley is hot on
her trail, determined to bring her back to his friend. For once, the
world-famous hellion is trying to do the honorable thing.
So why does Olympia have to make it so
deliciously difficult for him . . . ?
Author Info
Loretta Chase has
worked in academe, retail, and the visual arts, as well as on the streets-as a
meter maid-and in video, as a scriptwriter. She might have developed an
excitingly checkered career had her spouse not nagged her into writing fiction.
Her bestselling historical romances, set in the Regency and Romantic eras of
the early 19th century, have won a number of awards, including the Romance
Writers of America’s Rita. For more about her past, her books, and what she
does and doesn’t do on social media, please visit her website http://www.LorettaChase.com.
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