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A Duke in Shining Armour
- Difficult Dukes, Book 1
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
Surely something so temptingly wrong can’t be so deliciously right?
A Runaway Bride....
Bookish, brainy Lady Olympia Hightower should be elated she's marrying the ‘catch' of several London seasons. Her large spendthrift family certainly is! And yet, Olympia finds herself sneaking out the chapel window, in a mad attempt to escape her glorious future as a duchess.
A Duke in Pursuit....
Virtue was never a virtue for Hugh Philemon Ancaster, Seventh Duke of Ripley, but even he can see his duty as best man requires him to recapture the fleeing bride, and return her to the bridegroom. But with every one of Olympia’s clever turns, he’s finding it harder to give her up.
A Matchmakers Dream....
Critic reviews
"Overflowing with Chase’s signature wit and laugh-out-loud humor.” (Romantic Times)
"One of the finest romance authors of all time." (Julia Quinn)
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- Miss S Hayes
- 01-07-23
Funny and an easy listen
The narrator was very good, and the story was light, but the best element was the humour.
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- Olgabridge
- 15-08-23
Entertaining
Pleasant book well read and amusing dialogue. Thought the runaway bride showed just the right amount of spirit -
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- Mo Bass
- 15-07-21
Really enjoyable
I loved the hero and heroine and their banter. Good story very well narrated. Worth keeping.
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- C Dawson
- 06-12-22
A good listen and funny in parts.
The narrator was excellent and made the story easy to listen to. thank you.
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- Abbey
- 12-02-24
Fabulous
A fabulous period drama. Wonderfully written and beautifully descriptive. A laugh out loud book, not for the Tube, as you may get some strange sideways glances! Loved everything about it. Just starting her next novel.
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- Alexandra
- 10-10-22
Duke in shiny armour
Always a delight to hear Kate Reading - can never understand why some publishers/authors throw away their hard work with rubbish readers. Thank you both for a delightful listen - again. Could skip the steamy bits as they arent necessary but great story, excellently written and brilliantly read
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- Sue h
- 02-10-22
Joyous
What a brilliant book, all you could wish for, witty crisp dialogue and an amusing storyline.
The narration was superb bringing all the characters to life so well.
Highly recommended.
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- Louise Gleeson
- 12-01-24
Another win from Loretta Chase
From the moment I was introduced to Loretta Chase I have enjoyed her work.
I felt like the story in this book started off well but then had a section where I almost felt like skipping.
While the ending is using clear with most books in this genre early on I really enjoyed the story and have listened to this book at least 3 times at this stage.
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Kate Reading is one of the best narrators for audiobooks. She has a way of bringing the characters to life. Unlike some other narrators there is not a big difference between the volume of the character voice and the narrator voice. There are some narrators where the difference is so noticeable it feels like the volume is at least 1-2 levels higher making it difficult to listen to.
The story stands on its own and could be read as a single novel outside of being the first in the series without missing anything.
Once I had finished this book I went and bought the second straight away. I can't wait for the 3rd to come out.
Would definitely recommend
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- A Walker
- 18-07-21
A complete romantic romp
A rarity in that the narrator matched the exquisite humour and romance of an excellently written tale with utterly likeable character.
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- Antony
- 09-07-23
Wonderful stuff!
Great fun, delightful banter between the H and h, very funny indeed. The scene in the library involving the wheelchair with Ripley’s racing commentary had me laughing out loud. Amusing men are so very attractive - Ripley had me hooked by chapter 2 and the wheelchair race confirmed it. I would have married him then and there! Brilliantly read by Kate Reading, who absolutely got the tone and the humour bang on. If you need a distraction from real life and could do with some laughter then I recommend you listen to this book.
Mrs G (obviously)
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