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The Reluctant Duchess
- Narrated by: Liz Pearce
- Series: Ladies of the Manor, Book 2
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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- Mel A
- 10-08-18
Amazingly, even BETTER!
BRAVO! MAGNIFICENT, Even Better than the first of the trilogy. Stand-alone but the depth of knowing the first, as goid as it was, made this one all the more enriched and left me eager to start the third! :) Wonderful!
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- 🌸DARA
- 10-11-17
Just as good as book one. 💓
After listening to book one in this series and liking it I knew I had to give book two a listen. I like this series because each book is a complete story with no cliffhangers and they are clean reads. Like book one, this book has delightful characters with mystery and romance. It does have some of the same characters as book one but you definitely could start with book two of this series and you wouldn't be lost. The characters are Christians so if you don't enjoy books of faith you might want to skip this series. But I recommend this to everyone.
Loved the narration! She is a delight to listen to.😉
16 people found this helpful
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- Kristen
- 17-09-17
starts off strong and continues throughout
The first book was slow and hard to follow but this second one is very good at capturing your attention and keeping it throughout the book. great book!
3 people found this helpful
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- Jennifer H
- 21-05-19
Warning: rape is a major plot line
While the story is fantastic beware that rape and abuse against women is a major part of the story. But I’ve never seen it handled this well before. I do wish that wouldn’t have been such a big part of the story. It really wasn’t necessary. But the rest of the story made up for it.
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- Jeannette
- 16-11-18
Excellent Tale in the Series
Roseanna White continues to offer exciting and entertaining stories as she continues her epic about rare diamonds, greed, and intrigue, only this time she includes the highlands of Scotland. I thoroughly enjoy her writing and Ms Pearce continues to bring the story to life. Good combination and a must for romance readers.
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- 5233
- 07-05-19
Disappointing
Too much angst. Self doubt and lack of trust are to be expected from an abused young woman, but her ruminations get tiring.
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- Amanda
- 25-07-17
Excellent!
Narrator brilliantly brings life to this well written story! Loved the characters, the faith portrayed, and seeing the rare depth of character that caused two strangers to fight for what is right... to fight for love.
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- Brooke
- 05-07-17
Reluctant Dutchess
My family could not stop listening with me. this book jerked us all around. I was not disappointed.
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- Stacey R. Gibbs
- 11-09-20
Excellent second book in the series
The story continued in this second book in the series with the same amount of excitement and interest. The author has captured my attention and I’m excited about reading the next book in the series. I hope there’s more to come than just three books.
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- Anita Johnson
- 06-07-20
well developed and delightful story.
Read it in one day...start to finish. wonderful accents in the narrative. thank you to both author and reader.
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- CDP2238
- 30-06-20
Another winner!
Nothing more to say than this series is AWESOME. that’s it. It’s amazing. Don’t let me waste more of your time reading the review when you could be reading (or listening) to the book!