What a Duchess Does - Judith Lynne

What a Duchess Does

By Judith Lynne

  • Release Date: 2022-02-14
  • Genre: Historical Romance
Score: 4
4
From 377 Ratings

Description

She's in no position to turn down a duke.
They both know it.
That doesn't mean the game is over...

Selene's mother is deathly ill, and there's little a poor housemaid can do. Working in her cousin's house, grateful for the roof over her head, Selene doesn't dream anymore of a titled marriage. Only a little of falling in love.

Nicholas Hayden, the Duke of Talbourne, learned early in life never to show what he wanted. But sad experience, and silence, won't help him conquer his passion for the housemaid he has rescued — a passion that threatens everything he has built for his life.

A mother's scheme with a duke as cold as the devil could transform Selene from a housemaid to a duchess in a matter of days. But Selene dares to want a marriage that isn't just for show. If she's going to make a deal with this devil, she has demands of her own.

A fairytale romance with a touch of intrigue

What a Duchess Does is a standalone book! But its characters appear not only in the next book in the series, Crown of Hearts, but also in The Caped Countess, the first book of Judith Lynne's exciting new action Regency romance series.

What a Duchess Does features a game-playing duchess, a duke who gets a dog, and some political intrigue based on actual events of spring 1813.

Winner of The Carla, 2021 MARARWA Award, Best Romance of 2021

Finalist for The Beverly, 2021 Colorado Romance Writers

"Fresh, funny, and exciting, What a Duchess Does is a superior example of what it is possible for an intelligent, witty writer to achieve within the corseted constraints of the romance genre." - The BookLife Prize

Reviews

  • A Brigeton story

    5
    By Summer Clouds
    Brigeton is about siblings finding love.. this is her and later issues, of friends finding love. I cannot complain. I do love period dramas with love story twists. If u love a Brigeton story, then most definitely will enjoy this as well.
  • Meh….

    2
    By NJJayhawker
    Hard to follow how the characters were connected. Some flaws in continuity of the story line.
  • Duchess Does

    5
    By miling12
    A good book!Thank you
  • What a Duchess Does

    4
    By Bev teacher
    A fun book.
  • Delightful and insightful

    4
    By Everettjb
    A deeply thoughtful and delightful story of two people who were made for each other but don’t know it. In learning to trust each other, they discover their own weaknesses and strengths and work to understand and be understood while breaking bad habits and building new and healthier ones. A rich and satisfying love story with depth and humor. Content warning: scenes of marital sex.
  • Book Review

    5
    By dj333*
    Great book, with a good plot and story line. I was truly captivated!

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