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Playing the Duke's Fiancée
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A pretend proposal
For the unconventional heiress
When American heiress Violet Wilkins crosses paths with William, Duke of Charteris, she has extremely low expectations of the “Duke of Bore.” But when this seemingly stuffy aristocrat offers her escape from a dreadful arranged marriage, she leaps at the chance! To her surprise, the arresting Charteris whisks Vi into an exhilarating make-believe romance. And as she gets to know the man behind the title, she can’t help wanting more…
From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
Dollar Duchesses
Money for marriage into London Society
Book 1: His Unlikely Duchess
Book 2: Playing the Duke's Fiancée
For the unconventional heiress
When American heiress Violet Wilkins crosses paths with William, Duke of Charteris, she has extremely low expectations of the “Duke of Bore.” But when this seemingly stuffy aristocrat offers her escape from a dreadful arranged marriage, she leaps at the chance! To her surprise, the arresting Charteris whisks Vi into an exhilarating make-believe romance. And as she gets to know the man behind the title, she can’t help wanting more…
From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
Dollar Duchesses
Money for marriage into London Society
Book 1: His Unlikely Duchess
Book 2: Playing the Duke's Fiancée
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“I loved this book. The setting of a Royal Russian wedding was so extravagant and exciting! I loved learning about this time and event. Th main characters were well developed and very likeable. I enjoyed how they complemented each other and how their love was truly based on their respect and admiration of each other. Learning about the photography of this time was also very interesting. It was well written and I'm glad that the main characters didn't get lost in thd grandeur of the setting.”
“I found this a very entertaining romance, with a significant amount of history interwoven. Violet was a dynamic and determined character who wanted to concentrate on her photography, and was not interested in getting married. When her parents arrange for her to marry her father’s business partner, she is distraught. At the same time, William, the Duke of Charteris is being relentlessly pursued by a determined and particularly conniving debutante and he is determined to marry in his own time. They agree to a make-believe arrangement to take the pressure off them both, but inevitably they find themselves drawn to one another.
The historical element of the story focuses on the wedding of Prince Alfred, the second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Alexander II at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, Russia. The Duke and Violet are both invited as friends of the Royal Family, and we get to feel almost like we are there with them, amongst the opulence of the Winter Palace, and the cold St Petersburg winter. I really felt that I got to understand the Royal family, and I got to indulge in my love of Russian history too.
I loved the idea of photography being a new development and loved that Violet was almost at the forefront of it, and not only was she making a name for herself with her photographs, William was happy to champion her. This was a well-researched book, that captured my imagination.
This was a lovely romance that really held my attention and kept me reading into the early hours of the morning. I really loved the characters of Violet and William, and was rooting for their relationship from the start. I didn’t realise when I started reading it that it was the second in the Dollar Duchesses series. I think it worked perfectly as a standalone, but I will be going back to read the first book in the series, His Unlikely Duchess.”
About Amanda McCabe
Amanda McCabe wrote her first romance at sixteen – an historical epic starring her friends as the characters, written secretly during algebra class! She's never since used algebra, but her books have been nominated for many awards, including the RITA Award, Booksellers Best, National Readers Choice Award and the Holt Medallion. In her spare time she loves taking dance classes and collecting travel souvenirs. Amanda lives in New Mexico. Email her at: amanda@ammandamccabe.com
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