There are several other books in the Spindle Cove series, including A Lady by Midnight and Do You Want to Start a Scandal? (a crossover with Castles Ever After). Naturally, their arrangement becomes far more complicated once they get to know each other. Once that’s over, Griff will pay her enough to open her shop and his mother will be off his back. She agrees to submit to Griff’s mother’s “duchess training” and fail miserably. Griff doesn’t really want to get married, and Pauline dreams about opening her own bookshop, not about marrying a duke.
And this one is a perfect example of why the Spindle Cove books are so entertaining: an unconventional heroine (in this case, a barmaid who loves books) paired with a reluctant groom (a roguish duke whose mother is desperate for him to marry someone, anyone-so he takes her literally and proposes to the serving girl). Characters do reappear throughout the series, but I don’t think the books need to be read in strict order. This is book 3 in Dare’s Spindle Cove series. Ash and Emma have a great rapport (did I mention the teasing?), and Dare is so good at making it clear why they fall for each other. They each devise rules to keep this a classic marriage of convenience, but thanks to some teasing, witty conversation, and a growing attraction, they’re soon in danger of turning their marriage into the real thing.
Emma Gladstone, a seamstress, just so happens to be in the vicinity wearing a wedding dress when he makes this decision. The Duke of Ashbury-a delightfully brooding hero just returned from war-needs an heir. This is the first book in Dare’s Girl Meets Duke series and I think it’s tons of fun. Here are three Tessa Dare books to get you started! The Duchess Deal If you’re looking for all of that, plus heroines with cool interests (like rescuing animals) and the heroes who find them exasperatingly beguiling, look no further. They’re full of humor, warmth, and of course, lots of steam. In fact, her Spindle Cove series is all about unconventional heroines: it’s set in a seaside resort that’s something of a haven for women who don’t quite fit in, whether they are confirmed spinsters or barmaids dreaming of opening a bookshop.
Her books are set in the ever-popular Regency period, and she has a knack for creating fun heroines who defy conventions. Tessa Dare is the bestselling author of 25 historical romances.
0 kommentar(er)
