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A Duke in Shining Armour

Difficult Dukes, Book 1

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A Duke in Shining Armour

By: Loretta Chase
Narrated by: Kate Reading
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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....

©2017 Loretta Chase (P)2021 W F Howes Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Women's Fiction Feel-Good Funny Witty

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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It is a trivial story but entertaining and the characters are adorable and amusing
Bravo

Charming and entertaining…

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Great overall classic story, with laugh out loud moments throughout .
A five star 🌟 Performance.

You'll love it!

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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.

Performance:
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

Another win from Loretta Chase

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Fabulous fabulous I laughed so many times I had to keep turning back ! Narrated brilliantly can’t wait to listen to the following books

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Great story, well written with a fast moving plot, I couldn't wait to get to the end! It reminded me of a Georgette Heyer novel - a Recency classic at it's best!!!!

Brilliant!

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