Avon
Featuring: James Cavendish; Meredith Green
384 pages ISBN: 0062386816 EAN: 9780062386816 Kindle: B01MS3CUWG Mass Market Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
On his way to London, James Cavendish stopped at a tavern in
Southampton; this was his last evening before he would enter
Durham House as the new duke. A title that came as a shock
and that James, an American horse breeder, did not want.
However, when he notices a very pretty woman who did not
belong there, James hoped that this day would end well after
all. Meredith Green had been looking after her ailing mother
when she was asked to hurry back to London. Meredith knows
she should not be flirting shamelessly with this handsome
man, she, the ever-proper lady's companion, decides that she
will enjoy a wild night of passion before returning to her
dull life in the shadows of the haut ton. One thing led to
another, and "Just James" and "Just a girl" shared an
anonymous night of passion. What happens in Southampton
stays in Southampton, right? Not exactly, because Meredith's
one-night indulgence is the newest resident of her place of
employment!
Maya Rodale wraps up her delightful series Keeping
Up with the Cavendishes with the sparkling IT'S HARD
OUT HERE FOR A DUKE, and while the book can easily stand
alone, the four instalments run concurrently, and it proves
to be even more amusing when one has read the others, as
this book provides an alternate perspective and additional
details; Ms. Rodale's creativity never ceases to amaze! I
don't read Maya Rodale's books for historical accuracy but
for the sheer entertainment the author provides. After all,
what are the chances that a proper Regency young woman would
have a one- night stand with a stranger? However, it is this
modern outlook that gives much food for thought, as it
becomes a reflection on the status of women as well as a
critique of the rigidity of the class system.
Meredith's situation is complicated when it comes to James,
but his is nothing short of a nightmare; it is so removed
from his former life as a farmer in Maryland, and he is
profoundly conflicted as to what he wants versus what he
ought to do, mostly for his three sisters. IT'S HARD OUT
HERE FOR A DUKE is fast-paced, and Bridget, Amelia, and
Claire -- James' sisters -- are still a handful, but prove
to be fierce allies. The dialogues are snappy, witty and
smart, and the relationship between James and Meredith is
both easy and strained and tender and passionate. I'm not
usually a fan of epilogues, but IT'S HARD OUT HERE FOR A
DUKE had a terrific one as we finally get to see "those
Cavendishes" get their happy ever after.
In the fourth novel of Maya Rodale’s tantalizing series,
a newly minted duke spends one night with his perfect
woman...but can he win her for a lifetime
Some Mistakes…
When American-born James Cavendish arrives in London
tomorrow, he’ll become the Duke of Durham. Some might be
ecstatic at the opportunity. Not James. He’s a simple man,
fond of simple pleasures. And right now, nothing could be
more pleasurable than spending his last night of freedom
with a beautiful stranger.
Are Far Too Good…
One wild night, Meredith Green, companion to the dowager
Duchess of Durham, said yes to a man she thought she’d never
see again. Suddenly, they’re living under the same roof,
where Meredith is expected to teach James how to be a
duke—while trying not to surrender to temptation a second time.
To Be Forgotten
For a duke and a commoner, marriage would be pure scandal.
Yet nothing has ever felt as right as having Meredith in his
arms…and in his bed. Soon he must choose—between a duty he
never desired, and a woman he longs for, body and soul…
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