Soldier-turned-spy Adam Drummond is undercover at
the Duke of Marsley's estate, acting as the majordomo,
keeping things
running since the Duke's death. He's actually there on
behalf of the
Silent Service, a dark branch of the war office tasked with
difficult
missions. It is believed that the Duke betrayed troops in
India, and his
betrayal resulted in the deaths of many innocent civilians.
Adam is
painstakingly going through the Duke's meticulous journals,
but when
he encounters the grieving duchess, Adam's dangerously close to
exposing his true identity and ruining the mission...
Duchess Suzanne Whitcomb is going through the motions of life.
Losing both her husband and her young son in the same
accident, and
dealing with her overbearing father, Suzanne finds it easier
to simply
comply with what is expected of her. But when she begins
interacting
with the ducal estate's majordomo, Suzanne starts to feel
emotions she
hasn't felt in years. With her maid possibly reporting her
every move to
her father, and the intriguing Adam igniting a passion she
thought long
buried, Suzanne has to decide what terms she wants to live
her life...
TO LOVE A DUCHESS was an
interesting historical. The first in the All for Love series by prolific author Karen
Ranney, Adam
and Suzanne have numerous obstacles in front of them: their
different
stations, the fact that he technically works for her, his
secret mission,
her ostentatious father, and societal expectations for them
both. On
top of all of that, both Adam and Suzanne are still grieving
major losses
in their lives, and it has been a long time since either of
them have felt
anything for another person. While watching them both let
their walls
down was sweet, there was almost too much angst and too many
secrets to really enjoy their love story. Adam keeps his
true motives
from Suzanne for a very long time, well after they start an
intimate
relationship. Suzanne's attraction to Adam awakens a vigor
in her that
is refreshing to see, but it was hard to read about how far
her father's
manipulation of her really ended up going, along with the
questionable
true motives behind that. Finally, the mystery surrounding
the Duke's
possible traitorous behavior falls a little flat by the time
of the
resolution.
From New York Times Bestselling Author Karen
Ranney comes the first book in a royally romantic and deeply
emotional new series about taking risks and allowing the
power to love satisfy the questions of the heart . .
.
Undercover as a majordomo, spy Adam Drummond
has infiltrated Marsley House with one purpose only—to
plunder its mysteries and gather proof that the late Duke of
Marsley was an unforgivable traitor to his country. At the
same time, Adam is drawn to a more beguiling puzzle: the
young and still-grieving duchess—a beauty with impenetrable
secrets of her own. For Drummond, uncovering them without
exposing his masquerade will require the most challenging
and tender moves of his career.
That a servant can
arouse such passion in her is too shocking for Suzanne
Whitcomb, Duchess of Marsley, to consider. Yet nothing
quickens her pulse like Drummond’s touch. It’s been two
years since the duke lost his life in a tragic accident—and
even longer since she’s been treated like a woman. But when
Drummond’s real mission is revealed, and the truth behind
Suzanne’s grief comes to light, every secret conspired to
tear them apart is nothing compared to the love that can
hold them together.
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