A New Home for the Duke by Rose Pearson
Lord Stephen Carrington, the Duke of Edgewater, lost his wife, his children lost their mother. How could he know that having a governess would never fully do? What he really needs is a wife.
Jenny Edgington took to her position of governess quickly and easily. Having knowing the loss of her parents herself, she was more than able to care and nurture the two children of Duke Carrington while he finished his duties overseas.
Now that he is free to return home though the duty he has to his remaining family feels like an insurmountable weight.
Lucky for him, Miss Edgington isn’t going anywhere.
And it might be that the woman who is keeping his family together, and helping his children heal from their loss, just might be the one to help him heal too.
He swore that he would never love again, but as he fully knows, life doesn’t always give you a choice.
- File Name:a-new-home-for-the-duke-by-rose-pearson.epub
- Original Title:A New Home for the Duke: A Regency Romance (The Returned Lords of Grosvenor Square Book 4)
- Creator:Rose Pearson
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B07R66X4CX
- Publisher:Landon Hill Media
- Date:2019-04-29T16:00:00+00:00
- File Size:254.810 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Contents
- 3. Copyright
- 4. A New Home for the Duke
- Prologue
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- 5. My Dear Reader
- 6. A Sneak Peek of A Rogue’s Flower
- Prologue
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- 7. Join my Mailing List
I suppose since it occurred in the previous book, I should not have been so disappointed to learn that this last book of the series would find that my biggest pet peeve with authors who write historical novels would again rear its ugly head. If an author is going to write anything about history, they should know their material and subject before putting pen to paper. Dukes and Duchesses are NOT EVER addressed as "Lord" or "Lady". They are addressed as "Your Grace", "His Grace" or "Her Grace". Grief has a horrendous habit of taking a firm grip on the person doing the grieving and having no desire to let go. The Duke was grieving the loss of his wife, as his children were grieving the loss of their mother. Rather than taking comfort in his children and consoling them, he shunned them because of painful memories, never considering what his children were enduring. Jenny, the governess and distant relative to the late Duchess, did her best to help the children to deal with their loss, but they lashed out at her and everyone else, not only due to their pain of losing their mom but also because they felt the loss of their father, even though he still lived. He would drown himself in an alcoholic stupor and ignore the boy and girl. Jenny even tried to assist their father in overcoming his grief so that he could mend his relationship with his children. The Duke continued to be inebriated for a great portion of the story, trying to forget his dead wife. He was also a consummate liar and had no problem with it at all, which makes for a very bad romantic Hero. There was not a bit of chemistry between the two main characters and only a hint at a possible passion. No romance though. The way the book meandered along and the angst was so very high, it just wasn't a true romance. There was some drama, but very mild. But there was absolutely zero humor. This book was mostly sad, melancholy, and darker than your regular easy-to-read romance novel. It definitely did not earn a place with the Keeper for the Shelves books.