The Duke and I by Heather Boyd
Widowed Nicolas Westfall, the Duke of Stapleton, cannot prevent the upcoming debut of his youngest daughter no matter how much he wishes her eventual marriage wouldn’t leave him all alone. Convinced to host a Christmas Ball to prepare her for the season, he’s aware he’s considered a catch on the marriage mart too, but Nicolas is drawn to companion Gillian Thorpe instead.
Gillian was hired to prepare the duke’s daughter for her first season, but it’s not easy when the girl hasn’t the least interest in the men and its the widowed father makes her knees weak when he laughs with her. Gillian respects and admires (perhaps too frequently) the Duke of Stapleton and when she’s lured into a mistletoe kiss with him, will she be able to stop at one or even want to?
- File Name:the-duke-and-i-by-heather-boyd.epub
- Original Title:The Duke and I (Saints and Sinners Book 1)
- Creator:Heather Boyd
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B07CJ65C95
- Publisher:Heather Boyd
- Date:2018-07-04T18:00:00+00:00
- File Size:172.153 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Contents
- 3. Blurb
- 4. Copyright
- 5. Dedication
- 6. Prologue
- 7. Chapter 1
- 8. Chapter 2
- 9. Chapter 3
- 10. Chapter 4
- 11. Chapter 5
- 12. Chapter 6
- 13. Chapter 7
- 14. Chapter 8
- 15. Chapter 9
- 16. Chapter 10
- 17. Chapter 11
- 18. Chapter 12
- 19. Chapter 13
- 20. Chapter 14
- 21. Epilogue
- 22. More Regency Romance From Heather Boyd…
- 23. About Heather Boyd
Heather Boyd
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The Duke and I, Book 1 in the Saints and Sinners series, was about His Grace Nicolas Westfall, the Duke of Stapleton, and Miss Gillian Thorpe, companion to the Duke's daughter. I have to admit...it was a nice love story. My main issue is that the author had problems with titles and forms of address. Dukes/Duchesses are NOT referred to as "Lord" or "Lady"! They are addressed as "Your Grace", "Your Graces", "His Grace", "Her Grace", Duke, Duchess, Sir, Madam. The Duke is also addressed with his name (i.e. Stapleton). To refer to a Duke or Duchess with the "my lord/my lady" is entirely inappropriate. For an author of historical novels to get the form of address wrong is quite disheartening. No employee or servant worth their weight in gold would ever be caught using the wrong form of address. This author is not the only one I've noticed using the wrong form of address. It would behoove all authors to do a tad more research on their subjects, their countries, and their ways of life before submitting them for print. It was a bit too modern and a tad disrespectful on the part of the companion. She was by far too familiar with the Duke than she should have been. There was just too much wrong to truly enjoy this book. Definitely not five-star worthy and I won't be reading the rest of the series.
Ridiculous. For a historical the language is extremely modern ?, also where are the social norms. She's a Governess and needs to show due respect to the Duke not treat him as an equal. Who makes them authors?