The Duke Effect by Sophie Jordan
The bestselling author Sophie Jordan continues her bestselling Rogue Files series with this captivating romance that will thrill her many fans.
She doesn’t care about love…
Despite being surrounded by her happily wed sisters, Nora Langley prefers botany to ballrooms and would rather spend a lifetime in her laboratory than consider affairs of the heart. An expert herbalist, Nora has been masquerading as her late physician father for years, dispensing invaluable medical advice. She corresponds with people all over the world, including an old army colonel. But when the man shows up on her doorstep, he is nothing like she expected—he is a young, handsome heir to a dukedom who suddenly threatens everything she holds dear.
He only cares about duty…
Constantine Sinclair arrives on the Langley doorstep in a desperate bid to save the woman who raised him, the Duchess of Birchwood … only to discover that the venerable doctor he expected is a bold and lovely charlatan. Furious at the deception, he vows to reveal her secrets. Determined to prove her skills, Nora promises to save the duchess in exchange for Con keeping her secret. Con reluctantly agrees… and soon Nora’s brilliant, headstrong ways are throwing his carefully controlled life into chaos. What happens when the rigid soldier begins to lose his grip on his heart?
- File Name:the-duke-effect-by-sophie-jordan.epub
- Original Title:The Duke Effect EPB
- Creator:Jordan, Sophie
- Language:en
- Identifier:2475341145
- Publisher:Avon
- Date:2020-10-27
- File Size:799.496 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Dedication
- 3. Contents
- 4. The Village Gazette
- 5. Chapter 1
- 6. Chapter 2
- 7. Chapter 3
- 8. Chapter 4
- 9. Chapter 5
- 10. Chapter 6
- 11. Chapter 7
- 12. Chapter 8
- 13. Chapter 9
- 14. Chapter 10
- 15. Chapter 11
- 16. Chapter 12
- 17. Chapter 13
- 18. Chapter 14
- 19. Chapter 15
- 20. Chapter 16
- 21. Chapter 17
- 22. Chapter 18
- 23. Chapter 19
- 24. Chapter 20
- 25. Chapter 21
- 26. Chapter 22
- 27. Chapter 23
- 28. Chapter 24
- 29. Chapter 25
- 30. Chapter 26
- 31. Chapter 27
- 32. Epilogue
- 33. Author’s Note
- 34. About the Author
- 35. By Sophie Jordan
- 36. Copyright
- 37. About the Publisher
The Duke Effect, the 7th, and final, book in The Rogue Files series, was about Eleanora "Nora" Langley, youngest sister of the 3 Langleys, who delved in medicinal herbs and tonics, and Army Colonel Constantine "Con" Sinclair, heir to the Duke of Birchwood. (Side Note: Since Constantine had become the Duke's heir...did he or did he not become a Marquess rather than a mere Mister? Just a thought to ponder on.) Nora, considered by some as an expert in herbology, had been misrepresenting herself to be her late father, (who was a physician before his death), for years, all the while giving vital medical advice. She had even been corresponding with people all over the world, including a colonel in the army. When that colonel showed up on her doorstep seeking help, she realized he was not that old, he was an heir to a duke...and he was very angry because of her having pretended to be her father. Upon his learning she was female, he threatened to expose her. While the book started out with Constantine and what brought him back to England, unfortunately, unlike the previous six books, the reader does not get a great deal of Constantine's POV. It was mostly Nora's head that was picked and prodded. In fact, after the introduction to the Colonel, his POV was given a total of nine times in all 27 chapters. This was a great disappointment. I have to admit, in all the previous books where Nora had a part, I never liked her character (as I had stated in my review of The Virgin and the Rogue book). The very fact that she thought so highly of her skills, although never professionally trained, was a bit over the top, and extremely prideful. The fact that she "...consider myself your solution" showed just how arrogant and prideful she was. The attraction, chemistry, and passion were not quite as prevalent for these two main characters as it was in other books. In fact, none of it showed up until well into the story, and only a bit then. There was more angst and drama than most other emotions except for anger, fear, and arrogance, which were very high. Humor rarely made an appearance, and it was greatly needed. As much as I enjoyed the other books in this collection, I have to say this was my second least favorite of them all. It won't get a 5-star rating, and it won't make the Keeper for the Shelves collection. In my honest opinion, it was a disappointing ending to the series.
Ugh! What a terrible book