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The Duke's Inconvenient Bride: A Regency Historical Romance Kindle Edition

by Jayne Rivers (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 484 ratings
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A jilted duke. A shy wallflower. A marriage of convenience that neither of them wants.

When Lady Emma Carlisle’s twin sister jilts the wealthy and influential Duke of Ashford, their distraught parents pressure shy Lady Emma to marry the duke in her sister’s place, dashing her hopes of a love match.

Lady Emma is determined to make the best of the situation, but her new husband is cold, aloof, and wants nothing to do with her. In his quieter moments, she catches glimpses of a thoughtful and intelligent man she’d like to know better, if only he weren’t determined to keep her at a distance.

Lady Emma is willing to offer the duke her heart, but she knows there’s every chance he’ll break it. After all, why would the handsomest man in the ton fall for his second best bride?

If you love the glamor of Bridgerton or the drama of Downton Abbey, then The Duke's Inconvenient Bride is your next must-read book.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CQBVHPG8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Two Roads Press Limited (April 11, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 11, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1353 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 322 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 484 ratings

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Jayne Rivers

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Jayne Rivers writes heartfelt and steamy regency romance books. She’s also a professional chocolate connoisseur, a Sarah MacLean and Julia Quinn fangirl, and has a totally healthy obsession with tea.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
484 global ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Inconvenient emotions
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2024
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The Duke of Ashford has blocked his emotions because of the emotional turmoil from his childhood. Emma seeks love but because of her sister's actions must fulfill the commitment to marry the Duke.
This is a satisfying story and a good read.
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Jo
4.0 out of 5 stars Heart Strings
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024
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This is a new author for me and I was impressed. The story of Vaughn is poignant when looked at from his childhood. No child should be subjected to that life as it leaves trauma and scares. He has to marry though so enters Emma, who is the second best choice and knows it. What this leaves us with is a story that could end in great pain and suffering for both parties or a repeat of Vaugh's parents for another generation. Well written, engaging and a strong heart string tug.
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Tammie
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprise read
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
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This was a surprising good book. I had never read this author (and I can not find any more of her books) and thought I would give it a try. It kept me interested until I finally had to put my Kindle down to sleep. I could not hold my Kindle or eyes open any longer but I did want to keep reading. I loved the story and the characters were interesting. The love scenes were not often and not overly detailed. They were a bit detailed but not several pages long lol.
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Sherri Poppins
3.0 out of 5 stars Decent story
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024
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So this story was nice. The characters were interesting and I was invested in their relationships. There were a few inconsistencies with timing, I’m not too sure there would be flowers in the gardens, apples on trees or pollen in the air during an English winter. Some things were tied up a bit too nicely, making it unbelievable, but that didn’t detract from the fun story.
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Christian
5.0 out of 5 stars Modern Jane Austen-ish
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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This was my first time reading anything from Jayne Rivers, and I was pleasantly surprised! I love historical romances, but unfortunately a lot of times they are overwritten. I’ve found that some authors come off as trying too hard to have their wording fit the time period, and the actual development of the characters gets lost. This was not the case in this book. Although there were a few phrases that definitely would not have been used during that time period, overall it read more like an updated version of a Jane Austen novel. It was very niche and a little corny at times, with the predictable conflicted lead characters, but it was also sweet and a nice, easy read. Would definitely recommend for a light read.
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jana
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
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Lagged in the middle made up for it later . Quick read. Over all a entertaining read. Really could not work out how it was going to make the happy ever after
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Lisa G
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful Regency Romance
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024
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I enjoyed the premise of this book and how Vaughan and Emma slowly fell in love. I definitely look forward to reading more by this author.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Courts one twin but marries the other one
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024
Vaughan Stanhope, the Duke of Ashford, has vowed never to love but he must marry to provide an heir so he makes a quick task of it, going to a ball, choosing Lady Violet Carlisle, whom he feels nothing for but she meets the few criteria he needs, courts her a few times and then asks her father to marry her. One hitch in his decision was that he had also been introduced to Lady Violet’s twin sister Lady Emma and although Lady Emma was considered the lesser of the two he had undoubtably been attracted to her but for his plan to work he would have nothing to do with her especially when he was told she planned only to marry for love. Now Lady Violet has always been out for the title and wealth, love didn’t interest her until she met Mr. Mayhew whom she eloped with jilting the Duke. He must once again find a wife and this time Emma will be offered up as a sacrifice to save everyone’s reputation amongst the ton, but will she agree to give up on love?
A wonderful story with lots of tender and sweet moments as well as numerous steamy encounters as the couple work from a marriage of convenience to one full of love. The pace of the book was a tad slow in the beginning with too much time given to showing how wonderful Violet was over Emma but once Emma and the Duke married the pace seemed to flow better. Although I understood Emma left with Violet because she felt she couldn’t stay in the home without the Duke, the whole event with her reason for leaving, her in the apple tree, him coming to her drunk, and she rejecting him, his vow, yet he never returned all seemed wrong to me. It needed more time to flesh that whole deal out. Her going to him in London didn’t feel right either, he should have been the one returning for her. How he courted her though was perfect. I would have liked to see him carry her into their home when they returned from the wedding and helped her out of the wedding dress though since he had ignored her the first time. I think that was a missed opportunity for a very romantic scene. The two characters, Emma and Vaughan, work wonderfully together as they show their admiration, respect, desire and eventually their love for each other. It’s plenty to keep one turning the page to see what they will do next.
I received a free Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book via Hiddengems but was given no monetary compensation. I read for the enjoyment and voluntarily review so that others may know what to expect and authors may be help
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D Henderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Will They Find Love in the End?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2024
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A good story about Duke Vaughan and Lady Emma. It started with Vaughan being jilted and then there was an elopement between Emma's sister, Lady Violet, and Mr Mayhew. Lady Emma married Vaughan to save their reputations but this led to happiness in the end.
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April girl
5.0 out of 5 stars A good read.
Reviewed in Australia on April 12, 2024
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This is the only novel I have read by this author, it is well written and moves along nicely, it is longer than my preferred reading length but the story maintained my interest throughout. I would happily read more of her work.
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JannyT
5.0 out of 5 stars lovely story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2024
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I most enjoyed this sweet romance between Vaughan and Emma whom the duke married after being jilted. Their marriage of convenience had a nice happy ending. It would be nice if there was a bonus epilogue.
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