To Noah’s surprise, Thea doesn’t behave as he expects. You are every bit as much duchess material as the giggling twit you supervise.’ ‘ You’re comely, quiet, past the vapid age, and from good breeding stock. ‘ Your papa was an earl,’ he comments in the opening pages. Ever pragmatic, Noah transfers his attentions to her aristocratic companion Lady Amarinthea ‘Thea’ Collins, a much more more mature, poised and sensible choice of bride in many ways. And she’s done it again with The Duke’s Disaster, her latest title.Īs the book opens, Noah Winters, Duke of Anselm – by his own admission a not very ‘nice man’ – is facing up to the brutal fact that Marliss, the pretty young thing he’s been pursuing for weeks to make his wife, prefers another. Or are you? In a genre that’s, quite frankly, flooded with good novels, how does a writer stand out in the crowd? There surely has to be something more? Whatever it is thrice-nominated RITA novelist Grace Burrowes certainly has it in spades. Throw in good dialogue, lovely frocks, a villain and a scandal or two and you’re seemingly set. Oh, a handsome aristocratic hero and a spirited heroine, of course – and historical accuracy, lovely locations and an authentic supporting cast of characters all help. RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN THINKING A LOT about what makes a good Regency novel. What makes a good Regency? – Grace Burrowes’ The Duke’s Disaster, a review
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