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A Duke of Her Own

by Eloisa James

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Series: Desperate Duchesses (6)

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A duke must choose wisely... Leopold Dautry, the notorious Duke of Villiers, must wed quickly and nobly-and his choices, alas, are few. The Duke of Montague's daughter, Eleanor, is exquisitely beautiful and fiercely intelligent. Villiers betroths himself to her without further ado. After all, no other woman really qualifies. Lisette, the outspoken daughter of the Duke of Gilner, cares nothing for clothing or decorum. She's engaged to another man, and doesn't give a fig for status or title. Half the ton believes Lisette mad-and Villiers is inclined to agree. Torn between logic and passion, between intelligence and imagination, Villiers finds himself drawn to the very edge of impropriety. But it is not until he's in a duel to the death, fighting for the reputation of the woman he loves, that Villiers finally realizes that the greatest risk may not be in the dueling field... But in the bedroom. And the heart.… (more)
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This is the third book in this series that I've read, and I've enjoyed them all. This would be my favourite, as it's always good to see the rogue of another story (or two) finally fall in love. Very satisfying. ( )
  PurplOttr | Dec 1, 2023 |
Leopold is such a great character, I almost hate to see him married off.

Still, he's found a great bride.

Tobias, Leopold's oldest illegitimate child, is a scene stealer, the gem of the book. ( )
  Bookjoy144 | Mar 2, 2022 |
I thought this one got more enjoyable the further it went along, by the end I was smiling to myself every other page or so. =) The main characters grew as people, their feelings developed nicely, the characters who gave them trials were dimensional rather than mere cackling villains. I quite liked her relationship with her sister. It was a sweet story. ( )
  JorgeousJotts | Dec 3, 2021 |
I loved it. I really enjoyed the unique and never pridictable love story ( )
  cupcakeclark | Feb 17, 2019 |
FINALLY, VILLIERS!!! It was killing me watching him come so close to love as a side character throughout this series only to be thwarted. This is probably the most attached I've ever been to a fictional character, and watching him grow through the Desperate Duchesses series was both bitter and sweet. I love you 4eva, Villiers.
That's all the review I have in my right now. So many happy sighs and hearts in my eyes. ( )
  ElleyOtter | Nov 28, 2017 |
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The Duke must be here somewhere, said Mrs. Bouchon, nee Lady Anne Lindel, tugging her older sister along like a child with a wheeled toy.
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And she was sure of another thing too: that a life in which there was no reevaluation of beliefs and behavior was a life not worth living.
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A duke must choose wisely... Leopold Dautry, the notorious Duke of Villiers, must wed quickly and nobly-and his choices, alas, are few. The Duke of Montague's daughter, Eleanor, is exquisitely beautiful and fiercely intelligent. Villiers betroths himself to her without further ado. After all, no other woman really qualifies. Lisette, the outspoken daughter of the Duke of Gilner, cares nothing for clothing or decorum. She's engaged to another man, and doesn't give a fig for status or title. Half the ton believes Lisette mad-and Villiers is inclined to agree. Torn between logic and passion, between intelligence and imagination, Villiers finds himself drawn to the very edge of impropriety. But it is not until he's in a duel to the death, fighting for the reputation of the woman he loves, that Villiers finally realizes that the greatest risk may not be in the dueling field... But in the bedroom. And the heart.

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The sixth and final book in the Desperate Duchesses series.
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