Duchess in Love
Avon Books, December, 2002.
Paperback, 400 pages.
ISBN: 0060508108
Subgenre: Historical
Ambrogina, Duchess of Girton, known to her friends as
Gina, was married to her husband, Cam Serrard, the Duke of
Girton, when she was only 11 years old and he had just turned 18. But as
soon as he said his vow, the young Duke literally jumped out of
a window and left England to pursue other interests in
Greece. During the twelve years which he was
gone, Gina faithfully wrote Cam, and now he's finally coming
home. He's agreed to an annulment of the marriage so that
Gina can marry someone who really loves her. But there's a
problem. Firstly, Cam is determined to throw away his
Dukedom to return to his sculpting. And when
Cam gets to know Gina again, he realizes that an annulment
is the last thing he wants. It seems that he is doing something
that is considered quite unfashionable by the ton:
he's falling in love with his wife.
Duchess in Love is a Regency romance which has a modern sensibility. The heroine, Gina, has three friends who are all stuck in disastrous marriages. Consequently, they flirt with scandal in order to escape the boredom of their lives. The secondary characters are well-characterized, and the dialogue between the women as they discuss their lives and loves is fast-paced and very entertaining. Gina and Cam make a delightful couple, and their story is filled with heartfelt emotion and humor.
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This review was published in the February, 2003 of The Internet Writing Journal.
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