Tuesday, October 22, 2019

#Review: DUKES, ACTUALLY by Erica Ridley


  5 of 5 stars

I adore these sweet Christmas romances! Ms. Ridley is masterful in the latest book in the 12 Dukes of Christmas series.  Adam Farland, Duke of Azureford, gets tongue-tied in social settings. He has no problem addressing Parliament, but is at a total loss with small talk. He plans to visit his cottage to practice his social skills by building a billiards room. His next door neighbor, Miss Carole Quincy lost her precious sketchbook in that same cottage and tries to retrieve it only to be confronted by the angry Duke at her intrusion in his home.

Thus begins their relationship and it is a delightful road they're on. There were some laugh-out-loud moments when Carole demonstrates her skills in mathematics and architecture. Adam soon relaxes and begins to enjoy conversations with Carole. I love seeing the heroine have intelligence and skills beyond shopping and embroidery. I only wish there was more explanation on why Adam was so shy. Was he like that throughout his childhood and schooling? All in all this was another enjoyable read. I look forward to reading the next story in this wonderful series.

I voluntarily read the advanced reader copy and all opinions are my own.





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