Friday, November 22, 2019

#Review: JOY TO THE DUKE by Darcy Burke


  4 of 5 stars
 
Calder Stafford, the Duke of Hartwell, pushes everyone away to the point that he is left alone, exactly what he wants, or is it? Calder suffered greatly at the hands of his cruel father, including losing the girl he loved when he was 20. Now he tries to do everything the opposite of what his father did, including withholding funds from the celebrations and charities his father loved. Felicity Garland fell in love with Calder at 18, but when he rejects her for her low birth, she's devastated and marries an older man. Now widowed, Felicity returns to the her hometown village after 10 years away to nurse her mother back to health. When she runs into Calder, she's astonished at how cold he's become. Can she melts Calder's heart and find the joyful young man she fell in love with?

Ms. Burke has written another entertaining tale, loosely based on 'Christmas Carol.' Calder is a scrooge when the book opens up, but when he runs into Felicity, the feelings he's long since buried surface again. I liked seeing Calder's sisters appear in this book as well as they try to reach Calder as well. While the ending is entirely predictable, it was a pleasure to read to the happily ever after ending for everyone.

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


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