Any Duchess Will Do

Spindle Cove, Book 4

By: Tessa Dare

Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky

Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

What's a duke to do, when the girl who's perfectly wrong becomes the woman he can't live without?

Griffin York, the Duke of Halford, has no desire to wed this season - or any season - but his diabolical mother abducts him to "Spinster Cove" and insists he select a bride from the ladies in residence. Griff decides to teach her a lesson that will end the marriage debate forever. He chooses the serving girl.

Overworked and struggling, Pauline Simms doesn't dream about dukes. All she wants is to hang up her barmaid apron and open a bookshop. That dream becomes a possibility when an arrogant, sinfully attractive duke offers her a small fortune for a week's employment. Her duties are simple: Submit to his mother's "duchess training"…and fail miserably.

But in London, Pauline isn't a miserable failure. She's a brave, quick-witted, beguiling failure - a woman who ignites Griff's desire and soothes the darkness in his soul. Keeping Pauline by his side won't be easy. Even if Society could accept a serving girl duchess - can a roguish duke convince a serving girl to trust him with her heart?

©2013 Eve Ortega (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers

Wonderful!

Genre: Regency Romance
Performance by Eva Kaminsky was above average, except for a couple of mispronunciations which weren't bad enough to spoil everything for me.

This book has everything:
A plucky heroine
A reluctant hero
A determined Duchess
And really bad knitting

Tessa Dare takes us back to Spindle Cove, the haven for bluestockings, spinsters, and awkward young ladies needing some polish. Most of the book takes place in London, but it begins and ends in Spindle Cove.
The hero and heroine are great characters, and they grow and change over the course of the novel. Pauline takes on a little bit of shine, and Griffin finds a bit of humility.

Although this is part of a series, it isn't imperative that you read the others first.
Definitely worth the credit.

Enjoyed it immensely!

Loved it! Great story, great narration, loved the characters! H&h imperfectly PERFECT! Just my style I like the leading men handsome sexy and strong the heroines beautiful smart and clever and both a bit flawed.

Enjoyable

Light and lovely romance novel. The presentation was done well. I do recommend this book for a light romance novel

Excellent narrator!

The story was cute and witty. I LOL'd. Narrator makes the book come to life!

Enjoyed- Any Duchess Will Do!

What made the experience of listening to Any Duchess Will Do the most enjoyable?

I loved the concept of the Cinderella story but much better. The love that develops between Griffin York, the Duke of Halford and Pauline Simms was beautiful. also loved Griffins Mother. I laugh out loud when all the servant where called and every one was confessing of what they did wrong it was hilarious, very, very funny, you got to read it you will appreciate it.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Griffin York, the Duke of Halford and Pauline Simms and Griffins Mother.

What does Eva Kaminsky bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I love it when there is a good reader and Eva Kaminsky was that !

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did listen to the story in one sitting.

Any additional comments?

I very much enjoyed this Book and I recommend this Book. I love when there are happy endings and I can enjoy the characters and not get angry at them.

Loved this—I only have 1 complaint

I really enjoyed this book—I really love the relationship between Grif and his mother and I adore Pauline. My one complaint is how the narrator reads Charlotte. Why does she all of a sudden sound like a 40 year old aristocratic? That was the only thing that really bothered me. Otherwise, I actually prefer this narrator to the previous one.

absolutely recommended

The story is wonderful and I had a difficult time interrupting the book for everyday chores - I just wanted to keep going . The narrator did a fabulous job and brought everything to life!

Any Duchess Will Do

Good read; Good storyline. Excellent Narrator. Couldn't stop listening. I did the book in one sitting.

One of my all time favorites

Great love story, very funny, in depth character development with string back story, and surprising twists to the story with a great ending that keeps one guessing about how it will end. Wonderful story that I have enjoyed listening to multiple times.

Fantastic twist on a Cinderella story

A brilliant addition to a brilliant series. Tessa Dare has a way of bringing unlikely characters together and it's amazing what she was able to do with the ones in this book. I loved the Heroine and that she kept all her dreams despite falling in love.