How to Capture a Duke

Matchmaking for Wallflowers, Book 1

By: Bianca Blythe

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Fiona Amberly is more intrigued by the Roman ruins near her manor house than she is by balls. When her dying grandmother worries about Fiona's future, Fiona stammers that she's secretly engaged. Soon she finds herself promising that she will introduce her husband-to-be by Christmas.

Percival Carmichael, new Duke of Alfriston, is in a hurry. He's off to propose to London's most eligible debutante. After nearly dying at Waterloo, he's vowed to spend the rest of his life living up to the ton's expectations.

When Fiona tries to warn a passing coach about a tree in the road, the driver mistakes her for a highwaywoman. Evidently he's not used to seeing women attired in clothes only suitable for archaeology, waving knives. After the driver flees, Fiona decides she may as well borrow the handsome passenger....

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AN ENTERTAINING READ

I very much enjoyed this book. Although I read the second and third books of the series first, it didn't hinder the story at all. The author, Bianca Blythe was new to me but hopefully, it won't be the last of me enjoying her books.
I was already familiar with the characters from the other books but enjoyed their in depth development. It tied them all together and explained so much more. There is some humor in the premise of how the main characters meet as well as the anguish until the characteristic fariry tale happy ending of a historical romance (That I love). If you haven't read any I would recommend reading them in order and do highly recommend the series.
This was my first audio book. I wasn't sure I would like it, but it was actually handy, with my Bluetooth I could listen while I did my stable chores making the morning fly by and finishing my book so much sooner, although I was sad to finish so soon!

Lovely

A very nice book. Loved the characters and how our girl overcame the issues she had. Liked the narration, the different characters came through perfectly.

reasonably good story, poor recording

This was an enjoyable story, if somewhat over dramatic. However, the most annoying part is the numerous segments in which the recording skipped and jumped like a scratched record.

Disappointing

Percival was very annoying letting everyone think for him. I liked the heroine , but both were portrayed as weak. The narrator’s voice of males sounded all the same making it hard to tell who was speaking . I would not recommend this book.

Okay story, Okay narration.

So this story was just okay. The characters were okay not the best not the worst. The romance portion seemed a bit forced to me. The chemistry was meh.

The story line and plot were a bit far fetched and juvenile. There was plenty of dialogue throughout the book so that was good.

As for the narration it was okay. Roslyn Landor uses her reading voice for the men's voices which is somewhat annoying. She does a great job with the female voices. Otherwise her narrations are just meh to me.