• How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days

  • An American Heiress in London
  • By: Laura Lee Guhrke
  • Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
  • Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (156 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days  By  cover art

How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days

By: Laura Lee Guhrke
Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $25.19

Buy for $25.19

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

From USA Today best-selling author Laura Lee Guhrke comes the story of a bargain, a marriage of convenience…and the chance for love to last a lifetime.

They had a deal....

From the moment she met the devil-may-care Duke of Margrave, Edie knew he could change her life. And when he agreed to her outrageous proposal of a marriage of convenience, she was transformed from ruined American heiress to English duchess. Five years later, she’s delighted with their arrangement, especially since her husband is living on another continent.

But deals are made to be broken.…

By marrying an heiress, Stuart was able to pay his family’s enormous debts, and Edie’s terms that he leave England forever seemed a small price to pay. But when a brush with death impels him home, he decides it’s time for a real marriage with his luscious American bride, and he proposes a bold new bargain: 10 days to win her willing kiss. But is 10 days enough to win her heart?

©2014 Laura Lee Guhrke (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers

What listeners say about How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    80
  • 4 Stars
    46
  • 3 Stars
    22
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    3
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    85
  • 4 Stars
    34
  • 3 Stars
    14
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    4
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    75
  • 4 Stars
    39
  • 3 Stars
    23
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    4

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Emotional and heart breaking

this book is an erotic historical romance.

Duke of Margrave Stuart is not ready to settle down, but he is on the verge of having no money soon unless he can get rid of a few relatives that are nothing more than taking everything. But when the American heiress gives him an offer with no string attach of course he jumps at the chance to leave everything behind and continue as he was. Until an accident and he being to realize that there is more waiting for him. So he wants to have a real family, but his wife wants nothing to do with it and after he finds out why, he might have to let go of his dream to have an unconditional love with his wife.

American heiress Edie is running from something and the only way to get out of this is to marry someone who is never around. When she finds Stuart, who would rather live a life in Africa than be tied down. She has the means to help him financially and no inclination to be with any man. It is perfect and it was going great for 5 years, but now her husband wants to be a husband and break the agreement to never see each other.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

A step up from describing someone breathing

I got 2/3 of the way through, but seriously, it dragged and dragged. I gave up.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Uh...no. Narrator was all wrong.

Ms. Guhrke is not a favorite of mine and this book didn't change that. The narrator was all wrong for this book, making the story so verrrryyy loooooong. I skipped from chapter 5 to chapter 20. Was surprised that only two weeks had passed. Narration and dialogue can make or break a book. This is a broken book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

The heroine is infuriating

I struggled to finish this book... Ijust couldn't bear the attitude of the heroine in this book. her non stop whining was insufferable.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyed.....very good!!!

Where does How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I really enjoyed this book, the struggle the two went through and how it ended

What did you like best about this story?

The way he never gave up

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

I though she was very good, would listen to her again

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There were several, I don't want to give anything away but this was a moving, fun, sweet book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Don't Judge The Book By The Tittle.

Don't Judge The Book By The Tittle OR You'll be dissappointed. At first I thought this is kind of light romance about how to get rid of unsuitable man for a husband, instead I find the story so charming and sweet that involve marriage of convenient and hidden dark past. My first with the story theme, as well as the author and the narrator. So happy to find it undissappointing, and so glad to spend my credit on it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

totally tedious ericksen shrill disappointing

Characters and plot have potential but story takes 11 hours to "explain" the minute emotional steps taken toward denouement. Susan Ericksen's narration was somewhat fraught. Overall, totally disappointing.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful! Simply Wonderful!

I love anything narrated by Susan Erickson. The story line kind of started off slow but, then it gripped you to the very end.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

TW: depictions of Sexual Assault/Discussion of SA

This is the second in the series and the second trigger warning my reviews have had. This one was heavy. I don’t mind discussion of heavy topics, but I’m not sure this one was carried out as well as it maybe could have been.

I come to these types of books because they’re swoony and make my feet kick. This book had so much discussion of sexual assault. It just wasn’t my cup of tea.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyed

I was surprised how much I like it. interesting love story that was really sweet in some areas but also good build on sexual tension.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!