The Duchess Hunt

Once upon a Dukedom, Book 2

De: Lorraine Heath

Narrado por: Kate Reading

New York Times best-selling author Lorraine Heath continues her Once upon a Dukedom series with this lush love story of a duke who discovers what he desires in a wife may not be what he needs....

Hugh Brinsley-Norton, the duke of Kingsland, is in need of a duchess. However, restoring the dukedom - left in ruins by his father - to its former glory demands all his time, with little room for sentiment. He places an advert encouraging the single ladies of the ton to write why they should be the one chosen, and leaves it to his efficient secretary to select his future wife.

If there exists a more unpleasant task in the world than deciding who is to marry the man you love, Penelope Pettypeace certainly can’t imagine what it might be. Still, she is determined to find the perfect bride for her clueless, yet ruthlessly charming employer.

But when an anonymous note threatens to reveal truths best hidden, Kingsland has no choice but to confront the danger with Penelope at his side. Beguiled by the strong-willed, courageous beauty, he realizes he’s willing to risk everything, including his heart, to keep her safe within his arms. Could it be the duchess he’s hunting for has been in front of him all along?

©2021 Lorraine Heath (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

Delicious and devilish!

I love this series. Well written and performed. When so many plot lines in this genre are predictable, nothing is predictable here. The reader is rewarded with plots and twists, and sub plots and even more twists with each chapter, and the bonus is that new information is gleaned regarding prior characters or books in the series. I will look for anything written by Heath or performed by Reading. I know it’s going to be a winner.

Intriguing, romantic and emotional! I loved it! ❤️

I don’t recall tears rolling down my face at the end of a book like this one. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Slow burn

Loved the entire friends to lovers and the slow burn of their story. Kate Reading is amazing as always 💖

Recommended

My favorite of the Duke series. It has all the elements of a fantastic story ; Intelligent banter between the romantic characters and a well woven back story of both which explains their personalities. An enjoyable read!!

Excellent! Superb! Bravo!

I adored the characters and their development! Charming and unexpected this story was fantastic to listen to.

I loved this one as well!

If you have not read Ms. Heath’s work - you MUST have the most wonderful escape into her novels! It was her books and Eloisa James’s works that started my love of historical romance. This novel is par for the LH course! I enjoyed it and so will you!

Biggest Smile while reading

This book made me happy smile
It was soo well written. I wasn’t left to overlook some parts cause the whole thing was beautiful. I won’t lie I was a bit anxious about her withholding her past from Hugh. I loved that from the beginning we could tell Hugh was also Interested In her. I was afraid it’d be a hit and miss but I definitely enjoyed it more than the first one.

loved it

As always Lorraine Heath enthralls. passion and intrique at it s best. good narration makes this book a very good listen. thank you

Perfect epilogue!

Excellent book! Good tension, lacks some steam but love the final ending where the past doesn't dictate future happiness. One peeve I have is the employer/employee relationship and especially when h works many years for H and he is just now noticing his attraction....really 8 years?? The epilogue was perfection!!! So I give it 4.25 for wrapping up the story nicely.

I enjoyed the book!

Lorraine health is just an amazing writer! 😭 The story kept me on my toes. Hugh and Penelope were a beautiful pair. When the secrets were revealed, I screamed. When I tell you, I was shook! 😂😂😂. Let’s not forget Kate reading. She’s just so good! She is one of my favorite narrators ever!