Undressing the Duke (Lords in Love, #7)
Erica Ridley
Two weeks notice… When the notoriously buttoned-up Duke of Southbury is forced to attend a matchmaking festival, he knows it will end in solitude—just like every soiree and ball. The duke doesn’t want a bride. He wants his charming French valet, Vachon. An untenable situation the duke refuses to admit, even to Vachon. The only way to avoid scandal—and the pull of temptation—is to dismiss his handsome valet before Southbury says or does something that cannot be taken back. But Vachon has pined for his taciturn employer since the moment they met. When the duke announces his impending dismissal, Vachon has only a fortnight to change his mind… and convince the ton’s model of propriety love is worth breaking all the rules!
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* I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley.**
Erica Ridley's newest installment in her Lords in Love historical romance series is Undressing the Duke. An achillean romance wherein Donovan, Duke of Southbury finds himself pining after his dashing French valet. When the Duke is facing pressure to marry, Geoffrey hopes to be able to convince him to find his own happiness.
This work is short at a little over 100 pages, but it is delightfully cozy and sweet. Certainly, there are steamy moments, but the core of this novella is the long term friendship into more between Geoffrey and Donovan. I wouldn't say this work is particularly ground-breaking, but it absolutely did everything I wanted it to do and was a fun time.
I appreciated the opportunity to read this novella early and look forward to exploring the author's backlist.
Merged review:
* I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley.**
Erica Ridley's newest installment in her Lords in Love historical romance series is Undressing the Duke. An achillean romance wherein Donovan, Duke of Southbury finds himself pining after his dashing French valet. When the Duke is facing pressure to marry, Geoffrey hopes to be able to convince him to find his own happiness.
This work is short at a little over 100 pages, but it is delightfully cozy and sweet. Certainly, there are steamy moments, but the core of this novella is the long term friendship into more between Geoffrey and Donovan. I wouldn't say this work is particularly ground-breaking, but it absolutely did everything I wanted it to do and was a fun time.
I appreciated the opportunity to read this novella early and look forward to exploring the author's backlist.
Merged review:
** I was provided an electronic ARC from the publisher through NetGalley.**
Erica Ridley's newest installment in her Lords in Love historical romance series is Undressing the Duke. An achillean romance wherein Donovan, Duke of Southbury finds himself pining after his dashing French valet. When the Duke is facing pressure to marry, Geoffrey hopes to be able to convince him to find his own happiness.
This work is short at a little over 100 pages, but it is delightfully cozy and sweet. Certainly, there are steamy moments, but the core of this novella is the long term friendship into more between Geoffrey and Donovan. I wouldn't say this work is particularly ground-breaking, but it absolutely did everything I wanted it to do and was a fun time.
I appreciated the opportunity to read this novella early and look forward to exploring the author's backlist.
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