This Duchess of Mine

Wedding bells celebrating the arranged marriage between the lovely Duchess of Beaumont and her staid, imperturbable duke had scarcely fallen silent when a shocking discovery sent Jemma running from the ducal mansion. For the next nine years she cavorted abroad, creating one delicious scandal after another (if one is to believe the rumors).

Elijah, Duke of Beaumont, did believe those rumors.

But the handsome duke needs an heir, so he summons his seductive wife home. Jemma laughs at Elijah’s cool eyes and icy heart—but to her secret shock, she doesn’t share his feelings. In fact, she wants the impossible: her husband’s heart at her feet.

But what manner of seduction will make a man fall desperately in love…with his own wife?

I absolutely love Susan Duerden's narration of this series.  Early on in the series I did not like Elijah and wanted Jemma and Villers to get together, even though I knew it would not happen. As the story progressed, I came to like Elijah and rooted for this couple.  The author has a knack of including priceless scenes, in this book it is the blindfolded chess match. The last 1/4 of the book was wonderful.  Villers' story (A Duke of Her Own) is next and this book does a great job of setting up the anticipation.

This complimentary review copy was received thankfully from Beth and HarperAudio and in no way influenced my review of this book. These are my personal thoughts and reactions to the reading of the book.