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Regency Nobles #3
The Irish Duchess
Since his youth, Neville Perceval, the very proper English Duke of Anglesey, has struggled to save his family's bankrupt estate. Now supporting the Irish cause in Parliament, he must marry wealth and influence to succeed.
Hot-headed Fiona MacDermot, the granddaughter of an Irish earl, has her own plan to free her people from the English: provide jobs for the starving villagers. When the funds raised to buy the looms are stolen, Fiona wants to suspect the despised duke, except he's been nearly beaten to death defending her cause.
As Fiona and Neville go toe-to-toe, they reluctantly realize they must set aside their differences to find the real villain, but neither suspect lust and love to redefine their plans or force a choice between life and death.
THE REGENCY NOBLES SERIES, in order
Genuine Article
The Marquess
The English Heiress
The Irish Duchess
ABOUT PATRICIA RICE:
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart, has two children and is a firm believer in happily-ever-after. Her emotionally-charged romances have won numerous awards. A native of Kentucky and New York, and a past resident of North Carolina and Missouri, Patricia Rice currently resides in Southern California. Visit her website at www.patriciarice.com
Hot-headed Fiona MacDermot, the granddaughter of an Irish earl, has her own plan to free her people from the English: provide jobs for the starving villagers. When the funds raised to buy the looms are stolen, Fiona wants to suspect the despised duke, except he's been nearly beaten to death defending her cause.
As Fiona and Neville go toe-to-toe, they reluctantly realize they must set aside their differences to find the real villain, but neither suspect lust and love to redefine their plans or force a choice between life and death.
THE REGENCY NOBLES SERIES, in order
Genuine Article
The Marquess
The English Heiress
The Irish Duchess
ABOUT PATRICIA RICE:
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart, has two children and is a firm believer in happily-ever-after. Her emotionally-charged romances have won numerous awards. A native of Kentucky and New York, and a past resident of North Carolina and Missouri, Patricia Rice currently resides in Southern California. Visit her website at www.patriciarice.com
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First published November 3, 2012
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Patricia Rice
153 books513 followersWith several million books in print and New York Times and USA Today's bestseller lists under her belt, former CPA Patricia Rice writes emotionally-charged contemporary and historical romances which have won numerous awards, including the RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice and Career Achievement Awards.
Her books have also been honored as Romance Writers of America RITA® finalists in the historical, regency and contemporary categories.
A firm believer in happily-ever-after for good reason, Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children. A native of Kentucky and New York, a past resident of North Carolina and Missouri, she currently resides in Southern California, and now does accounting only for herself.
She also writes under the pen name Jamie Quaid
Her books have also been honored as Romance Writers of America RITA® finalists in the historical, regency and contemporary categories.
A firm believer in happily-ever-after for good reason, Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children. A native of Kentucky and New York, a past resident of North Carolina and Missouri, she currently resides in Southern California, and now does accounting only for herself.
She also writes under the pen name Jamie Quaid
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June 24, 2016
Wild young lady raised by the village, mostly, has an outsized sense of responsibility toward the local folks, despite her lack of money to help them much. Hero is an impoverished duke with an equal sense of responsibility toward a different bunch, including the heroine's cousin, who is also his cousin. He needs to marry money but he has to fetch this wild child from Ireland for his cousin first. And things happen. There are kidnappings of various types, rescues, deceptions, riding madly across the English And Irish countryside... It's a cracking good story, and a very nice romance as well.
December 7, 2012
When exuberant and independent Fiona MacDermot conceived the idea of marrying a wealthy English lord in order to provide money for looms for the people of her village, she never anticipated marriage to a nearly penniless Duke. Equally determined to marry for money, Neville Perceval, Duke of Anglesey, had no intention of being found in a compromising position with an impoverished cousin of an Irish earl. Will this unlikely couple find a lasting love while fighting corrupt politicians, facing down rebels, saving orphans and battling one another?
The Irish Duchess is the fourth in the Regency Nobles series by Patricia Rice. While characters from previous novels are present, picking up the series with this book is not a problem. Unfortunately, what was a whopping big problem for me was the supposed hero of this story. In fact I had such a negative reaction to him, it was difficult to judge the story impartially. Admittedly, my reaction is at least partly due to my own character preferences and pet peeves, so while my own reaction to this novel was to want to drop-kick it across the room (an action prevented solely because of the probable result to my Kindle and all other content therein) I freely admit another reader might have a completely different and equally valid view.
The story starts by introducing the coldly efficient Duke of Anglesey, Neville Perceval. Struggling to keep his estate afloat after he inherited all that was entailed but none of the disposable money, Neville is determined to marry an heiress and replenish the estate’s coffers. We meet Fiona as she dresses down a roomful of men for laziness while their wives and families move their households into new tenant housing offered by her cousin, the Earl of Aberdare. She proceeds deliver a baby, saving the infant but losing the mother to the difficult delivery, and then assuming responsibility for the brood of children orphaned by that death. Fiona is determined to find a way to bring a better livelihood to her destitute village and decides marrying a wealthy, indulgent English lord, much as she despises them as a whole, will provide her with the capability of buying looms for the people back home. Her cousin’s wife wants to give Fiona a ‘season’ in London and sends Neville to collect her.
And so to my biggest problem with this novel. Neville establishes himself very early on as a jerk and (for me at least) is never rehabilitated believably. From their first meeting, Neville treats Fiona like a rebellious and recalcitrant child for whom he develops an ill-conceived (in his opinion) lust. This attitude continues to the very end of the book so that by the time he has the Big Revelation of Real Feeling, it is too little too late. He consistently belittles her, often in her hearing, and never truly demonstrates that he understands the hurt and damage his comments cause. Also, Neville was incredibly controlling and dictatorial and when Fiona forges her own way, whether verbally defending her Irish countrymen or physically escaping the room in which he’s locked her, his extreme fury at her seems out of proportion and way beyond overbearing, verging on the alarming. At one point after the marriage he thinks of Fiona: “He had to stay one step ahead of her at all times, know her responses, and keep her off balance.” Probably this is meant to say that Neville feels out of his depth with Fiona, but to me it sounded like a need for mastery. When being caught in a compromising position required Fiona and Neville to marry, he thinks: “She would have made a marvelous mistress. She would make a terrible wife. Still, he’d spent all his life accepting responsibility. He’d live with what he’d done.” Oh, how terrible noble. Arrogant git.
Still, all of this does not an irredeemable leading man make. What really nailed that coffin shut was the fact that he maintained this attitude right up to the final pages of the book. More than half-way through he’s still saying: “Fiona is a rebellious force of nature. […] Someone should have clipped her wings long ago.” And later still describes her as a “hoyden with more courage than brains”. What finally causes the warm fuzzies to grow in his manly man chest? “…the sight of his brave Fiona obediently leaving the battle scene to him…” What??!!?? OBEDIENTLY????!!! Had I held a paper copy of the book at that moment, it would be sporting a bloody great slit in the middle from the carving knife I’d driven into it. Fortunately (or not, depending on your point of view) I felt my Kindle would not respond well to this treatment.
But let me disabuse you of the notion that I hated every page of this book. In fact I LOVED the character of Fiona. She was exuberant, independent, wise beyond her years, compassionate toward those around her and utterly honest, including about her own self-perceived imperfections. Young as she was (barely 20?) she’d clearly been delivering babies for some time already and crusading for better conditions for her village. When she came to stay at Neville’s estate as his duchess while he went up to London to do his legislative duty, she promptly went to work finding ways to economize in the household in such a way that the staff felt they were also invested in the effort and ends up winning over everyone who previously had been disposed to think poorly of her, given her humble, Irish Catholic background. All of which makes the character of Neville just that much more reprehensible to me. Not once did he really acknowledge her accomplishments or abilities. The underlying message seemed to be that Fiona’s independence and ebullience had to be leashed and controlled – thus she would ‘grow up’ and the marriage would succeed. All I can say is Run Fiona Run! Run Far Away!!!
If I’m honest, though, the behavior that enraged me to the point of violence was completely in keeping with attitudes of the time. It really comes down to what I like and dislike in a romantic lead. Unfortunately for The Irish Duchess, Neville remained entirely in the latter category and I ultimately hated to see Fiona end up with him. Which rather defeats the purpose of a Romantic Novel. Completely.
The Irish Duchess is the fourth in the Regency Nobles series by Patricia Rice. While characters from previous novels are present, picking up the series with this book is not a problem. Unfortunately, what was a whopping big problem for me was the supposed hero of this story. In fact I had such a negative reaction to him, it was difficult to judge the story impartially. Admittedly, my reaction is at least partly due to my own character preferences and pet peeves, so while my own reaction to this novel was to want to drop-kick it across the room (an action prevented solely because of the probable result to my Kindle and all other content therein) I freely admit another reader might have a completely different and equally valid view.
The story starts by introducing the coldly efficient Duke of Anglesey, Neville Perceval. Struggling to keep his estate afloat after he inherited all that was entailed but none of the disposable money, Neville is determined to marry an heiress and replenish the estate’s coffers. We meet Fiona as she dresses down a roomful of men for laziness while their wives and families move their households into new tenant housing offered by her cousin, the Earl of Aberdare. She proceeds deliver a baby, saving the infant but losing the mother to the difficult delivery, and then assuming responsibility for the brood of children orphaned by that death. Fiona is determined to find a way to bring a better livelihood to her destitute village and decides marrying a wealthy, indulgent English lord, much as she despises them as a whole, will provide her with the capability of buying looms for the people back home. Her cousin’s wife wants to give Fiona a ‘season’ in London and sends Neville to collect her.
And so to my biggest problem with this novel. Neville establishes himself very early on as a jerk and (for me at least) is never rehabilitated believably. From their first meeting, Neville treats Fiona like a rebellious and recalcitrant child for whom he develops an ill-conceived (in his opinion) lust. This attitude continues to the very end of the book so that by the time he has the Big Revelation of Real Feeling, it is too little too late. He consistently belittles her, often in her hearing, and never truly demonstrates that he understands the hurt and damage his comments cause. Also, Neville was incredibly controlling and dictatorial and when Fiona forges her own way, whether verbally defending her Irish countrymen or physically escaping the room in which he’s locked her, his extreme fury at her seems out of proportion and way beyond overbearing, verging on the alarming. At one point after the marriage he thinks of Fiona: “He had to stay one step ahead of her at all times, know her responses, and keep her off balance.” Probably this is meant to say that Neville feels out of his depth with Fiona, but to me it sounded like a need for mastery. When being caught in a compromising position required Fiona and Neville to marry, he thinks: “She would have made a marvelous mistress. She would make a terrible wife. Still, he’d spent all his life accepting responsibility. He’d live with what he’d done.” Oh, how terrible noble. Arrogant git.
Still, all of this does not an irredeemable leading man make. What really nailed that coffin shut was the fact that he maintained this attitude right up to the final pages of the book. More than half-way through he’s still saying: “Fiona is a rebellious force of nature. […] Someone should have clipped her wings long ago.” And later still describes her as a “hoyden with more courage than brains”. What finally causes the warm fuzzies to grow in his manly man chest? “…the sight of his brave Fiona obediently leaving the battle scene to him…” What??!!?? OBEDIENTLY????!!! Had I held a paper copy of the book at that moment, it would be sporting a bloody great slit in the middle from the carving knife I’d driven into it. Fortunately (or not, depending on your point of view) I felt my Kindle would not respond well to this treatment.
But let me disabuse you of the notion that I hated every page of this book. In fact I LOVED the character of Fiona. She was exuberant, independent, wise beyond her years, compassionate toward those around her and utterly honest, including about her own self-perceived imperfections. Young as she was (barely 20?) she’d clearly been delivering babies for some time already and crusading for better conditions for her village. When she came to stay at Neville’s estate as his duchess while he went up to London to do his legislative duty, she promptly went to work finding ways to economize in the household in such a way that the staff felt they were also invested in the effort and ends up winning over everyone who previously had been disposed to think poorly of her, given her humble, Irish Catholic background. All of which makes the character of Neville just that much more reprehensible to me. Not once did he really acknowledge her accomplishments or abilities. The underlying message seemed to be that Fiona’s independence and ebullience had to be leashed and controlled – thus she would ‘grow up’ and the marriage would succeed. All I can say is Run Fiona Run! Run Far Away!!!
If I’m honest, though, the behavior that enraged me to the point of violence was completely in keeping with attitudes of the time. It really comes down to what I like and dislike in a romantic lead. Unfortunately for The Irish Duchess, Neville remained entirely in the latter category and I ultimately hated to see Fiona end up with him. Which rather defeats the purpose of a Romantic Novel. Completely.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 29, 2017
SPOILERS.
I agree with another reviewer that the character of the hero was pretty much a control freak who didn’t really change until the end when the object of his desire, the truly awesome heroine, (does he change?) becomes “obedient.” Fiona, the heroine, is irrepressible, and is a fantastic character for that reason. If Neville, the hero, could have met her half-way and _that_ had made them equal partners, not her acquiescence to be an obedient wife (which doesn’t make them equal), it would have been great. Neville had glimmers—when he realized he’d rather talk to her than most other people, for one, but when the first thing they do on seeing each other is end up in bed, it doesn’t seem like they end up talking. It’s worth reading for Fiona, and I liked the characters of Michael and Blanche.
I agree with another reviewer that the character of the hero was pretty much a control freak who didn’t really change until the end when the object of his desire, the truly awesome heroine, (does he change?) becomes “obedient.” Fiona, the heroine, is irrepressible, and is a fantastic character for that reason. If Neville, the hero, could have met her half-way and _that_ had made them equal partners, not her acquiescence to be an obedient wife (which doesn’t make them equal), it would have been great. Neville had glimmers—when he realized he’d rather talk to her than most other people, for one, but when the first thing they do on seeing each other is end up in bed, it doesn’t seem like they end up talking. It’s worth reading for Fiona, and I liked the characters of Michael and Blanche.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 10, 2020
An interesting story, but there were two many times when I mentally stopped and said, "What?" which argued that the logic of the story was not making sense in some way. I think it was mostly Fiona's and Neville's responses to given situations that caused the disruption in my reading. They frequently didn't make sense to me, and I had to stop to re-read to see if I missed something, which I had not. On the other hand, I had no problem continuing to read and even had a bit of sleep interruption wondering what was happening that I hadn't read yet. So there is definitely something here.
April 12, 2021
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Performance: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Story: ⭐️⭐️
Well, I think I am just not into historical romances. Let me start by saying I think Roger Clark did a very good job with the narration. His way of storytelling made this very enjoyable. His accent did falter a few times, but I don’t think it’s really noticeable to most.
The story was just not for me. Perhaps the borderline obsessive Neville was just too much for me. And for the strong willed and independent Fiona to sort of play games with him was irritating. I think Patricia Rice still wrote it well.
Performance: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Story: ⭐️⭐️
Well, I think I am just not into historical romances. Let me start by saying I think Roger Clark did a very good job with the narration. His way of storytelling made this very enjoyable. His accent did falter a few times, but I don’t think it’s really noticeable to most.
The story was just not for me. Perhaps the borderline obsessive Neville was just too much for me. And for the strong willed and independent Fiona to sort of play games with him was irritating. I think Patricia Rice still wrote it well.
April 17, 2021
I listened to the audiobook this time as I was unfamiliar with the narrator, Roger Clark, and the author. I throughly enjoyed the storyline, the well developed characters, and the banter between characters. The narrator did a magnificent job of bringing all of the characters to life making you feel like you were watching a movie in your head. I love the Irish accents and the amount of humor in The Irish Duchess. I could easily relate to Fiona’s character as my grandmother was an Irish redhead. 😊 Excellent 5 Star book and 5 Star narration.
December 26, 2017
Regency politics
I mistakenly read the 3rd book 1st, darn it. Enjoyed the politics of the times, not strictly a Regency, 1823 and George has become king. The Irish question was quite fascinating, and Fiona, who was in the previous books becomes the heroine, and quite a wonderful heroine she is. The Duke, who also apparently is in the previous books, is also quite a terrific hero. A good live story and a good historical. Now I am on to read one and two!
I mistakenly read the 3rd book 1st, darn it. Enjoyed the politics of the times, not strictly a Regency, 1823 and George has become king. The Irish question was quite fascinating, and Fiona, who was in the previous books becomes the heroine, and quite a wonderful heroine she is. The Duke, who also apparently is in the previous books, is also quite a terrific hero. A good live story and a good historical. Now I am on to read one and two!
September 26, 2018
It improves
I had a bit of difficulty with this book at the start - it looked like just another wild red-haired woman with of course a fiery temper and a habit of wearing boy's clothes and riding astride. A little way in though it picked up with the attacks on our hero, and I was glad I had persevered.
I had a bit of difficulty with this book at the start - it looked like just another wild red-haired woman with of course a fiery temper and a habit of wearing boy's clothes and riding astride. A little way in though it picked up with the attacks on our hero, and I was glad I had persevered.
August 17, 2020
Fun series
This last book of the series wraps up the pairings of the major characters. They all get their happily ever afters and most wind up distantly related to one another somehow in the world where people recognize ties to second and third cousins. The setting is authentic feeling and well fleshed out with plenty of historical detail.
This last book of the series wraps up the pairings of the major characters. They all get their happily ever afters and most wind up distantly related to one another somehow in the world where people recognize ties to second and third cousins. The setting is authentic feeling and well fleshed out with plenty of historical detail.
September 25, 2017
Barely a 3 star. It really dragged from about the 1/2 way mark.
January 17, 2019
Such a great book I enjoyed the story and the characters. Will read more from this author.
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April 19, 2021Since I wasn’t getting into this book, I stopped listening so I will not give it a rating. Happy reading and listening!
May 1, 2021
Patricia Rice is one of my favorite authors. Settle into a comfy chair and enjoy this excellent read.
October 13, 2016
Much better than the last book I read by her.
February 9, 2013
4 STARS
The Irish Duchess (Regency Nobles #3)
The Irish Duchess is book 3 in Regency Nobles but the first one I have read. Thier are other characters that are well developed and feel like I missed things by reading this first. But it can stand alone.
Thier were some love scenes in details. Lots of drama,action, with English nobles,Irish rebels,Irish army,Catholic church and Protestant church. Lots of groups that don't like the others differences.
Neville Perceval is a Duke who is trying to get some laws changed in England Parliament with his two friends. Also if he gets his bills passed he could get in office more.
Neville is poor but has a estate and title. He plans to marry for a dowery to help to get his estate in shape. The woman that he is courting is shy and he does not feel much for her.
Fiona is a passionate outgoing, wears boys clothing,climbs ropes of ships, roofs of cottages,midwife and tries to take care of her village. She is worried about 7 orphans after thier mother died in childbirth. The grandmother tries to help take of them. She had little money. The whole village has a hard time making ends meet. But they have a plan. The village had a fair and earned money that they are going to buy looms and have a cottage industry. But the funds are stolen and the person that had it was murdered.
Fiona and Neville have chemistry and get caught kissing at a social event so they agreed to marry. Fiona's dowery will help buy the looms and feed the orphans.
Before the wedding Fiona runs back to Ireland hoping that Neville will follow when she over hears a plan to murder the Duke and make her out as a traitor. Duke follows and gets hit again and knocked out again. When he wakes he does not make sense and hardly talk.
Thier is a lot in this story that keeps your attention. Now I want to go read the other books in this series.
I was given this ebook to read and asked to give honest review when done by Librarything.
Published November 3rd 2012 by Book View Cafe ASIN B00A1PVHOW
Discription below taken off goodreads.
Duke meets shrew. Taming doesn’t happen.
Neville Perceval, the bankrupt Duke of Anglesey, has been burdened since youth with more responsibility than one man should handle. He has finally accepted that he needs to marry a wealthy, gracious lady who will ease his burdens and smooth his political path.
Fiona MacDermot, the rebellious, untamed cousin of an Irish earl, has the freedom and independence Neville has never known. Like the duke, she needs cash to help starving villagers and orphans. Unfortunately, she’d rather earn a living than have anything to do with useless men, and the politicians she knows all belong at the wrong end of a rope.
But when the duke is nearly beaten to death, and Fiona’s looms are lost to a murdering thief, their lives are entangled in ways that threaten their futures. Lust shouldn’t factor into their destinies, but it does, and now they have to find their dreams together, or die trying
The Irish Duchess (Regency Nobles #3)
The Irish Duchess is book 3 in Regency Nobles but the first one I have read. Thier are other characters that are well developed and feel like I missed things by reading this first. But it can stand alone.
Thier were some love scenes in details. Lots of drama,action, with English nobles,Irish rebels,Irish army,Catholic church and Protestant church. Lots of groups that don't like the others differences.
Neville Perceval is a Duke who is trying to get some laws changed in England Parliament with his two friends. Also if he gets his bills passed he could get in office more.
Neville is poor but has a estate and title. He plans to marry for a dowery to help to get his estate in shape. The woman that he is courting is shy and he does not feel much for her.
Fiona is a passionate outgoing, wears boys clothing,climbs ropes of ships, roofs of cottages,midwife and tries to take care of her village. She is worried about 7 orphans after thier mother died in childbirth. The grandmother tries to help take of them. She had little money. The whole village has a hard time making ends meet. But they have a plan. The village had a fair and earned money that they are going to buy looms and have a cottage industry. But the funds are stolen and the person that had it was murdered.
Fiona and Neville have chemistry and get caught kissing at a social event so they agreed to marry. Fiona's dowery will help buy the looms and feed the orphans.
Before the wedding Fiona runs back to Ireland hoping that Neville will follow when she over hears a plan to murder the Duke and make her out as a traitor. Duke follows and gets hit again and knocked out again. When he wakes he does not make sense and hardly talk.
Thier is a lot in this story that keeps your attention. Now I want to go read the other books in this series.
I was given this ebook to read and asked to give honest review when done by Librarything.
Published November 3rd 2012 by Book View Cafe ASIN B00A1PVHOW
Discription below taken off goodreads.
Duke meets shrew. Taming doesn’t happen.
Neville Perceval, the bankrupt Duke of Anglesey, has been burdened since youth with more responsibility than one man should handle. He has finally accepted that he needs to marry a wealthy, gracious lady who will ease his burdens and smooth his political path.
Fiona MacDermot, the rebellious, untamed cousin of an Irish earl, has the freedom and independence Neville has never known. Like the duke, she needs cash to help starving villagers and orphans. Unfortunately, she’d rather earn a living than have anything to do with useless men, and the politicians she knows all belong at the wrong end of a rope.
But when the duke is nearly beaten to death, and Fiona’s looms are lost to a murdering thief, their lives are entangled in ways that threaten their futures. Lust shouldn’t factor into their destinies, but it does, and now they have to find their dreams together, or die trying
February 18, 2013
The Irish Duchess is a sequel to The Marquess, which I reviewed in September. Unfortunately, TID is not as successful a read as TM. The hero of TID, Neville Percival, appears in TM, as kind of a bad guy, so to see him as a hero in this book makes it difficult to set aside my earlier prejudice of this character. Neville falls head over heels in love with Fiona, a fiery (is there any other?) Irish ward of his cousin-in-law. I would have liked more exploration of the problems in early 19th century of a marriage between a Protestant and Catholic, but this is never addressed in the story. There's also a convoluted plot about some sort of bill or law that Neville is trying to pass in Parliament and some thugs trying to steal some poor Irish people's looms and Fiona and Neville go back and forth, "does he love me?" "does she love me?" and it was just a chore to finish this book. I'm giving it 3 stars only because Patricia Rice is a very good writer and I appreciate that she writes in 3rd person which seems to have gone out of style.
December 27, 2012
THE IRISH DUCHESS by Patricia Rice is an exciting historical romance set in 1822. It is book 4 in "The Regency Nobles" series,but can be read as a stand alone. Visit the author's website for details on the others books in the series. "The Irish Duchess" is fast paced,and action packed. Follow, Neville Perceval, Duke of Anglesey, and Fiona MacDermot, cousin of an Irish earl, on a journey of passion,danger, romance and love through Ireland and English soil. As they fight their passion for each other they must conquer their fears, to find true love and their destiny. A must for anyone who enjoys historical romance, Ireland,England, a bankrupt Duke,and a rebellious female. "The Irish Duchess" has everything you could possible want in a historical and more. Received for an honest review from the author and Library Thing. Visit the author's website,Book View Cafe and My Book Addiction and More for more information.
RATING: 4.5
HEAT RATING: MILD
REVIEWED BY: AprilR, My Book Addiction and More/My Book Addiction Reviews
RATING: 4.5
HEAT RATING: MILD
REVIEWED BY: AprilR, My Book Addiction and More/My Book Addiction Reviews
November 16, 2013
I did enjoy this book. When I first read the blurb on the back I did not realize that it was Neville (I haven't read the second one yet). A couple of paragraphs in I realized who the "hero" was.
I was not sure I could see him as the "hero" as I had only read the first book where a slightly unfavourable picture of Neville had been painted. With that in mind I decided to wait and see......maybe he was not who we had briefly heard about in the first book. It is all a matter of perception. Right?
As we begin to see Neville as his own character, not the antagonist in another story, he is not so bad of a guy. And Fiona is just the girl to prove it.
The political parts did seem to weigh the book at times, but the overall another great story in the series.
I was not sure I could see him as the "hero" as I had only read the first book where a slightly unfavourable picture of Neville had been painted. With that in mind I decided to wait and see......maybe he was not who we had briefly heard about in the first book. It is all a matter of perception. Right?
As we begin to see Neville as his own character, not the antagonist in another story, he is not so bad of a guy. And Fiona is just the girl to prove it.
The political parts did seem to weigh the book at times, but the overall another great story in the series.
September 19, 2015
We finally have Neville's story and a very surprising match for him in the Irish Fiona. Although he was featured throughout the other books in this series, we never truly had an opportunity to find out "who" he is. I thoroughly enjoyed watching he and Fiona dancing around each other and it is nice to see the bad guys get what they deserve. The story could be considered dark by some due to the time period and the relations between England and Ireland at the time but they weren't completely dwelled upon so it did not become too heart wrenching.
February 9, 2017
A book about conquering fears and love overcoming whatever obstacles are in your path. The 1822 Irish/English setting is wonderfully described although some of the political aspects of the story dragged on. Overall, the characters were fun to read about and were described clearly for their different personalities. The romance between the two characters was enjoyable but fell a little flat against the backdrop of the political scene.
Note: I won this book from LibraryThing Early Reviews.
Note: I won this book from LibraryThing Early Reviews.
January 7, 2015
This was a fairly average story -- nothing really outstanding about it. There were so many extra characters that didn't really seem to add that much to the story, it was hard to keep track of them all. I never felt there was actual love between the two main characters, just lust. Everyone knows that doesn't make for a lasting relationship, then or now.
Not an awful story, but not outstanding, either.
Not an awful story, but not outstanding, either.
June 28, 2015
Five Stars "squared"! What a wonderful, wonderful story. I totally loved Neville! You out did yourself with this story, Ms Rice. Each book was slightly better than the previous one. But this one ... one of the best I have read in a long time. I enjoyed having all the couples in the storyline. you can feel the camaraderie and "family-ness." I'm going to miss them ... all.
February 8, 2013
A good story with great characters. My only complaints are that some of the political stuff dragged a bit, and that there were some odd jumps in the plot as if some scenes had been deleted. But the writing was very good and it was an enjoyable read.
April 30, 2013
This is about a Romance is a different light. It about a woman. It somewhat an adventure then a romance. There a lot going on in the book. There some drama and some really action though out the book. It a book in a series and this this the first one i read.
November 22, 2012
Loved the characters some transitions were a bit quick. Over all a good read.
September 20, 2014
Thoroughly liked fiona and Neville together. Neville is shown in a completely different light in this book towards others he was in and i found myself really liking him.
March 31, 2020
Fiona and Neville
an enjoyable engaging story with a wonderful HEA
an enjoyable engaging story with a wonderful HEA
June 23, 2016
Excellent series
Great heroine, little wild, very strong and more than enough humor to go around. Excellent references to Ireland and the troubles of the 1820's
Great heroine, little wild, very strong and more than enough humor to go around. Excellent references to Ireland and the troubles of the 1820's
June 3, 2021
In this case, the "extra" needed to get 4 stars from me is the description of the political situation in Ireland at the time this book is set.
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