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Boscastle #12
El diario de la duquesa
Como directora de la Academia Scarfield para jóvenes, la señorita Charlotte Boscastle transmite a sus alumnas lo importante que es mantener una buena reputación y evitar cualquier asomo de escándalo. Por eso cae presa del más feroz de los pánicos cuando, justo después de la fiesta de graduación, su diario secreto desaparece. Charlotte ha volcado en su diario sus más atrevidas fantasías, en especial relacionadas con Gideon, duque de Wynfield. Como si esto fuera poco, resulta que el tórrido diario ha ido a parar a manos del propio duque quien, aunque bastante interesado en las ideas de Charlotte, es todo un caballero y ha decidido devolvérselo. Pero cuando un ladrón se hace con el diario, tanto Gideon como Charlotte se ven envueltos en una espiral de escándalos y malentendidos que sólo el matrimonio puede aplacar.
315 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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Jillian Hunter
51 books429 followersJillian Hunter is the bestselling author of over twenty historical romances. She lives with her husband, three daughters, a pug and a poodle in Southern California. She loves anyone who can make her laugh, which means she is in love with Mike Myers and Tyler Perry.
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September 15, 2017
My, my, my I believe I may have to officially come out of the closet as a fan of the romance novel. The well written romance novel at any rate.
What can I say? I like smut as much as the next lady and when you throw in clever dialogue, period accuracy (to a point), yummy clothes, and progressive relations between the sexes? Well that's a recipe for a happy book snob!
I'm still a total newbie at this kind of book so at the risk of repeating the great manga debacle of 2015 if I'm totally barking up the wrong tree here and there's like a mountain of authors I MUST read and an equally large mountain of authors I should stay the hell away from, please, by all means let me know.
So in the sweet, demure, damsel corner we have Miss Charlotte Boscastle the headmistress of the much acclaimed Scarfield Academy for Young Ladies in 1819 London where the best young women of the ton go to fine tune their educations and learn all a lady must to prepare for lives of...being on a gentlemen's arm and having heaps of children? Author Jillian Hunter doesn't go into a ton of detail about what they actually learn at the school but its regency England so you do the math.
Charlotte is pretty awesome. Her students love her and she's much revered by the ton for the great skills she equips their daughters with. Her family and friends just wish she wasn't quite so buttoned up about romance and finding herself a husband as awesome as she is! But she's got a little secret. Charlotte is a writer and her lifelong project has been a series of diaries that have become shall we say...a bit risque as time has gone by. The latest fantasy lover to grace it's pages is none other than...
Gideon the Duke of Wynfield who tragically lost his wife to cancer five years ago and deals with his grief by being a rake (ie. he keeps company with WHORES!!!!!). He ran into Charlotte one day in a shop (while he had two ladies of the evening on each arm) and he got all rakish and sexy right in front of her and Charlotte has been smitten ever since.
They run into each other again at the grand ball Charlotte has each year for the graduating girls and Gideon realizes through the course of a conversation he's initially forced into by Charlotte's cousin that a woman he regarded as too demure and prudish for his taste is actually quite quick witted and saucy.
Then through a series of slightly complex events he gets ahold of her diary and in an effort to get it back she finds herself in a very compromising position with him that will result in only scandal and ruin unless....they get married.
This book is part of something called "The Bridal Pleasures Series" so I was a tiny bit in the weeds regarding some of the supporting players who've clearly already had their own books. It looks like the series has followed a number of other young ladies as they've gone up the ranks at the school, where Charlotte was also a student at one time, so there are some scenes with friends and relations where I was a bit confused.
But honestly that's the only "fault" I can really find with this alluring little gem of a book. Its a cleverly written, super, super sexy read that I had a great deal of fun with. The story is really about Charlotte's sexual awakening and Gideon's realization that he can have everything he wants with one woman, that a good marriage is a partnership in all things and it just works. They both have a lot to teach each other so its never just about Gideon explaining what a 69 is.
The love scenes are awesome. I'm just gonna go ahead and put that out there. You want hot and heavy? Jillian Hunter has you covered and then some. She's got a great vocabulary that fortunately never treads into "love tunnel" or "man sausage" territory. What's nice though is she's also got you covered in the genuine, organically evolving love story and substantive supporting cast with actual character arcs areas too!
Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to find the rest of this series...for research purposes only...yeah...research...
What can I say? I like smut as much as the next lady and when you throw in clever dialogue, period accuracy (to a point), yummy clothes, and progressive relations between the sexes? Well that's a recipe for a happy book snob!
I'm still a total newbie at this kind of book so at the risk of repeating the great manga debacle of 2015 if I'm totally barking up the wrong tree here and there's like a mountain of authors I MUST read and an equally large mountain of authors I should stay the hell away from, please, by all means let me know.
So in the sweet, demure, damsel corner we have Miss Charlotte Boscastle the headmistress of the much acclaimed Scarfield Academy for Young Ladies in 1819 London where the best young women of the ton go to fine tune their educations and learn all a lady must to prepare for lives of...being on a gentlemen's arm and having heaps of children? Author Jillian Hunter doesn't go into a ton of detail about what they actually learn at the school but its regency England so you do the math.
Charlotte is pretty awesome. Her students love her and she's much revered by the ton for the great skills she equips their daughters with. Her family and friends just wish she wasn't quite so buttoned up about romance and finding herself a husband as awesome as she is! But she's got a little secret. Charlotte is a writer and her lifelong project has been a series of diaries that have become shall we say...a bit risque as time has gone by. The latest fantasy lover to grace it's pages is none other than...
Gideon the Duke of Wynfield who tragically lost his wife to cancer five years ago and deals with his grief by being a rake (ie. he keeps company with WHORES!!!!!). He ran into Charlotte one day in a shop (while he had two ladies of the evening on each arm) and he got all rakish and sexy right in front of her and Charlotte has been smitten ever since.
They run into each other again at the grand ball Charlotte has each year for the graduating girls and Gideon realizes through the course of a conversation he's initially forced into by Charlotte's cousin that a woman he regarded as too demure and prudish for his taste is actually quite quick witted and saucy.
Then through a series of slightly complex events he gets ahold of her diary and in an effort to get it back she finds herself in a very compromising position with him that will result in only scandal and ruin unless....they get married.
This book is part of something called "The Bridal Pleasures Series" so I was a tiny bit in the weeds regarding some of the supporting players who've clearly already had their own books. It looks like the series has followed a number of other young ladies as they've gone up the ranks at the school, where Charlotte was also a student at one time, so there are some scenes with friends and relations where I was a bit confused.
But honestly that's the only "fault" I can really find with this alluring little gem of a book. Its a cleverly written, super, super sexy read that I had a great deal of fun with. The story is really about Charlotte's sexual awakening and Gideon's realization that he can have everything he wants with one woman, that a good marriage is a partnership in all things and it just works. They both have a lot to teach each other so its never just about Gideon explaining what a 69 is.
The love scenes are awesome. I'm just gonna go ahead and put that out there. You want hot and heavy? Jillian Hunter has you covered and then some. She's got a great vocabulary that fortunately never treads into "love tunnel" or "man sausage" territory. What's nice though is she's also got you covered in the genuine, organically evolving love story and substantive supporting cast with actual character arcs areas too!
Now if you'll excuse me I'm off to find the rest of this series...for research purposes only...yeah...research...
March 8, 2012
Over my years of reading Historical Romance I have discovered that there are two kind of light books in the genre: The lighter, make me smile/feel good ones (like Loretta Chase), and the ones that are so light that they’re lacking in substance. I adore the first kind but I hate the second kind—unless I’m in a very rare mood. But sometimes it’s really hard to distinguish the two when you first pick up a book. That’s what makes reading the lighter/funnier HR’s such a crap shoot for me. Unfortunately, luck was not with me and this book turned out to be of the fluffy, cotton-candy persuasion. Not my type at all.
While reading, members of the Boscastle family kept popping up with mentions about their own past stories. What baffles me is that some of those past story details sound very familiar. Like Chloe and the way her future husband hid out in her room while everyone else thought he was dead. I think I must have read the original Boscastle series at some point, but I honestly don’t remember whether I liked them, what I thought about the stories and the writing style as a whole, or anything, really, other than a few stray details here and there. And that right there tells me that my reaction to this book is not a fluke. I have a very good recall for the stories I read and enjoy, and even some of the ones I loathe, so the fact that I remember nothing about those books is telling.
Charlotte is the headmistress for the Scarfield Academy for Young Ladies. In the beginning we are given the impression Charlotte is a bit uptight and that she disapproves of the hero, but we soon learn that Charlotte is actually titillated by the hero and that she has a whole imaginary life, filled with imaginary interactions between them, recorded in her diary. A rival headmistress hires someone to steal the diary, and through a series of events, the diary ends up being left in the carriage of the very duke Charlotte was writing about. He, of course, knows immediately that Charlotte was writing about him and finds himself intrigued by the passion running beneath her otherwise cool exterior. It’s not every day he finds a book detailing erotic encounters involving him that never actually happened. A harebrained scheme to recover the diary leads to Charlotte and Gideon being discovered in a compromising position and the diary being lost (again).
I really don’t have many positive things to say about the book, other than the fact that I was occasionally amused and that there wasn’t enough substance to it for me to muster the enthusiasm to care enough to hate it—which is what my F reviews are usually reserved for. I found the whole thing rather ridiculous; completely lacking in substance and any real historical feel. There was never any real relationship building. The heroine was always in love with the hero--for some reason that I’m still not sure of--and the hero followed easily in her wake with no real reason given for their feelings.
We didn’t get into the hero’s head very often, and what we did see of his past didn’t impress me much. I didn’t understand why his deadbeat dad ways were included in the story. His neglect of his daughter added nothing to the story, other than to make me dislike him. I could understand if the author was going to use it as a way to build character growth, but she didn’t. All of a sudden we’re just presented with the fact that the hero has a kid that he hasn’t seen for 10 months, and that he doesn’t see her much more than that usually. The heroine is exasperated with him for it, but that’s it. It’s treated in a cheerful manner that made me confused as to why it was even a part of the story.
The lack of relationship building made the romance between Charlotte and Gideon lack any spark. The love scenes were rather awkward and perfunctory, and I really could have used some sexual tension. Gideon and Charlotte felt weird and bland together, and the same is true for the interactions we saw between the side characters. Also, the buildup of the missing diary was resolved in a laughable manner that made me honestly wonder why I expected any better.
All in all, it was a disappointing read, and I doubt I'll pick up anything else by this author.
*Review posted at Fiction Vixen*
While reading, members of the Boscastle family kept popping up with mentions about their own past stories. What baffles me is that some of those past story details sound very familiar. Like Chloe and the way her future husband hid out in her room while everyone else thought he was dead. I think I must have read the original Boscastle series at some point, but I honestly don’t remember whether I liked them, what I thought about the stories and the writing style as a whole, or anything, really, other than a few stray details here and there. And that right there tells me that my reaction to this book is not a fluke. I have a very good recall for the stories I read and enjoy, and even some of the ones I loathe, so the fact that I remember nothing about those books is telling.
Charlotte is the headmistress for the Scarfield Academy for Young Ladies. In the beginning we are given the impression Charlotte is a bit uptight and that she disapproves of the hero, but we soon learn that Charlotte is actually titillated by the hero and that she has a whole imaginary life, filled with imaginary interactions between them, recorded in her diary. A rival headmistress hires someone to steal the diary, and through a series of events, the diary ends up being left in the carriage of the very duke Charlotte was writing about. He, of course, knows immediately that Charlotte was writing about him and finds himself intrigued by the passion running beneath her otherwise cool exterior. It’s not every day he finds a book detailing erotic encounters involving him that never actually happened. A harebrained scheme to recover the diary leads to Charlotte and Gideon being discovered in a compromising position and the diary being lost (again).
I really don’t have many positive things to say about the book, other than the fact that I was occasionally amused and that there wasn’t enough substance to it for me to muster the enthusiasm to care enough to hate it—which is what my F reviews are usually reserved for. I found the whole thing rather ridiculous; completely lacking in substance and any real historical feel. There was never any real relationship building. The heroine was always in love with the hero--for some reason that I’m still not sure of--and the hero followed easily in her wake with no real reason given for their feelings.
We didn’t get into the hero’s head very often, and what we did see of his past didn’t impress me much. I didn’t understand why his deadbeat dad ways were included in the story. His neglect of his daughter added nothing to the story, other than to make me dislike him. I could understand if the author was going to use it as a way to build character growth, but she didn’t. All of a sudden we’re just presented with the fact that the hero has a kid that he hasn’t seen for 10 months, and that he doesn’t see her much more than that usually. The heroine is exasperated with him for it, but that’s it. It’s treated in a cheerful manner that made me confused as to why it was even a part of the story.
The lack of relationship building made the romance between Charlotte and Gideon lack any spark. The love scenes were rather awkward and perfunctory, and I really could have used some sexual tension. Gideon and Charlotte felt weird and bland together, and the same is true for the interactions we saw between the side characters. Also, the buildup of the missing diary was resolved in a laughable manner that made me honestly wonder why I expected any better.
All in all, it was a disappointing read, and I doubt I'll pick up anything else by this author.
*Review posted at Fiction Vixen*
October 4, 2016
Ya he leído anteriormente un libro de esta autora y me encantó. Este en cambio, aunque me ha gustado, no ha llegado a engancharme tanto. La historia comienza de una manera muy original. Charlotte, la profesora de una escuela de señoritas, lleva un diario personal muy íntimo y el protagonista de todas ellas es Gideon, un marqués del que lleva enamorada desde hace años. Por culpa de un descuido, el diario acaba en las manos de Gideon y más adelante en manos nada gratas.
La historia engancha desde el principio y tiene unos toques de humor muy buenos que hacen que quieras seguir leyendo, pero a la vez, suceden giros un poco ilógicos. Por ejemplo, no sabemos cuando comenzó ese enamoramiento hacia Gideon, la autora no lo dice; algunas situaciones en las que se ven envueltos los personajes son demasiado increíbles y el final es más de lo mismo, todo se soluciona demasiado bien para lo que el enredo habría podido dar de sí.
Y a parte, está el amor entre los protagonistas. De ella me vale, porque se supone que lleva enamorada toda su vida, pero él, desde el principio no se fija en ella para nada y es cuando encuentra su diario y lo lee que empieza a tomar conciencia de ella y la empieza a desear...sigo esperando el punto en el que se enamora.
Al parecer es el tercero de una serie y aparecen personajes de una serie anterior, por lo que a veces, sino has leído la serie anterior puede llegar a ser un poco chocante.
A pesar de todo, es un libro que recomiendo para alguna tarde tranquila y con ganas de pasar un rato divertido.
La historia engancha desde el principio y tiene unos toques de humor muy buenos que hacen que quieras seguir leyendo, pero a la vez, suceden giros un poco ilógicos. Por ejemplo, no sabemos cuando comenzó ese enamoramiento hacia Gideon, la autora no lo dice; algunas situaciones en las que se ven envueltos los personajes son demasiado increíbles y el final es más de lo mismo, todo se soluciona demasiado bien para lo que el enredo habría podido dar de sí.
Y a parte, está el amor entre los protagonistas. De ella me vale, porque se supone que lleva enamorada toda su vida, pero él, desde el principio no se fija en ella para nada y es cuando encuentra su diario y lo lee que empieza a tomar conciencia de ella y la empieza a desear...sigo esperando el punto en el que se enamora.
Al parecer es el tercero de una serie y aparecen personajes de una serie anterior, por lo que a veces, sino has leído la serie anterior puede llegar a ser un poco chocante.
A pesar de todo, es un libro que recomiendo para alguna tarde tranquila y con ganas de pasar un rato divertido.
July 6, 2014
En realidad 3.5
La novela empieza muym muy bien, pero a medida que vas pasando las hojas vas perdiendo fuelle. Aparecen un montón de personajes que yo, lamentablemente no conocía y de todas formas he mirado y solo han publicado 3 de la saga... y claro, eso hace que si en otros libros te da una alegria saber de los anteriores personajes, pues aquí yo ande un poco perdida. Mea culpa
De todas formas, del enamoramiento es como si me hubiera perdido algo... y los personajes falta perfilarlos un poco más... sobre todo al duque,,, con lo que me gustab a mí los duques me hubiera gustado conocerlo más.
Aún y así, el estilo me ha gustado, ágil y se lee en un suspiro, este ha sido mi primer contacto conesta autora y creo que no será el último
La novela empieza muym muy bien, pero a medida que vas pasando las hojas vas perdiendo fuelle. Aparecen un montón de personajes que yo, lamentablemente no conocía y de todas formas he mirado y solo han publicado 3 de la saga... y claro, eso hace que si en otros libros te da una alegria saber de los anteriores personajes, pues aquí yo ande un poco perdida. Mea culpa
De todas formas, del enamoramiento es como si me hubiera perdido algo... y los personajes falta perfilarlos un poco más... sobre todo al duque,,, con lo que me gustab a mí los duques me hubiera gustado conocerlo más.
Aún y así, el estilo me ha gustado, ágil y se lee en un suspiro, este ha sido mi primer contacto conesta autora y creo que no será el último
May 3, 2019
Pleasant, fun, and utterly forgettable.
April 19, 2025
Entretenido y sigue la misma formula de los libros de romance de regencia. Y aún me sigue gustando leerlos.
November 19, 2012
I've only read a few of Jillian Hunter's books, and they've been somewhat hit or miss for me- mostly miss. I picked this one up because it had a lovely Georgian dress on the cover. The cover, however, was my favorite thing about the book. And since the book takes place in 1819, the cover is really out of place.
The book had a (large) number of annoying points, and I finally gave up after 100 pages. Idiot heroines writing stupid diaries, family members I can't keep straight, and somewhat improbable twists all combined for a rather unenjoyable read. Especially the whole scandal. First of all, why does the family have to suddenly decide thay want to visit the duke's (whichever duke he was- there were far too many of them. Whatever happened to nice earls and barons?) house on their treasure hunt, since they know he's probably with his mistress and would most likely not approve of them barging in, even if he were home? And then charging past the butler and interrupting the duke in his study, where he has conveniently just kissed the heroine. I mean, if I saw a family member in a position like that, I think I'd try my best to just make sure it never came out, rather than trying to force the duke to marry her. Also, scandal sheets, though printed quickly, aren't printed that quickly. The action presumably happened after midnight, and then by the next morning, everyone knows and there's even a cartoon. I assume it's the rejected mistress' fault, but even she, in all her scorned fury, wouldn't be able to disseminate the information so quickly. Cartoons definitely take far more time than that, since thay have to be drawn, engraved, then printed, and finally sold to the masses, all of which take time. And enraged non-mistresses generally don't have the money to create a scandal quite that large in so short a time.
In all, this books was pretty unbelievable, and I don't believe I will be reading any more of Jillian Hunter's books in the future.
The book had a (large) number of annoying points, and I finally gave up after 100 pages. Idiot heroines writing stupid diaries, family members I can't keep straight, and somewhat improbable twists all combined for a rather unenjoyable read. Especially the whole scandal. First of all, why does the family have to suddenly decide thay want to visit the duke's (whichever duke he was- there were far too many of them. Whatever happened to nice earls and barons?) house on their treasure hunt, since they know he's probably with his mistress and would most likely not approve of them barging in, even if he were home? And then charging past the butler and interrupting the duke in his study, where he has conveniently just kissed the heroine. I mean, if I saw a family member in a position like that, I think I'd try my best to just make sure it never came out, rather than trying to force the duke to marry her. Also, scandal sheets, though printed quickly, aren't printed that quickly. The action presumably happened after midnight, and then by the next morning, everyone knows and there's even a cartoon. I assume it's the rejected mistress' fault, but even she, in all her scorned fury, wouldn't be able to disseminate the information so quickly. Cartoons definitely take far more time than that, since thay have to be drawn, engraved, then printed, and finally sold to the masses, all of which take time. And enraged non-mistresses generally don't have the money to create a scandal quite that large in so short a time.
In all, this books was pretty unbelievable, and I don't believe I will be reading any more of Jillian Hunter's books in the future.
January 25, 2014
So disappointed. Ms Hunter is one of my favorite authors and to rate one of the Bocastle series so low is crushing. Was there a race to write this book? Because that's how I felt reading it. I didn't get a chance to know any of the characters because I was getting told about them. I wanted to see how charlottes relationship with Sarah would develop. I wanted there to be a bigger scandal than there was. Everything was wrapped up too tightly too quickly. There was a lot of telling about the other bocastles which I considered fillers. This could have been a lovely story but it fell deeply short. I couldn't even picture any characters.
February 21, 2012
I was in the mood for an optimistic, angst free romance and The Duchess Diaries hit the spot. The Duke of Wynfield didn't know what hit him when Charlotte Boscastle entered his life- she was a great combination of innocent yet practical and he was one of those heroes that was full of himself yet vulnerable to romance. If you enjoyed the Boscastle series you will enjoy this new entry with plenty of tie-ins to the Boscastle clan.
August 9, 2013
Yet another winner from Hunter's enchanting Bridal Pleasures series. I love her writing and I listened to this read aloud by actress Justine Eyre, who gave it just the right nuance and drama. If you wish to read a magical story filled with chivalry, honor, and bluestockings, this is the book for you. For my full review on my blog: http://bit.ly/15VjpY3
February 16, 2021
Cute. Pleasant. I think that pretty much describes this book. It was a quick read. It was light and pleasant with some fun stuff and romance. The only thing that I found myself thinking was "go big or go home." Only in the sense that the H was described as this very possessive lover who flew into jealous rages.
Well, not really. I mean, when I think of someone jealous or possessive I think in terms of Moonlit. You know, where the H says "if you leave I'll simply hunt you down" and you KNOW that they will (and sometimes do).
So in that regards, it would have been wonderful if this book had been outrageously melodramatic with an H that was as possessive as he was described. The kind that makes you simultaneously cringe and yet giggle because it's both almost embarrassing but a lot of fun to read about.
To be fair, I don't think this was supposed to be that kind of book. I don't regret reading it. It was enjoyable. I don't know if I'd remember it very much later.
Well, not really. I mean, when I think of someone jealous or possessive I think in terms of Moonlit. You know, where the H says "if you leave I'll simply hunt you down" and you KNOW that they will (and sometimes do).
So in that regards, it would have been wonderful if this book had been outrageously melodramatic with an H that was as possessive as he was described. The kind that makes you simultaneously cringe and yet giggle because it's both almost embarrassing but a lot of fun to read about.
To be fair, I don't think this was supposed to be that kind of book. I don't regret reading it. It was enjoyable. I don't know if I'd remember it very much later.
August 13, 2014
i've always like reading books set in such a time..when something happens and they are like,,oh!scandal!
their scandals are just funny,and amazing to read about.
The Duke and his friends are interesting characters,and the friendship between Devon,Gideon and Kit is a hilarious one..Such as,Here comes my fairy godmother.Or Gideon's double meanings.
Grayson is a character that i liked,especially when Nick broke into the mansion and was running away,others are pursuing him,and Jane is like,,put that biscuit down. lol
this book is the first one i've read by Jillian Hunter,and it is a brilliant work,which made me want to read the Boscastle series,and of course the ones with Grayson and Devon..
their scandals are just funny,and amazing to read about.
The Duke and his friends are interesting characters,and the friendship between Devon,Gideon and Kit is a hilarious one..Such as,Here comes my fairy godmother.Or Gideon's double meanings.
Grayson is a character that i liked,especially when Nick broke into the mansion and was running away,others are pursuing him,and Jane is like,,put that biscuit down. lol
this book is the first one i've read by Jillian Hunter,and it is a brilliant work,which made me want to read the Boscastle series,and of course the ones with Grayson and Devon..
April 29, 2013
I actually liked this last series of this book. The main characters Gideon and Charlotte are very good together. Gideon is the hot naughty man that Charlotte secretly wants and fantazies about in her diary. I love it when Gideon finds her diary and reads the first couple steamy descriptions of what she wants him to do to her. He is immediately enthralled with her and who she really is. The love scenes were hot and enduring because Gideon wants Charlotte to be with him until they marry but that does not stop him from giving her pleasure.
November 19, 2012
A cute setup. A headmistress keeps a diary...an extremely inappropriate diary making up sexual adventures between her and the ton's most infamous rake. What with one thing and another, of course he reads it!
Charlotte comes across as particularly goofy and endearing. I'll track down more by this author at some point.
Charlotte comes across as particularly goofy and endearing. I'll track down more by this author at some point.
May 23, 2013
I adored this story! I love the fact that she was so decent and yet she had her naughty moments with him. I loved that she loved him from first sight and that he fell in love with her so quickly. It was very romantic
February 12, 2012
I enjoyed this book, it was a lot of fun to read. The plot was funny, and something every girl can relate to. My only problem was I felt like the story moved to quickly, but other than that I really liked it and recommend it to any one who enjoys stories from a historical time period!!!
February 6, 2016
A nice story, entertaining if you don't analise it too much. But I must confess I don't really like the author's style that much. And there were too many side characters. And... other stuff, but I said not too analise too closely...
March 31, 2012
It was a very enjoyable story, with equally enjoyable heroes. The hero didn’t act like an idiot about the marriage, and the heroine wasn’t too much of a sap. Well balanced, and a well enjoyed read.
April 23, 2012
I love a good romance novel. This one fit the bill. It is light-hearted, fun and witty. The Bridal Pleasures Series is an enjoyable way to pass the time. If only stories of passion and wit happened more often in life.
July 14, 2012
The cast of characters are delicious! The4 plot a bit convoluted but the smut was great! Regency romances tend to be a bit bland-- this is not your typical Regency Romance! Enjoy this wicked tale on how to marry a duke!
February 26, 2012
Another enjoyable book from Jillian Hunter. Love the different characters they come up with and the story line. Wasn't prepared about the thief Nick tho....
February 8, 2012
Greatly enjoyed it. Was nice to have a recount of some of the past couples. I have been waiting for Charlotte's story for awhile, glad she got her HEA.
February 13, 2012
Love the Boscastles!!!
May 10, 2012
3 1/2 stars. A nice, light romance with intrigue caused by a scandalous lost diary. A fun escape read.
September 14, 2012
a generous 4* but 3* just wasn't enough
September 13, 2013
Charlotte deserves 5 stars. The book overall is a 4.
April 12, 2012
This book was really fun to read. I really enjoyed.
January 27, 2013
I enjoyed it! !!! Can't wait for the next book in series! !!! :)
April 20, 2012
Excellent read!!!!!!! Historical Romance, great characters, sensual, suspense......
April 28, 2012
Sweet romance to read!!!! I love the characters and how each and everyone of the characters had a point of view!
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