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A Duke Changes Everything by Christy Carlyle

A Duke Changes Everything

I have to admit, I liked most of this book, except for the hero’s backstory. I’m getting really tired of “hero cannot love because of abusive parent,” even when it’s reasonably well done. It just feels overdone to me. Nicholas Lyon was never meant to be a duke. He was the unfavorite second son, and after leaving his childhood home of Enderley, he made his own fortune by opening a gambling den and collecting the … Continue reading A Duke Changes Everything by Christy Carlyle

Book Review

How to Handle a Scandal by Emily Greenwood

How to Handle a Scandal

This is the second book in the Scandalous Sisters series, and the first Greenwood I’ve read. Elizabeth, the heroine, is one of those young women who had very little in the way of boundaries while she grew up, and uses the attention she got as a purveyor of ridiculous schemes as a substitute for parental love. Caught up in this whirl of gaiety is Tommy Halifax, who, at the ripe old age of 23 decides that … Continue reading How to Handle a Scandal by Emily Greenwood