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The Duke's Proposal (The Turnbridge Sisters Book 3) Kindle Edition
Lady Fiona Turnbridge is a fair, green-eyed beauty with a soft spot for injured animals—which is how she arrived on the doorstep of the tall, dark, and handsome Lord Ian Cabott, Duke of Dunsford, at midnight with an injured cat in one hand…and a pistol in her other.
Ian, a former military surgeon with a cool demeanor yet uncommon good sense, is willing to help a damsel in distress—no matter how unladylike her behavior. Still, he has needs, too…and, in exchange for his efforts, he could use Fiona's assistance with the young ward in his care. Ever since the sickly Charlotte moved into his home, Ian's efforts to rehabilitate her have been met with sinister curiosity among his peers. But if Fiona were to move into the Dunsford estate, surely scandal could be averted. Now all he has to do is convince both women that his humanitarian heart is true—and perhaps find love along the way…..
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherSt. Martin's Paperbacks
- Publication dateMay 1, 2007
- File size421 KB
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—Kasey Michaels, New York Times bestselling author “Leslie LaFoy delivers wonderful, witty characters, and breathless romance.”—USA Today bestselling author Celeste Bradley
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Lady Fiona Turnbridge is a fair, green-eyed beauty with a soft spot for injured animals--which is how she arrived on the doorstep of the tall, dark, and handsome Lord Ian Cabott, Duke of Dunsford, at midnight with an injured cat in one hand…and a pistol in her other.
A PENETRATING DESIRE…
Ian, a former military surgeon with a cool demeanor yet uncommon good sense, is willing to help a damsel in distress--no matter how unladylike her behavior. Still, he has needs, too…and, in exchange for his efforts, he could use Fiona's assistance with the young ward in his care. Ever since the sickly Charlotte moved into his home, Ian's efforts to rehabilitate her have been met with sinister curiosity among his peers. But if Fiona were to move into the Dunsford estate, surely scandal could be averted. Now all he has to do is convince both women that his humanitarian heart is true--and perhaps find love along the way…..
THE DUKE'S PROPOSAL
"Leslie LaFoy delivers wonderful, witty characters, and breathless romance."--USA Today bestselling author Celeste Bradley
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- ASIN : B009LRWWVS
- Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks (May 1, 2007)
- Publication date : May 1, 2007
- Language : English
- File size : 421 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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- Print length : 349 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,875,386 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #13,473 in Victorian Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
- #754,875 in Romance (Books)
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"The Duke's Proposal" finishes the trilogy of novels detailing the life and loves of Caroline, Simone and Fiona, the three illegitimate daughters of Geoffrey Turnbridge, the fifth Duke of Ryland. I am the second son of Ma. Caroline and Simone's stories are chronicled in "Her Scandalous Marriage" and "The Rogue's Bride", respectively, both of which I enjoyed immensely, and now the Lady Fiona Turnbridge must consider her future as she too becomes entangled with a wealthy, handsome gentleman of means. I once got entangled in some electrical cable. The other guys were mean, and certainly not gentlemen.
The young gentlemen of the novel consider Lady Fiona Turnbridge eccentric and unmarriageable, despite her fair looks, green eyes, and large dowry. Fiona seeks happiness elsewhere, studying medicine and caring for sick animals, leaving her content if not entirely fulfilled, like a jelly donut.
One night Fiona finds her beloved cat severely injured and shows up at the doorstep of the tall, dark, and handsome Lord Ian Cabott, Duke of Dunsford and former military surgeon, for help. Ian, himself something of an outcast from his peers, and despite Fiona's arming herself with a pistol, spends the night with her saving her cat. Ian sees qualities in Fiona that mirror his, and furthermore realizes the practical benefits of having her in the home to assist in the rehabilitation of his sickly ward Charlotte. Ian makes a marriage proposal to Fiona, who, to his surprise, turns him down. Now Ian has to convince Fiona of his honorable intentions, but she will require much more before she can agree to his proposal. My wife eventually agreed to my proposal after many, many years of begging, so I can relate.
Leslie Lafoy has again written a thrilling romance between two very strong, independent-minded characters who challenge and frustrate each other, making their final union all the more satisfying. I may be a rugged man, work with power tools, and wear a hard hat, but by the end of the novel, I too was hoping, with a quavering heart, that Fiona would finally accept, dare I say it, the Duke's proposal.
+ heroine (Fiona) has a "6th sense" about upcoming events
+ hero has bucked tradition and become a physician
+ hero has a ward who is depressed and struggling to accept the loss of her parents and her own disability
+ heroine has strong family members around to support her
+ both the hero and heroine are intersting and sympathetic characters that you want to find happiness
+ heroine has a physical deformity that prevents her from dancing
I have never met an historical romance that I didn't enjoy and I will certainly seek out the previous 2 stories by LaFoy in this series to read.
I was a bit disappointed and thought this story could be even stronger. Many of the interesting details (above) were glossed over and not integrated into the story
- Fiona's "sense" is briefly mentioned later in the book, but after the strong introduction of it, I expected more
- The depression of the hero's ward is "solved" within 2 pages by a discussion between the hero and heroine and then occurs between chapters (gives the impression of an "easy fix")
Much of the tension suggested by the story's set-up doesn't occur and while there is a good amount of romantic tension, there is little "outside tension" surrounding the characters. I wanted to say, "If you'd sit down and talk about this, you will realize there really is no problem between you." The ending is very reminiscent of Pride and Prejudice (which I love)!
A pleasant book, but it could have been a wonderful book.
Just an OK book. Not enough action, drama, or romance for that matter, to keep me flipping the pages. A decent read if you want to finish the series, but if I read this one first I don't think that I would have read the others.