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An American Duchess Kindle Edition
A woman’s heart dares to defy the rules of Victorian society in USA Today bestselling author Caroline Fyffe’s novel of romance, royalty, and a little revenge.
In Kent, England, the arrival of Beranger Northcott, Duke of Brightshire, causes a stir. Because with the duke comes his new American bride, who isn’t quite what anyone expects. By accepting the hand of her beloved, Emma Brinkman went from hardworking Colorado rancher to duchess. Now she’s expected to comport herself as nobility. Overnight. For Emma—stifled, homesick, and unable to shake the feeling she’s being watched—the metamorphosis is a challenge. And if Emma’s suspicions are correct, perhaps even a dangerous one.
Fortunately, Emma has found a trusted friend in the orphaned Charlotte, Brightshire’s scullery maid. Charlotte longs to experience—if only for a moment—the luxuries and gentry romance that come with a titled life. When one of the duke’s handsome cousins takes notice of Charlotte, the castle kitchen is set abuzz with speculation.
In navigating their two different stations, both servant and duchess alike will discover all they have in common—from secret fantasies to daring hearts to upending the rules of society. And that finding their places in the world—and love—is a dream that can come true—no matter the risks.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMontlake Romance
- Publication dateJune 25, 2019
- File size4576 KB
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“An American Duchess is a gorgeous novel featuring a delightful cast of upstairs and downstairs characters, rich historical detail, and an absorbing tale that will keep the pages turning until the very end.” —Mary Ellen Taylor, author of Amazon Charts bestseller Winter Cottage
“Caroline Fyffe weaves a masterful tale…so vivid in its prose and storytelling, readers will be left breathless. A stunning romance about the world of Victorian high society along with a fresh look at the lives and loves of those born outside of it. An American Duchess is not to be missed!” —Christi Caldwell, USA Today bestselling author
About the Author
Caroline Fyffe was born in Waco, Texas, the first of many towns she would call home during her father’s career with the US Air Force. A horse aficionado from an early age, she earned a bachelor of arts in communications from California State University, Chico, before launching what would become a twenty-year career as an equine photographer. She began writing fiction to pass the time during long days in the show arena, channeling her love of horses and the Old West into a series of Western historicals. Her debut novel, Where the Wind Blows, won the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Golden Heart Award as well as the Wisconsin RWA’s Write Touch Readers’ Award. The author of the Prairie Hearts series, the McCutcheon Family novels, and Heart of Mine in the Colorado Hearts series, Caroline lives with her husband in the Pacific Northwest and has two grown sons, two daughters-in-law, and two darling grandchildren. For more information, visit the author at www.CarolineFyffe.com.
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- ASIN : B07LF3ZQ52
- Publisher : Montlake Romance (June 25, 2019)
- Publication date : June 25, 2019
- Language : English
- File size : 4576 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 349 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1542091675
- Best Sellers Rank: #62,676 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #331 in American Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
- #378 in American Historical Romance (Books)
- #1,398 in Clean & Wholesome Romance (Books)
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About the author
USA Today Bestselling Author Caroline Fyffe was born in Waco, Texas, the first of many towns she would call home during her father's career with the US Air Force. A horse aficionado from an early age, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in communications from California State University-Chico before launching what would become a twenty-year career as an equine photographer. She began writing fiction to pass the time during long days in the show arena, channeling her love of horses and the Old West into a series of Western historicals. Her debut novel, Where the Wind Blows, won the Romance Writers of America's prestigious Golden Heart Award as well as the Wisconsin RWA's Write Touch Readers' Award. She and her husband have two grown sons and live in the Pacific Northwest. If you’d like to know when Caroline’s next book will come out, please visit her website at http://www.carolinefyffe.com, where you can sign up to receive an email alerting you to her next release.
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In this story, Emma Brinkman and Beranger Northcott (his tue surname) will be quickly married, following the information that he has inherited the title of Duke of Brightshire and they will leave Colorado and sail to England. The story will encompass the changes and memories that Beranger will face returning to where he lived, even if he was treated poorly by his step-mother. He will meet a half-sister that was born after he left England and worked on board a ship until he made his mark in America.
The story is full of mystery, suspense, danger, secrets, angst, but also has new beginnings, making changes in how things in life turn out. It has a large cast of characters in the English town of Brightshire that will play major roles in this tale. It was always proclaimed the Beranger was illegitimate but how will the people look at him now that the truth is out that his parents had been married and in fact, Gavin was the illegitimate child?
“The people in Brightshire are delighted you’re home. Prove to them their memories of the resilient, clever, and courageous thirteen-year-old boy are correct. Show them you have come back a man, and you have all those qualities and more.”
Not everyone is happy that Beranger has returned, and with an American wife as the new duchess. The dowager duchess was always cruel and hateful to Beranger, and she has groomed her daughter, Lady Audrey to take over the title someday. She is no more than a wolf in sheep’s clothes and just as two-faced as she always had been. But now, her status is changed, and she must rely on Beranger for her well-being. He is more gracious than most people would be considering.
“Fairly and always. Whenever and now.”
The story has the good, the bad, and the ugly in people—and all that will play a part in this tale. With health issues plaguing Beranger, is someone trying to harm him? A critical letter of Emma’s from her father will be stolen from their room. A mystery about the death of the previous Duke, Gavin, will have secrets that could harm others.
The story will have another romance taking place between Charlotte and Tristan and the mystery behind her life will eventually unfold with surprises. While their story isn’t always smooth sailing, it does have several surprises along the way.
Maybe it’s me since I’m originally from the 🇬🇧 but Emma travels a long voyage to a mansion and WHY during this LONG voyage, I can’t believe Berenger doesn’t give her what to expect, how a Duchess should understand the snobby rich Brits?! It was as if they spoke about nothing on this?! Especially since she was now going to be the woman in charge of A LOT OF ROOMS, household servants, etc. But the minute she arrives she seriously acts like she knew nothing & started giving rides to strange lower class set of people and doesn’t know the difference between a foot man or a butler?!
It frustrated me to no end, because Berenger didn’t want her to change, and loved her naivety. But that’s the way it was run in the 1800’s with Dukes & their Duchess! It’s no different today either! So no matter how much he loved her as herself, he had an obligation to show her the ropes & give her all the info about his step mother, who hated him & Emma made sure she found out about this horrible woman.
Sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ...ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ɪs SOOO sʟᴏᴡ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ manny TIMES cuz I fell asleep many TIMES listening!
As far as the rest of the book. There were so many other characters and it was if I was reading “Downton Abby”! Many times it was too many to remember. I love books with other characters than the main ones, but when these appeared, I again fell asleep.
So In my ending, don’t NOT read the book because it wasn’t my favorite! I can be very picky, but it’s just me. If certain characters were not involved, about 30-40 minutes could have been chopped off from the book, and my review may have been different. As I said in my title it’s too close to a Harlequin Romance, and that’s not why I decided to read it, those are books I try my hardest to stay away from!