How to Tame Your Duke

Posted on: Buried Under Romance This is a fantastic introduction to Juliana Gray's new trilogy, and one that does proud to tropes in both Jane Eyre and Beauty and the Beast. The premise: The three princesses of the German principality of Holstein-Schweinwald-Huhnhof, Luisa, Emilie, and Stefanie, are f......more

The first ¾ of this was pretty good. The last quarter was painfully stupid when it wasn't simply dull. First off, though, you have to give the book its premise in having a fictional German principality (with a laughably stupid name that threw me out of the story every. single. time. it. appeared.) so......more

This was an ok read for me. The hero-Duke was a good guy who had suffered a lot but was still a kind, decent person. The heroine, Emilie, was also a nice person. Can't complain. But I felt the sex kind of took the book over, so that it became such a focal point for their relationship it detracted fro......more

Princess Emilie, is the middle sister, and has always been the quiet and reserved one, and relished her books. But when their father is murdered, they are on the run for their lives. They make it to England, with the aid of their governess to reach their uncle’s home. Who hatches a plan to hide the......more

There has been a lot of chatter in romance circles about Historical romance being a diminished commodity. I have yet to officially throw my opinions into the fray, but to me the new release How to Tame Your Duke best illustrates some of the well-loved tropes found only in Historical romances. Where......more