The Heir, Grace Burrowes
The Heir, Grace Burrowes
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The Heir

Author: Grace Burrowes

Series: Windham #1

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 12 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/31/2016

Synopsis

Gayle Windham, earl of Westhaven, is the first legitimate son and heir to the duke of Moreland. To escape his father's inexorable pressure to marry, he decides to spend the summer at his townhouse in London, where he finds himself intrigued by the secretive ways of his beautiful housekeeper . . .

Anna Seaton is a beautiful, talented, educated woman, which is why it is so puzzling to Gayle Windham that she works as his housekeeper.

As the two draw closer and begin to lose their hearts to each other, Anna's secrets threaten to bring the earl's orderly life crashing down—and he doesn't know how he's going to protect her from the fallout . . .

Contains mature themes.

About Grace Burrowes

Grace Burrowes is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Lonely Lords series and the extensive Windham series, which includes the subseries The Duke's Obsession, The Duke's Daughters, and A Duke and His Duchess. Her debut, The Heir, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2010, and its follow-up, The Soldier, was named a Publishers Weekly Best Spring Romance of 2011. A practicing family law attorney, Grace lives in rural Maryland.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on June 23, 2014

2.5 stars Let me say up front that I think this series has potential, and I'm planning to give the next book (The Soldier (Duke's Obsession, #2 )) a shot. The dialogue was witty, and the story had some definitely decent moments. However, there were several things about The Heir that got on my nerves.......more

Goodreads review by Lady Wesley on February 10, 2017

After reading all the books in the Windham series (except the one that has yet to be published), I have to say that I liked them, despite some truly annoying flaws. So, I decided to write a series review rather than individual ones. Here’s a little roadmap first. The Windham series is divided betwe......more

Goodreads review by Ursula on January 07, 2018

A 2.5 star read for me. This was a curious book (my first by this author). Her style is quite modern, there is a solid sprinkling of Americanisms and there were several aspects that were, quite frankly, not really believable, and they detracted from my appreciation of the story. Although I gradually wa......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on August 19, 2024

Read: 8/ 19/24 3.7statrs! I liked this sweet domestic story. Anna is a fantastic housekeeper, and I desperately want to tale her home with me. She n Knew how to make everyone feel special. I'll have to check my noted to write my review cause i ha ve more to say......more

Goodreads review by Jan on September 23, 2024

3.5 stars. An enjoyable first book in quite a long series. Apparently Ms Burrowes' first historical romance that she ever wrote. The characters are likeable and believable, even though the 'duke's heir falls for his housekeeper' trope is a bit of a stretch. But I went with it anyway. I did find that......more

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