Page Princess: THE DUKE'S BRIDE by Erica Ridley

Title: THE DUKE’S BRIDE

Series: Twelve Dukes of Christmas #6

Author: Erica Ridley

Publisher: WebMotion

Publish Date: 11.12.2019

Category /Genre: Historical Romance

Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing: book received as an unedited ARC

Received from: Erica Ridley

Goodreads link: The Duke’s Bride

Date completed: 11.14.2019

Description from the publisher:

Single father and confirmed bachelor Jack Skeffington is the mastermind behind an international smuggling ring, yet unable to control his rambunctious ten-year-old twins. What he needs is a stern, experienced, no-nonsense governess. What he gets is his business partner’s untouchable sister, whose delectable body Jack yearns to pull close.

Mademoiselle Désirée le Duc cannot wait to return to France and regain her lost vineyard. But to do so, she must repay crippling debt. Determined to buy freedom, she accepts temporary employment from an Englishman with a wicked smile and a big… wine cellar. His kisses taste like heaven and his arms feel like home. How can she choose between two families separated by the sea?

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THE DUKE’S BRIDE is the sixth book in the Twelve Dukes of Christmas series. Though each will stand on its own, I highly recommend every book in this series.

The le Ducs were French aristocracy in line for the throne at the time of the revolution. Their parents met the guillotine, but Désirée and her two brothers were smuggled away by a family friend. This makes Désirée French by birth and blue blood, but she has spent most of her life in England.

Jack has no title. In fact, he is one step up from a pirate. Well, in truth, he used to be a pirate! What could he offer a lady of breeding?

Oh, come on! You know the answer by now. This is what I love about romances. True love doesn’t care about your background or pedigree. True love cares about your heart, your humor, and your character. Désirée and Jack are both the strong type of people I would want to know.

One of the reoccurring elements of this series is to weave a bit of the 12 Days of Christmas into the story and they have been coming in order. This is the sixth book, so we had six geese a layin’. Jack’s children loved to see the geese in the park and are excited to know that there will soon be new goslings. We’ve also had billiards playing (in book 5) that returned, stargazing (book 3), and racing horses (repeatedly).

We are only half way through the 12 Days and the 12 Dukes. I am looking forward to swans, ladies, maids, etc.

Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

The Twelve Dukes of Christmas series:

1. Once Upon a Duke

2. Kiss of a Duke

3. Wish upon a Duke

4. Never Say Duke

5. Dukes, Actually

6. The Duke’s Bride

7. The Duke’s Embrace

8. The Duke’s Desire

9. Dawn with a Duke