THE DUKE’S BRIDE IN DISGUISE by Claudia Stone

Title:  THE DUKE’S BRIDE IN DISGUISE
Series:  Fairfax Twins #1
Author:  Claudia Stone
Narrator:  Duke Defoix, Duchess DeFoix
Length:  6 hours 23 minutes
Audible Release Date:  04.20.2020
Publisher:  Eve Edgeworth
Publish Date:   12.05.2018
Category /Genre:  Historical Romance
Recommended for:  16+
Listenability:  OK  or  NSFW
Received from:  Claudia Stone (as an Audible gifted copy)
Goodreads link: The Duke’s Bride in Disguise
Date completed: 11.23.2020
 
Description from the publisher:
When poor orphan Ava Smith comes face-to-face with a girl who looks exactly like her, she is certain she has seen a ghost! But Lady Emily Fairfax is no ghost and is sure that she and Ava must be long-lost twins. Despite her better judgement, Ava allows Emily to convince her to swap lives for a month in order for Ava to scupper Emily’s engagement to a cold-hearted brute of a man. 
Imagine Ava’s surprise when Emily’s betrothed turns out to be none other than her unrequited crush, the duke of Kilbride! 
Raff Alexander Hamilton, the sixth duke of Kilbride, knows that he must do his duty to the line by marrying and procuring an heir. Love was never in the equation in his search for a bride. All that he required was a lady who was well-bred, quiet, and biddable - and he thought he had found just what he was looking for in Lady Emily Fairfax. 
Imagine his surprise, when overnight, his betrothed goes from meek and compliant to outspoken, alluring, and decidedly unimpressed with him. 
As Raff battles to woo his bride-to-be, Ava must navigate the sumptuous world of Regency London while trying desperately not to fall in love - no matter how much her heart wants it.
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THE DUKE’S BRIDE IN DISGUISE is the first book in the Fairfax Twins series.  The storylines for books one and two are played simultaneously, so can be read in either order.
 
A cross between Cinderella and the Prince and the Pauper, this is a sweet romance of twins who have been separated at birth and reunited by chance.  I really enjoyed it.
 
While I had to suspend belief in a lot of aspects, this is fiction and I accept that for the feel-goods.  I already have the second audiobook in this series and will start listening right away.
 
Narration:  Duke Defoix, Duchess DeFoix are fun to listen as they play the Regency character voices.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted audiobook copy via Audiobooks Unleashed, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
The Fairfax Twins Series:
1.      The Duke’s Bride in Disguise
2.      The Duke’s Governess in Disguise
3.      The Importance of Being Eunice
Also from Claudia Stone:
·         The Duke’s Wayward Ward
·         A Second Chance with a Duke
Regency Black Hearts Series:
1.      Proposing to a Duke
2.      The Duke’s Brother
3.      A Lady Like No Other
Reluctant Regency Brides Series:
1.      The Duke of Ruin
2.      The Lord of Heartbreak
3.      The Marquess of Temptation
4.      The Captain of Betrayal
Willful Wallflowers Series:
1.      Tamed by a Duke
2.      Never Fool a Duke
 

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