{"id":24322,"date":"2019-07-10T08:24:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T12:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=24322"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:59:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:59:36","slug":"review-say-no-to-the-duke-by-eloisa-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/10\/review-say-no-to-the-duke-by-eloisa-james\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Say No to the Duke by Eloisa James"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-24322\" data-postid=\"24322\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-24322 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/say-no-to-the-duke-eloisa-james.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Say No to the Duke by Eloisa James\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Say No to the Duke by Eloisa James\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><span style=\\\"color: #ffffff;\\\"><strong><em>Could she possibly refuse a duke\u2019s hand\u2014in favor of a sardonic, sinful rake?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><span style=\\\"color: #ffffff;\\\">Lady Betsy Wilde\u2019s first season was triumphant by any measure, and a duke has proposed\u2014but before marriage, she longs for one last adventure.<\/span><\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><span style=\\\"color: #ffffff;\\\">No gentleman would agree to her scandalous plan\u2014but Lord Jeremy Roden is no gentleman. He offers a wager. If she wins a billiards game, he\u2019ll provide the breeches.<\/span><\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><span style=\\\"color: #ffffff;\\\">If he wins\u2026she is his, for one wild night.<\/span><\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><span style=\\\"color: #ffffff;\\\">But what happens when Jeremy realizes that one night will never be enough? In the most\u00a0important battle of his life, he\u2019ll have to convince Betsy to say no to the duke.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img class=\\\" wp-image-17587 aligncenter\\\" src=\\\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4_5-hearts-blog.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"276\\\" height=\\\"104\\\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 25, 2019<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Wildes of Lindow Castle<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual\/Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $6.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><strong>Say No to the Duke<\/strong> is the fourth book in <em>The Wildes of Lindow Castle<\/em> series which follows the famous Wilde family and the adventures of the many children. Think of this family as the Kardashians of their day \u2013 everyone knows them, they are good looking, they are scandalous, papers publish prints of them in various acts every day. Overall it is a great series that I would highly recommend for those who love historical romances. This specific book follows Lady Boadicea \u201cBetsy\u201d Wilde who is the belle of her season.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">When Betsy was younger a schoolmate insulted her because of her mother\u2019s background, and Betsy vowed to obtain the most number of suitors during her coming out year. She accomplished that and collected a number of proposals, all of which she rejected. As her family and close friends know, Betsy is a very rumbustious woman who is the opposite of the prim and proper lady she displays to society, and she longs to wear breeches and go on adventures rather than be just a pretty wife. When a prominent future duke proposes to her in the billiards room, Betsy initially refuses and then is taunted by her frenemy Lord Jeremy Roden. In order to prove Jeremy wrong, Betsy agrees to a small courtship with the duke to see if they are compatible. Of course, Jeremy is there every step of the way in turns annoying and amusing Betsy with his witty dialogue. The story follows the lives of Betsy and Jeremy over the course of just a few days as they navigate and come to terms with their desires and emotions.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">I really enjoyed this novel, as with most of the Eloisa James novels that I have read, everything was natural. As a reader you could see the love between Betsy and Jeremy unfolding quickly, but the author really developed this more through their dialogues and let the characters come to the realizations naturally. I also enjoyed that this was a realistic historical novel, the conversations and the actions of the characters were perfectly in line with the realities of the time period. This is such a small nuisance but so crucial in the way that I enjoy historical romances.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">The only reason I did not give this book a full 5 rating is because at times I though the conversations went on a little bit too long. There were a few moments when I wished that the pace of the novel would pick up a bit. But overall I enjoyed this book and had a smile on my face the whole time while reading.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">P.S. 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He offers a wager. If she wins a billiards game, he\u2019ll provide the breeches.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">If he wins\u2026she is his, for one wild night.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">But what happens when Jeremy realizes that one night will never be enough? In the most\u00a0important battle of his life, he\u2019ll have to convince Betsy to say no to the duke.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\\\" wp-image-17587 aligncenter\\\" src=\\\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4_5-hearts-blog.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"276\\\" height=\\\"104\\\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 25, 2019<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Wildes of Lindow Castle<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual\/Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $6.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><strong>Say No to the Duke<\/strong> is the fourth book in <em>The Wildes of Lindow Castle<\/em> series which follows the famous Wilde family and the adventures of the many children. Think of this family as the Kardashians of their day \u2013 everyone knows them, they are good looking, they are scandalous, papers publish prints of them in various acts every day. Overall it is a great series that I would highly recommend for those who love historical romances. This specific book follows Lady Boadicea \u201cBetsy\u201d Wilde who is the belle of her season.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">When Betsy was younger a schoolmate insulted her because of her mother\u2019s background, and Betsy vowed to obtain the most number of suitors during her coming out year. She accomplished that and collected a number of proposals, all of which she rejected. As her family and close friends know, Betsy is a very rumbustious woman who is the opposite of the prim and proper lady she displays to society, and she longs to wear breeches and go on adventures rather than be just a pretty wife. When a prominent future duke proposes to her in the billiards room, Betsy initially refuses and then is taunted by her frenemy Lord Jeremy Roden. In order to prove Jeremy wrong, Betsy agrees to a small courtship with the duke to see if they are compatible. Of course, Jeremy is there every step of the way in turns annoying and amusing Betsy with his witty dialogue. The story follows the lives of Betsy and Jeremy over the course of just a few days as they navigate and come to terms with their desires and emotions.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">I really enjoyed this novel, as with most of the Eloisa James novels that I have read, everything was natural. As a reader you could see the love between Betsy and Jeremy unfolding quickly, but the author really developed this more through their dialogues and let the characters come to the realizations naturally. I also enjoyed that this was a realistic historical novel, the conversations and the actions of the characters were perfectly in line with the realities of the time period. This is such a small nuisance but so crucial in the way that I enjoy historical romances.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">The only reason I did not give this book a full 5 rating is because at times I though the conversations went on a little bit too long. There were a few moments when I wished that the pace of the novel would pick up a bit. But overall I enjoyed this book and had a smile on my face the whole time while reading.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">P.S. The book can also be read as a standalone.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><em>~ Harshita<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\\\"text-align: center;\\\"><strong><a href=\\\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30rvjYc\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/say-no-to-the-duke\/id1385408364?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=11l88k\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/say-no-to-the-duke-eloisa-james\/1129610960?ean=9780062877840#\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/say-no-to-the-duke-1\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\\\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Eloisa_James_Say_No_to_the_Duke?id=CKFrDwAAQBAJ\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}