{"id":27892,"date":"2021-12-28T10:45:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T15:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27892"},"modified":"2022-10-16T12:48:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T12:48:10","slug":"review-duke-gone-rogue-by-christy-carlisle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/28\/review-duke-gone-rogue-by-christy-carlisle\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Duke Gone Rogue by Christy Carlisle"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27892\" data-postid=\"27892\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27892 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\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/duke-gone-rogue-christy-carlyle.jpg?resize=339%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29054\" title=\"duke-gone-rogue-christy-carlyle\" alt=\"duke-gone-rogue-christy-carlyle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/duke-gone-rogue-christy-carlyle.jpg?w=339&amp;ssl=1 339w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/duke-gone-rogue-christy-carlyle.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/duke-gone-rogue-christy-carlyle.jpg?resize=400%2C589&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/>\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;\">Will Hart, the Duke of Ashmore, is everything his father was not: scrupulously honest, forbidding, and apparently joyless. As a duke, he\u2019s a catch, but as a grumpy stick-in-the mud, no lady knows quite how to catch his eye. When his sisters concoct a plan for him to visit a run-down family property in Cornwall, he reluctantly agrees, hoping it will be a chance for him to rediscover the carefree man he once was.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Madeline Ravenwood believes she can do anything she puts her mind to, including running the gardening business she inherited from her father and being a founding member of the Royal Visit Committee. Hard at work preparing for Princess Beatrice\u2019s visit to judge their annual flower show, the appearance of a stern, handsome duke is a distraction Maddie doesn\u2019t need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Tasked by the committee to convince the duke to repair his ramshackle manor house in time for the royal visit, he agrees, if she will join him as he explores Cornwall. Spending their days, and nights, together, Will\u2019s love for Maddie becomes too strong to ignore. But Maddie knows how different their worlds are and when the burdens of his title reappear, can Will convince her that she\u2019s the woman he\u2019s been waiting for?\u00a0<\/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 data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25880 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-diamond-banner-1-2.png?resize=296%2C72&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Dec 28, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Love on Holiday<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $5.99<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cNo one would be surprised to see the Ashmore name on those pages again. His father had given them plenty to print, and London society had expected Will to take on the old roue\u2019s debauchery the moment he\u2019d inherited the title. Gossipmongers still watched him at social events, waiting for him to spark a scandal. Will was determined to defy them all. His father had been a man of destruction, breaking vows, and betraying trust every day of his life. Indulgence, excess, impulse- those had been his bywords. So Will devoted himself to putting things right. It had become his constant endeavor-uncovering his father\u2019s dishonesty, making amends, offering recompense to those the old devil had duped and swindled.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Will Hart<\/strong>, the Duke of Ashmore, has spent the time since inheriting the title cleaning up the messes of his overindulgent and scandalous father, but many consider him to be heartless and cold. Even his fianc\u00e9, Lady Davina, so much so that she breaks off their engagement. His sisters convince him to go on holiday to Cornwall to an estate that he loathes, where he reunites with <strong>Madeline Ravenwood<\/strong>, whom he had a chance encounter in London. Neither have forgotten their instant connection, but both have important duties that can\u2019t be shirked. Will to his dukedom and Maddie to her family\u2019s nursery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I just loved this story so much. The stress of the holidays and life have been so overwhelming for all of us, and this book offered such a sweet escape. Will is my favorite kind of hero. He is stuffy, cold, and cares about duty above all else until love quite literally knocks him down a little bit. I have always enjoyed a hero who does not take the entire book to acknowledge his feelings for the heroine, and sigh Will did that. I think his feelings were ahead of Maddie\u2019s the whole time which I found extremely refreshing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I loved Maddie too. She was strong, brave, and capable. The thing is that a lot of authors try to write heroines who are this way, but it ends up not working because their words and their actions don\u2019t quite match. This didn\u2019t happen with Maddie though. I felt that she knew her own mind. Their relationship was the focus of this story, and it was absolutely delightful to watch the journey to their happily ever after unfold. This is probably one of my favorite reads in the last couple of months, and I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the historical romance genre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re a fan of sweet, romantic, and low angst stories like those of <em><strong>Anna Bennett<\/strong> <\/em>then give this book a try. I don\u2019t think you will regret it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Michelle<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TqMZP7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3HnY5i1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/duke-gone-rogue-christy-carlyle\/1138684207?ean=9780063054387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/duke-gone-rogue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Christy_Carlyle_Duke_Gone_Rogue?id=ZwMXEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Hart, the Duke of Ashmore, is everything his father was not: scrupulously honest, forbidding, and apparently joyless. 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As a duke, he\u2019s a catch, but as a grumpy stick-in-the mud, no lady knows quite how to catch his eye. When his sisters concoct a plan for him to visit a run-down family property in Cornwall, he reluctantly agrees, hoping it will be a chance for him to rediscover the carefree man he once was.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madeline Ravenwood believes she can do anything she puts her mind to, including running the gardening business she inherited from her father and being a founding member of the Royal Visit Committee. Hard at work preparing for Princess Beatrice\u2019s visit to judge their annual flower show, the appearance of a stern, handsome duke is a distraction Maddie doesn\u2019t need.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tasked by the committee to convince the duke to repair his ramshackle manor house in time for the royal visit, he agrees, if she will join him as he explores Cornwall. Spending their days, and nights, together, Will\u2019s love for Maddie becomes too strong to ignore. But Maddie knows how different their worlds are and when the burdens of his title reappear, can Will convince her that she\u2019s the woman he\u2019s been waiting for?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-diamond-banner-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p> <hr \/> <p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Dec 28, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Love on Holiday<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $5.99<\/p> <hr \/> <blockquote> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cNo one would be surprised to see the Ashmore name on those pages again. His father had given them plenty to print, and London society had expected Will to take on the old roue\u2019s debauchery the moment he\u2019d inherited the title. Gossipmongers still watched him at social events, waiting for him to spark a scandal. Will was determined to defy them all. His father had been a man of destruction, breaking vows, and betraying trust every day of his life. Indulgence, excess, impulse- those had been his bywords. So Will devoted himself to putting things right. It had become his constant endeavor-uncovering his father\u2019s dishonesty, making amends, offering recompense to those the old devil had duped and swindled.\u201d<\/em><\/p> <\/blockquote> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Will Hart<\/strong>, the Duke of Ashmore, has spent the time since inheriting the title cleaning up the messes of his overindulgent and scandalous father, but many consider him to be heartless and cold. Even his fianc\u00e9, Lady Davina, so much so that she breaks off their engagement. His sisters convince him to go on holiday to Cornwall to an estate that he loathes, where he reunites with <strong>Madeline Ravenwood<\/strong>, whom he had a chance encounter in London. Neither have forgotten their instant connection, but both have important duties that can\u2019t be shirked. Will to his dukedom and Maddie to her family\u2019s nursery.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I just loved this story so much. The stress of the holidays and life have been so overwhelming for all of us, and this book offered such a sweet escape. Will is my favorite kind of hero. He is stuffy, cold, and cares about duty above all else until love quite literally knocks him down a little bit. I have always enjoyed a hero who does not take the entire book to acknowledge his feelings for the heroine, and sigh Will did that. I think his feelings were ahead of Maddie\u2019s the whole time which I found extremely refreshing.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I loved Maddie too. She was strong, brave, and capable. The thing is that a lot of authors try to write heroines who are this way, but it ends up not working because their words and their actions don\u2019t quite match. This didn\u2019t happen with Maddie though. I felt that she knew her own mind. Their relationship was the focus of this story, and it was absolutely delightful to watch the journey to their happily ever after unfold. This is probably one of my favorite reads in the last couple of months, and I recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the historical romance genre.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re a fan of sweet, romantic, and low angst stories like those of <em><strong>Anna Bennett<\/strong> <\/em>then give this book a try. I don\u2019t think you will regret it.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Michelle<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3TqMZP7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3HnY5i1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/duke-gone-rogue-christy-carlyle\/1138684207?ean=9780063054387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/duke-gone-rogue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Christy_Carlyle_Duke_Gone_Rogue?id=ZwMXEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27892","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=27892"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29251,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27892\/revisions\/29251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}