{"id":28225,"date":"2022-06-09T10:17:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T14:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=28225"},"modified":"2022-10-16T03:46:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T03:46:24","slug":"review-a-lady-for-a-duke-by-alexis-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/09\/review-a-lady-for-a-duke-by-alexis-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-28225\" data-postid=\"28225\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-28225 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\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/a-lady-for-a-duke-alexis-hall.jpg?resize=328%2C500\" width=\"328\" height=\"500\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall\">\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;\">When Viola Carroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. But freedom does not come without a price, and Viola paid for hers with the loss of her wealth, her title, and her closest companion, Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Only when their families reconnect, years after the war, does Viola learn how deep that loss truly was. Shattered without her, Gracewood has retreated so far into grief that Viola barely recognises her old friend in the lonely, brooding man he has become.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">As Viola strives to bring Gracewood back to himself, fresh desires give new names to old feelings. Feelings that would have been impossible once and may be impossible still, but which Viola cannot deny. Even if they cost her everything, all over again.<\/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-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> May 24, 2022<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Grand Central<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Forever<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>This one ripped my heart out and then put it back together.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Hall hits home with a whopper in this story about a lady who reconnects with her best friend in the middle of a crisis. Though said friend believed she was dead.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>His Grace, Justin de Vere<\/strong>, believed his best friend to be dead until <strong>Viola Carroll<\/strong> appears. She was his past, no living in her new future and he\u2019s a shadow of his former self without her. But can they recover from the scars of war and the results of their losses?<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Viola is adorable in her hesitance and how she navigates her new life. Though I\u2019ll admit tearing up a bit as she encounters Justin and is exposed to the reality of how her \u2018death\u2019 affected her best friend. Justin is equally tortured, first by the loss of this friend and the discovery that Viola is alive. Justin made my heart break all over again. He\u2019s riddled with guilt, suffering from physical injury, and believes himself to be a shadow of his former. Much of this story is how Viola and Justin learn to be comfortable in their new selves, along with finding closer connection then they expected.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Of course, there is a villain in this story and while he hides in the shadows for a good portion, the only reason this book didn\u2019t get a higher rating from me is because I felt the villain didn\u2019t get punished enough.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The end of the story is satisfying, the romance sweeping, and my heart was re-made with Viola and Justin finding new purpose and a future together. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">For those who love historical romance with sweeping tales and others who enjoy <strong>Carolyn Jewel<\/strong>, I highly recommend <strong>A Lady For A Duke<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/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\/3MuS2u4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3MAKPsq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-lady-for-a-duke-alexis-hall\/1140278433?ean=9781538753743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-lady-for-a-duke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Alexis_Hall_A_Lady_for_a_Duke?id=-B4bEAAAQBAJ\" 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>When Viola Carroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. 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But freedom does not come without a price, and Viola paid for hers with the loss of her wealth, her title, and her closest companion, Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood.<br \/><br \/>Only when their families reconnect, years after the war, does Viola learn how deep that loss truly was. Shattered without her, Gracewood has retreated so far into grief that Viola barely recognises her old friend in the lonely, brooding man he has become.<br \/><br \/>As Viola strives to bring Gracewood back to himself, fresh desires give new names to old feelings. Feelings that would have been impossible once and may be impossible still, but which Viola cannot deny. Even if they cost her everything, all over again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> May 24, 2022<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Grand Central<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Forever<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>This one ripped my heart out and then put it back together.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Hall hits home with a whopper in this story about a lady who reconnects with her best friend in the middle of a crisis. Though said friend believed she was dead.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>His Grace, Justin de Vere<\/strong>, believed his best friend to be dead until <strong>Viola Carroll<\/strong> appears. She was his past, no living in her new future and he\u2019s a shadow of his former self without her. But can they recover from the scars of war and the results of their losses?<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Viola is adorable in her hesitance and how she navigates her new life. Though I\u2019ll admit tearing up a bit as she encounters Justin and is exposed to the reality of how her \u2018death\u2019 affected her best friend. Justin is equally tortured, first by the loss of this friend and the discovery that Viola is alive. Justin made my heart break all over again. He\u2019s riddled with guilt, suffering from physical injury, and believes himself to be a shadow of his former. Much of this story is how Viola and Justin learn to be comfortable in their new selves, along with finding closer connection then they expected.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Of course, there is a villain in this story and while he hides in the shadows for a good portion, the only reason this book didn\u2019t get a higher rating from me is because I felt the villain didn\u2019t get punished enough.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The end of the story is satisfying, the romance sweeping, and my heart was re-made with Viola and Justin finding new purpose and a future together. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">For those who love historical romance with sweeping tales and others who enjoy <strong>Carolyn Jewel<\/strong>, I highly recommend <strong>A Lady For A Duke<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MuS2u4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3MAKPsq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-lady-for-a-duke-alexis-hall\/1140278433?ean=9781538753743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-lady-for-a-duke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Alexis_Hall_A_Lady_for_a_Duke?id=-B4bEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28225","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=28225"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28846,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28225\/revisions\/28846"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}