{"id":30080,"date":"2023-03-29T08:54:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T12:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=30080"},"modified":"2023-03-29T08:54:18","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T12:54:18","slug":"review-yours-truly-the-duke-by-amelia-grey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/29\/review-yours-truly-the-duke-by-amelia-grey\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Yours Truly, The Duke by Amelia Grey"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30080\" data-postid=\"30080\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30080 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_oqjb352 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_hul0352 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zneq352 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=\"306\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yours-truly-the-duke-amelia-grey.jpg?resize=306%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-30086\" title=\"yours-truly-the-duke-amelia-grey\" alt=\"yours-truly-the-duke-amelia-grey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yours-truly-the-duke-amelia-grey.jpg?w=306&amp;ssl=1 306w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/yours-truly-the-duke-amelia-grey.jpg?resize=184%2C300&amp;ssl=1 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/>\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_65b2352 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Fredericka Hale needs a husband, and fast. She\u2019s been caring for her deceased sister\u2019s three young children, and now a childless cousin has petitioned the court for custody. Fredericka is powerless to stop her, but having a husband might sway the ruling. The last thing Fredericka wants is a hurried-up marriage to a man she doesn\u2019t know\u2014much less love, but she\u2019ll do it for the children. So when the handsome Duke of Wyatthaven shows up with a proposal, she accepts. He&#8217;ll help her, and in return, they\u2019ll lead separate lives. But distance cannot keep them from their powerful attraction.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">At the top of his game in London, the Duke of Wyatthaven has no interest in marriage. However, if Wyatt doesn\u2019t marry by week\u2019s end, he\u2019ll lose a sizable inheritance from his grandmother. When Wyatt\u2019s solicitor finds Miss Fredericka Hale, Wyatt considers this little hiccup solved. Miss Hale is lovely, and intelligent. Most importantly, she prefers country life to London, so he\u2019s free to continue his life as usual. But when circumstances force Fredericka and the children to show up at the duke\u2019s door, Wyatt can\u2019t deny he\u2019s always been under her spell. Will the duke give up his bachelor lifestyle and give into the fiery passion growing between them?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_qjtb352 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_opsk352  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-16470 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts-1.jpg?resize=95%2C44&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Mar 28, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Say I Do<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Warm<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0St. Martin&#8217;s Press<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $8.99<\/p><hr \/><blockquote class=\"quotes\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cIn reality, the duke\u2019s proposal sounded so cold. An impersonal business arrangement. Not even the pretense that it was anything more. Nothing like she imagined it would be should she ever have anyone offer for her hand. But really, what had she ever imagined about courting, romance, and marriage other than a young girl\u2019s fancy to think about a young man who loved poetry as much as she did.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Fredericka Hale<\/strong> needs a husband, and she needs one fast to prevent her cousin from taking guardianship of her nieces and nephew. She has been interviewing candidates when the Duke of Wyatthaven unexpectedly shows up at her home asking for her hand in marriage. He is also in dire need of a wife and believes that Fredericka is the answer to all his problems.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">I will preface this review by saying that there is domestic violence mentioned in this book, it is not on page, but it is a part of the storyline. Fredericka gains guardianship of her young nieces and nephew when her sister and brother-in-law pass away, and for this reason, I do admire her. She takes on something very difficult in the name of love, and I know many of us would do the same. However, that is the only thing that I enjoyed in this book. Fredericka comes off exceedingly proper all the time, even to the point of being cold. I wonder if this is a type that <strong>Amelia Grey<\/strong> likes to write because some of her other heroines are the same. She scolds her nieces and nephews every chance she gets, and there really aren\u2019t any fun interactions between them. It felt unnatural and not the way I expect an aunt to act.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Now, onto Wyatt. He was rude to Fredericka on multiple occasions. They could not communicate with each other without having a communication breakdown that devolved into an argument, and then it&#8217;s never solved with actual communication but with kisses. These two stubborn characters never let down their walls or tried to put any amount of effort into their relationship, and then at the end, we are supposed to believe they love each other. In my opinion, this book has some red flags. We should not normalize an unhealthy relationship with our partner, and that\u2019s exactly what this book does.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re a fan of lower-steam authors like <strong>Ella Quinn<\/strong> and <strong>Lisa Berne<\/strong>, this may work better for you than it did for me.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Michelle<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_nt0k352 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\/3KiUVQX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3lR7Gso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/yours-truly-the-duke-amelia-grey\/1141401656?ean=9781250850423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/yours-truly-the-duke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Amelia_Grey_Yours_Truly_The_Duke?id=9JFpEAAAQBAJ\" 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>Fredericka Hale needs a husband, and fast. 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She\u2019s been caring for her deceased sister\u2019s three young children, and now a childless cousin has petitioned the court for custody. Fredericka is powerless to stop her, but having a husband might sway the ruling. The last thing Fredericka wants is a hurried-up marriage to a man she doesn\u2019t know\u2014much less love, but she\u2019ll do it for the children. So when the handsome Duke of Wyatthaven shows up with a proposal, she accepts. He'll help her, and in return, they\u2019ll lead separate lives. But distance cannot keep them from their powerful attraction.<br \/><br \/>At the top of his game in London, the Duke of Wyatthaven has no interest in marriage. However, if Wyatt doesn\u2019t marry by week\u2019s end, he\u2019ll lose a sizable inheritance from his grandmother. When Wyatt\u2019s solicitor finds Miss Fredericka Hale, Wyatt considers this little hiccup solved. Miss Hale is lovely, and intelligent. Most importantly, she prefers country life to London, so he\u2019s free to continue his life as usual. But when circumstances force Fredericka and the children to show up at the duke\u2019s door, Wyatt can\u2019t deny he\u2019s always been under her spell. Will the duke give up his bachelor lifestyle and give into the fiery passion growing between them?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Mar 28, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Say I Do<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Warm<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0St. Martin's Press<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $8.99<\/p><hr \/><blockquote><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cIn reality, the duke\u2019s proposal sounded so cold. An impersonal business arrangement. Not even the pretense that it was anything more. Nothing like she imagined it would be should she ever have anyone offer for her hand. But really, what had she ever imagined about courting, romance, and marriage other than a young girl\u2019s fancy to think about a young man who loved poetry as much as she did.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Fredericka Hale<\/strong> needs a husband, and she needs one fast to prevent her cousin from taking guardianship of her nieces and nephew. She has been interviewing candidates when the Duke of Wyatthaven unexpectedly shows up at her home asking for her hand in marriage. He is also in dire need of a wife and believes that Fredericka is the answer to all his problems.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">I will preface this review by saying that there is domestic violence mentioned in this book, it is not on page, but it is a part of the storyline. Fredericka gains guardianship of her young nieces and nephew when her sister and brother-in-law pass away, and for this reason, I do admire her. She takes on something very difficult in the name of love, and I know many of us would do the same. However, that is the only thing that I enjoyed in this book. Fredericka comes off exceedingly proper all the time, even to the point of being cold. I wonder if this is a type that <strong>Amelia Grey<\/strong> likes to write because some of her other heroines are the same. She scolds her nieces and nephews every chance she gets, and there really aren\u2019t any fun interactions between them. It felt unnatural and not the way I expect an aunt to act.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Now, onto Wyatt. He was rude to Fredericka on multiple occasions. They could not communicate with each other without having a communication breakdown that devolved into an argument, and then it's never solved with actual communication but with kisses. These two stubborn characters never let down their walls or tried to put any amount of effort into their relationship, and then at the end, we are supposed to believe they love each other. In my opinion, this book has some red flags. We should not normalize an unhealthy relationship with our partner, and that\u2019s exactly what this book does.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re a fan of lower-steam authors like <strong>Ella Quinn<\/strong> and <strong>Lisa Berne<\/strong>, this may work better for you than it did for me.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Michelle<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KiUVQX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3lR7Gso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/yours-truly-the-duke-amelia-grey\/1141401656?ean=9781250850423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/yours-truly-the-duke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Amelia_Grey_Yours_Truly_The_Duke?id=9JFpEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30080","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=30080"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30095,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30080\/revisions\/30095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}