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\n The Duke is Mine<\/strong><\/span>
\nAuthor:<\/strong> Eloisa James<\/a>
\nPublisher:<\/strong> HarperCollins\/Avon
\nPub. Date:<\/strong> December 27, 2011
\nISBN-13:<\/strong> 978-0062021281
\nDigital Price:<\/strong> $6.99
\n<\/span>Print Price:<\/strong> $7.99
\nAmazon<\/a><\/strong> ~ B&N<\/a><\/strong> ~ iBookstore<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nDestiny will be decided between the sheets in this all-new tale of \u201cThe Princess and the Pea.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For Olivia Lytton, betrothal to the Duke of Canterwick\u2014hardly a Prince Charming\u2014feels more like a curse than a happily-ever-after. At least his noble status will help her sister, Georgiana, secure an engagement with the brooding, handsome Tarquin, Duke of Sconce, a perfect match for her in every way . . . every way but one. Tarquin has fallen in love with Olivia.<\/em><\/p>\n

Quin never puts passion before reason. And reason says that Georgiana is his ideal bride. But the sensual, fiery, strong-willed Olivia ignites an unknown longing in him\u2014a desire they are both powerless to resist. When a scandalous affair begins, they risk losing everything\u2014Olivia\u2019s engagement, her sister\u2019s friendship, and their own fragile love. Only one thing can save them\u2014and it awaits in the bedroom, where a magnificent mattress holds life-changing answers to the greatest romantic riddle of all.
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REVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Duke is Mine is a wonderfully written historical romance full of unusual characters and a very happily ever after. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Olivia and Georgiana Lytton have been raised with one goal in mind \u2013 to become a duchess. Well, really Olivia has been raised with that goal and as her twin Georgiana was lumped in. Olivia has been engaged to Rupert, Marquess of Montsurrey, since childhood. She doesn\u2019t want to marry the Marquess, who because of a traumatic birth suffers from brain damage. Even though Olivia doesn\u2019t want to marry Rupert she is willing to do what her parents expect of her.\u00a0 With Olivia settled her mother sets her sights on Georgiana and agrees to send her to a house party of sorts at the country estate of Tarquin, Duke of Sconce.<\/p>\n

Quin suffers from Asperger\u2019s and has trouble with emotions. He had a terrible first marriage that ended in the death of his wife and small son. \u00a0Quin has promised himself that he would never allow lust to rule him again and agreed to allow his mother to find a second wife for him.<\/p>\n

All of Quin and Olivia\u2019s plans are thrown out the window when they meet each other, though they both try to fight it.<\/p>\n

I loved the characters in this book. Rupert, who is very sweet but also very damaged, steals the reader\u2019s heart even though no one wants him and Olivia to end up together in the end. Olivia, who has been told her whole life that her appearance is unbecoming (she is plump) and that she needs to refrain from being vulgar (one of the things she takes joy in). Tarquin, who is unsure how to feel or express emotions and Georgiana, who has lived in her sister\u2019s shadow and wishes for nothing more than to learn more about the world around her. These characters are what made this book so great. There are places that the plot is silly and even unbelievable, but it didn\u2019t matter because I needed to know what happened to these four characters.<\/p>\n

The writing is fantastic and definitely has a fairy tale feel. The Princess and the Pea is the basis for the story, but is really a very small influence on the story. There are a few references, such as:<\/p>\n

“A test?” Georgiania asked, her tone rather dubious. Olivia nodded. “Do you remember that old story of the lady who was decreed to be a REAL princess because a pea had been hidden under her mattress? Well, this is my version. No prince is REAL if he obeys his mother.”<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And at one point Olivia is given a stack of mattresses to sleep on. That\u2019s the extent of the influence the fairy tale had on the story.<\/p>\n

I found The Duke is Mine<\/strong> to be incredibly romantic and sexy. There were places where Quin\u2019s dialogue made me swoon. For example:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m fat,\u201d she blurted out.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou are not fat. You\u2019re the most beautiful, voluptuous woman I know.\u201d His eyes moved down her body, deliberately, slowly, then back to her face. What she saw in them sent fire squirming through her stomach and lower. \u201cI want every inch of you,\u201d he said, growling it. \u201cI want to fall on my knees and worship at your hips.\u201d He reached out, shaped her curves from breast to hips with a burning sweep of his hand that a man was allowed to give only his wife.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Duke is Mine<\/strong> is a very fun read and sure to delight fans of historical romance and Eloisa James<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Rating: 4.5 (Excellent) <\/span><\/strong>
\nHeat-Level: 3.5 (Sensual\/Hot)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Reviewed by<\/em> Carrie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comment and enter to win an advance copy of your own!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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