DATING THE DUKE
By Emma Hart
BLURB:
A duke and a writer walk into a bar, and the barman says—never mind. They’re in the library, and they’re not wearing any clothes. Oops.
My name is Adelaide Astley, and if there was anything remotely exciting about me to tell you, I would.
Sure, my uncle is the Duke of Leicester, and my mother bucked family tradition to marry “below” her and open a hotel, but I’m nothing but an aspiring author with a Tudor era obsession.
Oh, and I’m spending the summer tutoring the daughter of the current Duke of Worcester—who happens to be a regular in my highly inappropriate midnight dreams.
Thirty-year-old Alexander Winthrop-Bentley is so not my type, but hours of chess games and arguments over Tudor dynasties mean we’re thrown together more often than we should be. And when he shares with me that he needs a date for a charitable event, my mouth betrays me by offering myself up for the evening.
How I find myself naked in the library is another matter entirely. Ahem.
When the society papers declare us an item, neither of us have the heart to tell our families the truth. Only my twin sister and best friend know the truth, but they both agree we need to keep up the charade, even if only for the summer.
But when the end of August comes and my return home beckons, I have to ask myself a question.
Is it only his daughter who’s stolen my heart, or has Alexander done the very same thing?
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EXCERPT:
“Why don’t you regret it?” Adelaide stalked back over to me and looked down at me. “Kissing me. Why the bloody hell can’t you regret it?”
I jerked around to look at her. “Because I don’t. Would you prefer if I lied to you?”
“No. Yes. No!” She threw her hands out. “Oh, I don’t know! Why doesn’t that matter? Why couldn’t you just say that you did? I’d never know if it was a lie!”
“Why does it matter that I didn’t lie?” I asked, raising my eyebrows. “You’re the one who said our relationship can never progress past friendship or attraction.”
“I—” She stopped, swallowing hard.
“Well?”
“It doesn’t matter,” she said, running one hand through her dark hair. “It’s fine. Forget I mentioned it.”
“All right, then.” I turned my attention back to the window.
“All right, then? That’s it? That’s all you’re going to say?”
“I’m trying to respect your wishes, Adelaide! What the bloody hell do you want me to say?” I put down the mug and stood up to face her. “I’m not going to lie to you, and that’s the end of the matter. I respect you far too much to lie to you.”
“I wish you would have! Because now this is complicated.” She flapped her hands between us. “And it was easier an hour ago when I’d convinced myself that you were ignoring me because you regretted what happened.”
“I don’t know what I can say to change that,” I replied, holding out my own hands. “By all means, feel free to re-convince yourself of that if that makes you feel better.”
“Re-convince myself? I can’t do that!” She buried her face in her hands for a second before dropping them. “All I’m going to do is go upstairs knowing that you wanted to kiss me and because you won’t lie about it, you probably want to do it again, and all that’s going to happen from there is me going to sleep to have another bloody stupid dirty dream that’ll never happen, and—”
“You’ll do what?” My lips twitched to one side.
Adelaide froze. Although she didn’t move, her cheeks flushed a flaming red.
“Adelaide.”
“Nothing,” she said quickly, taking a step back. “Nothing.”
“Adelaide, have you been having dirty dreams about me?”
“No. Absolutely not.”
Dating the Duke is a lighthearted but still emotional contemporary romance set in country Wales.
This is the story of Adelaide Astley and Alexander Winthrop-Bentley, Duke of Worcester. Adelaide is tutoring Alexander's daughter, Olympia, for the summer and finds herself dreaming of a certain sexy Duke who she can't seem to get off of her mind.
Alexander has a lot on his plate, looking after his estate and also parenting his autistic daughter. When Alex finds he's spending more and more time with Addy, he knows that it's inappropriate but can't seem to help himself.
The banter between Addy and Alexander is hysterical! Emma Hart's writing is witty and had me laughing out loud on more than one occasion. The level of sarcasm is strong with this one....(in the best way possible!)
I loved all the secondary characters too! Maggie, Millie, Lady Elizabeth, Boris, Mrs. Anderson and even grumpy Helena! Of course, you can't forget Gabriella and Eva (Addy's twin sister). I love the twin bond between Evangeline and Adelaide! Their text chats are hilarious and not to be missed!
I cannot recommend reading this book enough! I loved every page and didn't want it to end!
There was just something about Adelaide and the way she was, caring, friendly and did her utmost in her role as tutor for Olympia. Needless to say living in close proximity to the Duke Alex, has its own challenges. Alex has a lot on his plate especially in regards to the estate and his young daughter Olympia. Not to mention, his mother, who is an absolute hoot and the humour in this story is really quite something special.
I really thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this wonderful book. There is something about characters that feel like old friends and makes you want to find the cute country town and see what the fuss is about. Honestly this book is utterly charming and I recommend you put it high on your tbr list.
A feel good, lighthearted read that will for sure bring a smile to your face!
About Emma:
Emma Hart is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over thirty novels and has been translated into several different languages.
She is a mother, wife, lover of wine, Pink Goddess, and valiant rescuer of wild baby hedgehogs.
Emma prides herself on her realistic, snarky smut, with comebacks that would make a PMS-ing teenage girl proud.
Yes, really. She's that sarcastic.
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