The Accidental Duchess

Name: The Accidental Duchess
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Madeline Hunter
ISBN: 9798765052020

Author: Madeline Hunter

Series: Fairbourne Quartet #4

Narrator: Alison Larkin

Unabridged: 10 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/07/2023

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter comes this seductive tale of a headstrong young lady, a scandalous manuscript, and the iron-willed duke determined to save her from her ruin. For fans of Mary Balogh, Eloisa James, and Julia Quinn.

When Lady Lydia Alfreton is blackmailed over the shocking contents of a manuscript she once wrote, she must go to the most desperate of measures to raise the money to buy back the ill-considered prose: agreeing to an old wager posed by the arrogant, dangerous Duke of Penthurst. At least Penthurst is a man she wouldn't mind fleecing—and she's confident she'll win.

Penthurst long ago concluded Lydia was a woman in search of ruinous adventure, but even he is surprised when she arrives at his house ready to bet her innocence against his ten thousand pounds—a wager he only proposed to warn her off gambling.

When she loses to a simple draw of the cards, Lydia is shocked. Now, her problems are twofold: a blackmailer determined to see her pay and a duke determined to tame her rebellious ways. One misstep and Lydia could find herself ruined—or bound to the seductive man who would make her his duchess.

About Madeline Hunter

Madeline Hunter is a two-time RITA Award winner and seven-time finalist and has more than two dozen nationally bestselling historical romances in print, including The Accidental Duchess, The Counterfeit Mistress, and The Conquest of Lady Cassandra. A member of RWAs Honor Roll, her books have been on the bestseller lists of the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly. More than six million copies of her books are in print, and her novels have been translated into thirteen languages. She has a PhD in art history, which she teaches at the university level.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katrina

Sometimes I feel like I should be awarded a medal for slogging through some of the tiresome tripe I bother to read. Then I realize I've only myself to blame and any awards would just be a sad confirmation of my limitless drive to torture myself. When I first started this book, I had high hopes for h......more

Goodreads review by Desi

Meh. I felt somehow disconnected from the main characters. I did not like Lydia. I didn't precisely dislike her either. I just cared little about what happened to her or her problems. Really, her maid seemed like a more interesting person. Penthurst was merely boring. He lacked personality, he was l......more

Goodreads review by Jan

I enjoyed this final book in the Fairbourne Quartet. Some of the storyline derived from earlier books, and I'm glad I had read the others before reading this one, so it all made sense. In earlier books, Lydia was rather an enigmatic character, with suggestions she had been suffering from depression......more

Goodreads review by Jacob

This is the last of a series and the main characters have been with us from the start. I strongly suggest reading the others first, not least because they're better than this one. I looked forward to this with some trepidation. We've seen Lydia from the first book and she's never impressed me as anyo......more