The Duke's Bride by Erica Ridley

Jack Skeffington is the widowed father of twins.  He is meeting with the captain of his ship to find a new smuggling route when his twins disrupt the meeting.  The captain tells Jack he needs a wife.  Jack won't love and lose again, but he knows he needs a governess for his wild children.

Desiree le Duc is the sister of Cressmouth's blacksmiths.  Beau, Lucien, and Desiree are working hard to pay off the lease on their property so they can return to France.  Lucien says they need another year to earn the money.  When their friend Jack offers Desiree an outrageous amount of money to be a temporary governess, she jumps at the chance. 

When Jack helps her brothers pay off their debt faster, he realizes that he loves Desiree.  She is torn between helping her brothers or having her own HEA.

I loved this book!  It was so well written.  I enjoyed the introduction to the le Duc family.

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The Merry Viscount by Sally MacKenzie

Caroline Anderson is returning home by stagecoach after a disastrous trip to London to sell Widow's Ale to another tavern.  The coach is packed and when two young bucks land the coach in a snow-covered ditch, Caro seeks shelter at a nearby estate.  She discovers that the owner is her brother's childhood friend Viscount Nick Oakland. 

Nick hates his country estate due to the memories from his childhood and Christmas makes things worse.  He brings an assortment of London's lightskirts to entertain his friends.  During a blizzard, he hears pounding on his door only to discover Caro Anderson needing his assistance.  Caroline invades his home and his heart once he lets her in.

I liked this second chance at love romance.  The characters are older and have made mistakes.  I would have liked to know what happens next.  Do Nick and Caro go to Italy and visit his mother's family?  Do they go visit her parents and her father apologizes? 

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To Wed a Wild Scot by Anna Bradley

Lady Juliana Bernard needs to find a husband or lose the guardianship of her beloved niece.  She has been betrothed to her childhood friend, the Duke of Blackmore.  He is her only hope and she tracks him down to Scotland only to received devastating news: the duke is already engaged.

Juliana met the duke's brother Logan, Laird of Class Kinross at the local tavern as he was burning letters Juliana sent the duke.  The only Logan can make amends is to marry Juliana.  They are oil and water at first, but once they learn to work together, they find a romance to last a lifetime.

There were parts of this book that I absolutely loved, then there were parts that left me feeling like something was missing.  When Fitz and his fiance are in the book, it feels like parts of the book are missing or Fitz had his own book.  After I got past that, I loved the story behind Logan and Juliana's romance.

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A Lady's Past by A.S. Fenichel

I really like the Everton Domestic Society series.  In each book, the heroine is a strong woman.  This book was no different.  Diana was on the run after escaping from a French prison and was found by Jacques Laurent.  Jacques was betrayed by fiancee, but because he is a gentleman, he can't leave Diana on the side of the road.  He brings her to the Everton Domestic Society to she can hide from the people she is running from.  When Jacques and Diana meet again, the sparks fly.  Can they both take a chance and trust each other?

I absolutely loved this book.  I liked that the heroine was an intelligent woman who wasn't afraid to be smart.  Jacques was a perfect hero that deserved a second chance.  I loved the suspense in the romance. 

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