Search - A Duke of Her Own

If you have read the other books in the "Desperate Duchesses" series, you will have met Leopold Dautry, the Duke of Villiers. This story is about him and his future duchess. It was well worth waiting for. I read it in one day and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Story: 4.5
Romance: 4.5
Overall rating: 4.5

Near perfection! I have very much enjoyed the Desperate Duchesses series. It was agonizing to wait for this book to be delivered to me--finally! Yet, how satisfying to turn the final page.

Every Eloisa James fan knows that her style includes a lot of description to make the characters, home furnishings, landscape and costume come alive for the reader. Combine those vivid images with an interesting storyline and witty dialogue, and it is clear how James is able to deliver winner after winner.

I appreciated that Eleanor struggled emotionally between her new attachment and her former attachment, but I was happy she figured things out so quickly. Leopold, on the other hand, was somewhat dense in his similar dilemma. All the signs were there and he is simply too smart to have missed them as written. That out-of-character portrayal is the only reason I didn't give James a perfect 5.

I would have enjoyed a little more teasing foreplay to accompany the attraction, but overall, a very enjoyable and satisfying conclusion to the series.

By the way, if you go to Ms. James' website (EloisaJames.net), you can read her "Final Chapter" to this story--which takes place between the conclusion of the story and the epilogue and includes all of the characters from the Duchess series.

Enjoy!

Delightful romp. The character development was excellent; both the hero & heroine were interesting and thoroughly believeable. The dialogue was sharp, witty & entertaining.
And the resolution was very satisfying. Recommended.

Another wonderful story by Eloisa James. Her books are always a must-read for me and this one was no exception. However, I will say that the cover and summary are a bit misleading. This shouldn't be a problem for fans of Eloisa, but for someone wanting the book strictly because they read the back cover, they may be somewhat disappointed- but it is still a wonderful book and very romantic ;)

This is the best (in my opinion)of the Desperate Duchess series. Sometimes with Elosia James, I can get confused trying to follow the different story-lines, but this book was all about Villiers. I know I am not alone in the fact that I have been waiting for him to have his own story for some time.
The relationship is excellent. The banter is witty and fabulous. The descriptions are deliciously detailed. And while the ending may have been a little predictable, you still can't out the book down.
Definately a recommended read.

Expected more from this book. Thought the story line was a little too cold and jumpy. Still a good book but just not as good as the rest in this series.