A Duke Determined to be Perfect:George Cornwall, Duke of Harley, is a perfect duke in almost every way. . . Just as he promised his father he would be. There’s only one problem. He doesn’t have an heir. When he encounters his childhood friend, Lady Eglantine, again he immediately knows she will be the perfect duchess and mother of his children. There’s only one thing. She refuses to marry him … marry him without love. He desires her, admires her, and longs to make her his, but George knows that something so wild as love might lead him from his path of perfection. Will he be able to let himself lose his heart or will his quest to be the perfect duke be his undoing?
A Lady Who Will Marry for Love:
Lady Eglantine Trewstowe is interested in only one thing when it comes to matrimony. Love. Having the good fortune to be an heiress, educated, and part of a loving family she’s in no rush to throw herself onto the mart. No, Eglantine is quite happy to wait for an unremarkable match to a marvelous second son who loves his library as much as he loves her. But when the Duke of Harley decides she’s the lady for him, even if he doesn’t love her one little bit, she rejects his cold proposal. . . Even if she finds her dashed heart has been lost to him. Will her merry manner crack the duke’s quest for perfection or will her chance at love vanish?
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How to Marry a Duke Without Really Trying by Eva Devon is the Second book in The Duke’s Secret series. This is the story of George Cornwall, Duke of Harley and Lady Eglantine Trewstowe. I have read the previous book, but feel this book can be a standalone…if you choose to do that.
George’s father has died and now he is the new Duke but before his father died a promise was given that he plans to fulfill. Eglantine would be the perfect wife and he goes forward to make her see that but Eglantine has plans of her own. Eglantine has known George for awhile but when he goes forward to inform her that they would make a good couple she declines his offer of marriage. Eglantine is somewhat of a bluestocking with a plan to only marry for love. With money not being a issue for her she can hold out for that. Now George has his work cut out for him to get what he wants most…but its starting to look like her goals are now his.
Loved reading their story.
As with all of Eva Devon’s story’s this was another amazing read!
The Duke of Harley, George Cornwall has made a promise to himself at his father’s deathbed, to be the best Duke possible a man worthy of the prestigious title….the PERFECT DUKE!
The time has come for him to have an heir and find the perfect duchess. Coming across his childhood friend he has the perfect revelation Lady Eglantine Trewstone is the perfect candidate. His revelation has nothing to do with the intense feelings he suddenly experiencing, right?
The only thing Lady Eglantine wants is a love match, having the kind of marriage her parents have is a must, especially since she doesn’t need to make a match for monetary purposes. She’ll gladly wait for a second son or scholar. Definitely not an Earl or Duke for that matter. So when her best friend’s brother (whom she secretly was fond of) coldly proposes to her as if it’s a business arrangement she refuses his offer!
Loved every wonderful page of this second book in the series! The first chapter had me in an emotional turmoil! Then I was totally falling all over myself with George’s high handedness, even though Eglantine had the backbone to refuse until she had the passionate love she always wished for I’m not sure i would’ve if I was in her place! Loved her spirit and determination to still be the friend that George undoubtedly needed. So glad that he finally got the backbone at the end! I recommend reading every single book Eva Devon has written, they’re highly entertaining and full of emotional twists that always leave the reader wanting more of her stories!
I was so excited to read this second story in The Duke’s Secret after reading the first A Duke for the Road. Four men, destined to be Dukes, bound together with an unbreakable friendship. This is the story of George Cornwall, Duke of Harley and Lady Eglantine (I love that name!) Trewstowe. The story begins with George’s father passing away and he swears to him to carry on the the title to the best that he can. So George is determined to marry and carry on the line. He focuses on Eglantine who he has know a long time as his best friend is her brother Rob. But Eglantine is really a determined bluestocking who will only marry for love as her parents had. Rob quickly asks for her hand but of course, she refuses because he will not declare his love. Oh ho! Thus the story runs a merry chase as each is determined to get their way. What I loved even better is that the first book of Rob and Harry were unfolding as this story progressed. It entwined the plot lines wonderfully and made all the characters come alive. Brilliant Eva Devon! Cannot wait for the next installment in this delightful series and hope it will not be long!!
How to Marry a Duke Without Really Trying by Eva Devon
A Duke’s Secret Series Book Two
George Cornwall, Duke of Harley made a promise to his dying father that he’d be a good duke. In his mind, that meant being perfect. As in, finding a wife and having heirs and performing all of is ducal duties. Love was not in the formula. Which took the one woman he could see as a companion out of the running.
Lady Eglantine Trewstowe grew up next to the Harley’s. Harriet was her best friend (book one; A Duke for the Road) and George was always around too. After a chance meeting with George after not seeing him for years…she still sees him as George, not the duke he now is. That is, until he does a very duke-like thing in his search for a wife.
This series is about five friends who would one day all wear the mantel of being a duke. They had fought in the war rather than stay home and watch from outside. They had bonded together. Strong enough bonds to let the others know when they were being blockheads. I’m looking forward to the next book, as they are real page-turners…and at times…tear-jerkers.
**Sexual content
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