Serenity Drake went back in time for altruistic reasons. Her sister Peyton was dying and she needed her other sister to go back to save her life. Along the way she didn’t expect to find the one man she couldn’t resist.Brandon Bennet, the Duke of Branterberry has a young son to care for. He has no room for Serenity in his life, but needs her help after she convinces his son’s governess to leave … to leave his employ. She takes on the duties with a flourish all her own. Brandon finds her difficult to resist, but has no wish to marry again. His first marriage left little to be desired.
As a spymaster Brandon has more than Serenity and his family to contend with. With the fate of his country at stake he must make a difficult decision: Does he give in to his attraction or abandon Serenity for the good of England.
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After reading the previous book I had thought Serenity wouldn’t get her own story. I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed encountering past characters and watching this relationship evolve.
Scheming With My Duke is book number nine in the Linked Across Time series. Although I’ve only read a few of the books in the series I have enjoyed them all. In this book Serenity travels from the 21 century to the 19th century to save the life of her sister and along the way she met and fell in love with Brandon. This is a quick, entertaining read filled with great characters, romance, twists, intrigue and a great ending.
This is the story of Serentiy and Drake…
Serenity is a 21th century woman that travell to the 19th century to save a sister…
Here she become the governess of the Drake’s son… and all start…
He is a spy and does not want to marry again… She want all or nothing…but her love is so strong she doesn’t want to come back her time…
Will love win all?
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Serenity Drake is a time-traveler who went back in time so that her sister, Genevieve, could return to her own time to save their other sister, Peyton. But Serenity fell in love and decided to stay in the Duke’s time period. She had to be cautious, coming from the future, not to make any type of changes that could alter history, so she was always guarding her words and actions, while still reflecting the stronger personality of today’s woman rather than docile personality of the Regency era.
Brandon Bennet, the Duke of Branterberry, has a young son to care for and accepts Serenity in the governess role for his son. Brandon is attracted to her, but his former marriage was not a good one and he elected to stay single. Because he was a spy for England, he knows he should not take on a wife. But his attraction to her makes that a difficult choice. Will he have to one day choose? Could he give up his love for this woman for the sake of his country?
The story is a good one, with emotions easily felt from the characters. Interspersing human in the story definitely makes it even better for the reader, to keep things light and to show how the characters respond to each other. Grab your copy and enjoy a wonderful story with a bit of the paranormal to make it just different enough to be special!
I always enjoy the books from the Linked Across Time series. Time travel romances are one of my favorite genres to read and Ms. Brower has such a wonderful way of portraying the problems a person would face when traveling back in time to make sure not to change history in any way! Plus the subtle humor and snappy dialogue keep a reader completely engrossed in the story.
I have read a number of the books in this series and hope to eventually read all of them! They are worth your time!
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What can I say about this book? It is a stand alone in the sense you can follow the story but we keep hearing names that aren’t in the story and don’t really seem necessary. What are all these special powers that Serenity has. References to the twenty first century drop in and out randomly. The story itself is fun with Serenity and Brandon seemingly at odds most of the time. This one is a just okay for me.
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This is a decent romance novel with a time travel aspect. I do enjoy hearing stories of strong willed 21st century women finding themselves in a very different 18th century. Serenity’s story did not disappoint.
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Well written short historical romance but for me it lacks in content. There is not that much drama or issues to engage in. I would have liked more depth to the story.
Likeable characters and nice chemistry.
This book has an intriguing and engaging plot the characters all take you along will keep reading till the finale.knocked out of the ball park that I truly enjoyed
Travel back in time with the the heroine Serenity from the 21st to the 19th century. One of three sisters, she goes back to save her sister from death. She lands a job as a governess for the Duke of Branterberry’s son. this is the first of three stories and I had not read the others so it was a little bit difficult to catch up but that is my fault! There is a definite attraction between her and Brandon. But there are a lot of pushing back and forth between the two as Brandon fights his attraction. A fast read that was really good with great characters.
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To save her sister she goes back in time but what she did not expect was to fall in love. He has a young son and the last thing he needs is to fall in love with anyone especially after his first wife. What will happen to them? Will they fall in love? What will he choose his country or her? See what he willndo
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The ninth book in the Linked Across Time series it is a book I was not putting down a well-written story that kept my interest until the end. I know I will be reading this book again, I would say read this book. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This was a stunning tale of love, passion and romance. It was a wonderful ride. Put this one in your library so it can be read again and again. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book in exchange for a free copy.
This is an exciting time travelling story, very well written, Serenity goes back in time to fetch her sister, she is needed back home to help save her other sister, and now she is attracted to the Duke, the pages keep on turning
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This is the 9th story of the “Linked across Time” series. By now it is mostly too late to start with the series, so the story has to be seen in connection with the books before. Too much information is missing otherwise.
Serenity is one of 4 sisters who time travel and when she is bringing back one sisterinto her own time to save another, she finds the man she is meant to be with in the Regency period. She stays behind to be with him, but for a long time he is resistant to her rather modern 21.century-ish advances.
Brandon Bennet, the Duke of Branterberry, has worked as a spy master against Napoleon and his allies and is used to keep control of his feelings. Nonetheless he finds that to become more and more difficult with Serenity. She fascinates and irritates him to equal amounts and often shocks him with her forward behaviour. He knows Serenity is from the future and does not believe that they would have a chance together.
Making him change his mind is hard, but worthwhile.
Like most of the other books of “Linked Across Time” this book is a book of a sassy woman in a time period that is not hers, trying to fit in and still do what needs to be done for the happiness of others.
A lovely story with humorous scenes, heart-felt feelings and a little bit of excitement. A good read.
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This is amusing, interesting and romantic. Brandon is amusing, stubborn and hard. Serenity is bold, determined, caring and sassy. Brandon is very intensely attracted to Serenity, but he refuses to do anything about it. Serenity is quite determined to change his mind. They constantly go at each other, him trying to drive her away, her trying to get him to give in. It all comes to a head on a trip to a rally, when they both have to decide what it is that they really want.
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Scheming with My Duke by Dawn Brower. If you’re looking for a quick read that’s sure to make you smile this one is it. I like the characters and flow of the plot. It’s part of a series but it stands alone. Read it.
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I enjoyed this time travel romance, but I really felt like I needed the preceding stories first. This was my first Linked Across Time story, and I felt dropped into the middle of a story with no background for the characters, the ladies’ special gifts, or how they got to this point. It’s a fun love story, but I think you need to start at the beginning of the series to enjoy this one fully. I loved the hero, but I found the heroine a little annoying. Still, enjoyable overall.
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This book was a true gem with the good storyline and great characters which made this book a very enjoyable read! I was so engaged in the storyline that I ended up reading this book in one sitting!
When past and future collide…
Serenity is from the 21st century, who has travelled back to the 19th in a last effort to save her sister from certain death. Employed as a governess for the Duke of Branterberry’s son. The chemistry between the two is palpable and Serenity is not a simpering miss not to pursue what she wants. Brandon, having bad memories of his first marriage keeps resisting her, but little he knows that resistence is futile… He can’t hide from Serenity’s psychic abilities.
“Scheming with My Duke” is a wonderful addition to the “Linked across time” series. Although short, the story will captivate you and keep you wanting for more, especially since the underlying story arc is not yet complete. I highly recommend it for a perfect afternoon quick read!
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