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sassysmutlover's review
5.0
The Will to Love by Grace Burrowes
My Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
Spice Level: 💋💋
* I received a copy from the authors in exchange for my honest review.
What a way to start off this collection! I was hooked from the start with the Bibliomania Club and trying to find the manuscript in time. I didn’t know how he would react when he knew it was her but loved how he did react. I loved them together and loved how they figured out the clues. The cat was a great addition that I loved and I didn’t fully see the twist her father and Jane coming. The proposal was very different and one that I loved.
Philomena is a very different and unique in every way and I loved it. I loved the way she thought and did things because she wasn’t like other girls. She went into this with one goal and came out with it and another she never imagined.
Seton saw the real her and loved her uniqueness. I loved how he understood how she thought and her mind worked and at times better than she did. He had his mind made up and no question about it.
How to Steal a Duke (in Ten Days, Give or Take a Few Days, But Definitely in Less than a Fortnight) by Shana Galen
My Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
Spice Level: 💋💋
Hooked from the start and didn’t want it to end! This one is different from beginning to end from the way they met I knew it would be a good one. I loved how different they were from each other, but they balanced each other out. I did not see the twist coming at the temples and that scene caused me to sit straight up. I was on the edge of my seat wanting them to find and hoping the made it back in time for her brother. I kept wanting more when I got to the end.
Rosalyn lives up to her name The Cat and is a spitfire. I loved her right away because she was a quick thinker and didn’t hold back. She was determined to help him after hearing everything. She is my favorite heroine especially after the scene on the road.
Dominick is every bit a Duke and knows how to use that title. I loved him right away when he realized her family wasn’t what he expected and had the doctor looked into. He met his match in her and knew he was lost.
The Viscount’s First Kiss by Carolyn Jewel
My Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
Spice Level: 💋💋💋
Another one that I couldn’t put down! This one will keep you on the edge of your seat with finding the manuscripts and wondering what will happen between the two of them. I loved the twist with Mrs. Taylor and could not figure out what she was up to until it was revealed. I loved that they were friends first. The ending was amazing and perfect for it.
Magdalene loved her husband and thought she would never love again. She really was shy and didn’t like crowds, but she fought it to help him find the manuscripts. I loved how it was a bit of a journey for her to opening up again.
Daunt knows who his heart has wanted for years, but he couldn’t have her. I loved him right away because he did not act like he had a title and kept trying to tell her how he felt. His felling showed in every way.
I am so glad that there was an epilogue to wrap up everything and showed the professor more.
My Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
Spice Level: 💋💋
* I received a copy from the authors in exchange for my honest review.
What a way to start off this collection! I was hooked from the start with the Bibliomania Club and trying to find the manuscript in time. I didn’t know how he would react when he knew it was her but loved how he did react. I loved them together and loved how they figured out the clues. The cat was a great addition that I loved and I didn’t fully see the twist her father and Jane coming. The proposal was very different and one that I loved.
Philomena is a very different and unique in every way and I loved it. I loved the way she thought and did things because she wasn’t like other girls. She went into this with one goal and came out with it and another she never imagined.
Seton saw the real her and loved her uniqueness. I loved how he understood how she thought and her mind worked and at times better than she did. He had his mind made up and no question about it.
How to Steal a Duke (in Ten Days, Give or Take a Few Days, But Definitely in Less than a Fortnight) by Shana Galen
My Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
Spice Level: 💋💋
Hooked from the start and didn’t want it to end! This one is different from beginning to end from the way they met I knew it would be a good one. I loved how different they were from each other, but they balanced each other out. I did not see the twist coming at the temples and that scene caused me to sit straight up. I was on the edge of my seat wanting them to find and hoping the made it back in time for her brother. I kept wanting more when I got to the end.
Rosalyn lives up to her name The Cat and is a spitfire. I loved her right away because she was a quick thinker and didn’t hold back. She was determined to help him after hearing everything. She is my favorite heroine especially after the scene on the road.
Dominick is every bit a Duke and knows how to use that title. I loved him right away when he realized her family wasn’t what he expected and had the doctor looked into. He met his match in her and knew he was lost.
The Viscount’s First Kiss by Carolyn Jewel
My Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤
Spice Level: 💋💋💋
Another one that I couldn’t put down! This one will keep you on the edge of your seat with finding the manuscripts and wondering what will happen between the two of them. I loved the twist with Mrs. Taylor and could not figure out what she was up to until it was revealed. I loved that they were friends first. The ending was amazing and perfect for it.
Magdalene loved her husband and thought she would never love again. She really was shy and didn’t like crowds, but she fought it to help him find the manuscripts. I loved how it was a bit of a journey for her to opening up again.
Daunt knows who his heart has wanted for years, but he couldn’t have her. I loved him right away because he did not act like he had a title and kept trying to tell her how he felt. His felling showed in every way.
I am so glad that there was an epilogue to wrap up everything and showed the professor more.
ssejig's review
3.0
Three men decide to help a retiring mentor, Professor Peebles, prove that his life's work isn't a myth.
The Will to Love by Grace Burrowes
Philomena Peebles, the professor's daughter, decides to go out for a job helping Seton Avery, Earl of Ramsdale, decipher his uncle's will. His uncle was the professor's archnemesis and left a fairly convoluted will in Latin. The two quickly realize that they are just as interested in each other as unraveling the mystery.
Not a lot of time for relationship development even though the two have known each other before.
Three stars
How to Steal a Duke by Shana Galen
In the group, there is one person-duke (as opposed to the four folios also know as "dukes" or the Duke) and he is the one who intercepts a cat burglar one night. Well, she jumps on the roof of his carriage to evade the clerk in the jewelry store she was robbing. He decides she will be the perfect way to steal the Duke from it's rumored place in a house on top of a hill. Or something. This story didn't hang together very well but it was short.
Two and a half stars.
The Viscount's First Kiss by Carolyn Jewel
The longest of the three novellas, Viscount Daunt works with his country neighbor and long-time friend, Magdalene Carter to go through the contents of several libraries he bought just to look for the Duke. At one time, Magdalene's now-deceased husband had been accused of stealing one of the manuscripts so she is anxious to help and clear her name
A nice story but muddled by the introduction of a villain that was completely unnecessary and added nothing to the story.
Three stars
The Will to Love by Grace Burrowes
Philomena Peebles, the professor's daughter, decides to go out for a job helping Seton Avery, Earl of Ramsdale, decipher his uncle's will. His uncle was the professor's archnemesis and left a fairly convoluted will in Latin. The two quickly realize that they are just as interested in each other as unraveling the mystery.
Not a lot of time for relationship development even though the two have known each other before.
Three stars
How to Steal a Duke by Shana Galen
In the group, there is one person-duke (as opposed to the four folios also know as "dukes" or the Duke) and he is the one who intercepts a cat burglar one night. Well, she jumps on the roof of his carriage to evade the clerk in the jewelry store she was robbing. He decides she will be the perfect way to steal the Duke from it's rumored place in a house on top of a hill. Or something. This story didn't hang together very well but it was short.
Two and a half stars.
The Viscount's First Kiss by Carolyn Jewel
The longest of the three novellas, Viscount Daunt works with his country neighbor and long-time friend, Magdalene Carter to go through the contents of several libraries he bought just to look for the Duke. At one time, Magdalene's now-deceased husband had been accused of stealing one of the manuscripts so she is anxious to help and clear her name
A nice story but muddled by the introduction of a villain that was completely unnecessary and added nothing to the story.
Three stars
cakt1991's review
4.0
Full review here: https://courtneyreadsromancesite.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/review-of-how-to-find-a-duke-in-ten-days-by-grace-burrowes-shana-galen-and-carolyn-jewel/
georgiewhoissarahdrew's review
2.0
I find it curiously difficult to delete e-books, even if they've been disappointing: they take up so little shelf space, and there's generally something about them I think I might want to go back to.
So to delete a book with stories by Grace Burrowes and Carolyn Jewel.... But these offerings were trite. Poorly conceived, rushed - and now deleted.
So to delete a book with stories by Grace Burrowes and Carolyn Jewel.... But these offerings were trite. Poorly conceived, rushed - and now deleted.
dianed's review
4.0
When I saw this book I thought it was literally about finding a Duke but really it is about finding an ancient book called The Duke’s Book of Knowledge. There are 4 sections of this book that are lost and must be found before Professor Peebles retires.
In the first story, The Will to Live by Grace Burrowes, the Earl of Ramsdale attempts to translate his uncle’s will in an effort to find clues to the location of one of the sections of The Duke. In an effort to hire a translator he finally finds that the Professor’s daughter Philomena is the most talented translator.
As they work together on the translation, Grace Burrowes shows her talent to witty characters. She writes wonderful, intelligent men and woman who can converse on any topics. As they search for the book they find the hidden feelings and love they each deserve.
In the second story, How to Steal a Duke, Shana Galen unfolds a delightful tale of a Duke who is intent on finding a section of The Duke. HE would even go so far as to hire a cat burglar to break into a castle in Cornwall to accomplish it. Luckily, as he is driving home, a cat burglar drops into his path.
Shana’s characters are delightful. The Duke is used to getting his way in everything but Rosalyn won’t bend to his will. As they barter back and forth about what the plan is you can’t help but love these characters. The banter turns to love before they even know it.
I haven’t read many books by the last author Carolyn Jewel, but her addition to this collection, The Viscount’s First Kiss was a delight. Viscount Daunt has been in love with his neighbor for years but she was married to his friend. Now that she has been a widow for 2 years he is finally wondering if he can let her know the truth. Like Daunt, Magdalene is also a lover of books and agrees to help him find The Duke in a collection of books he recently purchased. The interplay between the two of them is delightful to watch unfold. She is unconvinced that someone as popular as him could ever feel anything for her. He is hesitant to press his feelings. Watching them interact to find The Duke while being threatened by someone trying to steal it. This was the perfect end to the trio of stories.
In the first story, The Will to Live by Grace Burrowes, the Earl of Ramsdale attempts to translate his uncle’s will in an effort to find clues to the location of one of the sections of The Duke. In an effort to hire a translator he finally finds that the Professor’s daughter Philomena is the most talented translator.
As they work together on the translation, Grace Burrowes shows her talent to witty characters. She writes wonderful, intelligent men and woman who can converse on any topics. As they search for the book they find the hidden feelings and love they each deserve.
In the second story, How to Steal a Duke, Shana Galen unfolds a delightful tale of a Duke who is intent on finding a section of The Duke. HE would even go so far as to hire a cat burglar to break into a castle in Cornwall to accomplish it. Luckily, as he is driving home, a cat burglar drops into his path.
Shana’s characters are delightful. The Duke is used to getting his way in everything but Rosalyn won’t bend to his will. As they barter back and forth about what the plan is you can’t help but love these characters. The banter turns to love before they even know it.
I haven’t read many books by the last author Carolyn Jewel, but her addition to this collection, The Viscount’s First Kiss was a delight. Viscount Daunt has been in love with his neighbor for years but she was married to his friend. Now that she has been a widow for 2 years he is finally wondering if he can let her know the truth. Like Daunt, Magdalene is also a lover of books and agrees to help him find The Duke in a collection of books he recently purchased. The interplay between the two of them is delightful to watch unfold. She is unconvinced that someone as popular as him could ever feel anything for her. He is hesitant to press his feelings. Watching them interact to find The Duke while being threatened by someone trying to steal it. This was the perfect end to the trio of stories.
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