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Her Grace In Disgrace (2013)

by Claudia Harbaugh(Favorite Author)

4.13 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1490341684 (ISBN13: 9781490341682)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Createspace

series

Widows of Woburn Place

review 1: Great clean, fun read!Isobel Kennilworth Aiken, Duchess of Warwick, endured 6 loveless years of marriage to the cold and heartless Reginald Wilbur Percival Aiken, 7th Duke of Warwick. Now he has died and she is expecting a life of wealth and freedom. Instead she gets the shock of her life when the will is read and she discovers that the Duke already had a wife and a son who is his legitimate heir, and they will inherit everything. Isobel loses her title, her fortune, and the respect of the ton.Andrew Stafford, Viscount Saybrooke, has only been in love once... to his childhood friend, Izzy (known as Isobel to everyone else). Isobel's father wouldn't allow them to get married because he was a vicar, and they needed Isobel to marry money to save them. After the unexpected dea... moreth of his older brother, Andrew is now a titled Lord with a fortune. But one thing hasn't changed... his love for Izzy.Isobel had tricked Warwick into marrying her, and now after his death and her own losses she is discovering how many people were affected by her selfish actions. And it seems like she can't talk to Drew without him making her feel worse for all her mistakes... And he always seems to catch her at the worse possible times. I loved watching Isobel face her mistakes and work really hard to make things right. Along the way she develops some unlikely friendships that help to strengthen her.Andrew is so jealous of anyone who pays Isobel attention that it seems he can't talk to her without coming across as condemning and judgmental. No matter how hard he tries to get it right, he seems to keep deepening the misunderstanding between them. Sometimes he has a hard time balancing the vicar he was with the viscount he now is... and figuring out how the "hoyden" he loves fits into his life.(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review)
review 2: I really enjoyed this book, the characters were well developed and likeable. I always enjoy historical fiction so this satisfied my readers taste buds as it stayed fairly accurate for the times as far as culture is concerned. I find that I can be critical when it comes to this but I really found nothing to complain about with this author.Isobel was stuck in a loveless marriage for 6 years because she married for status and money. When her husband dies and the will is read, she finds that the marriage was never actually valid and she is now the talk of the Ton (a term used for the rich and powerful). Instead of inheriting a hefty sum of money to live comfortably on in her widowhood, she is cast off from good society and branded as damaged. Isobel now has to decide whether to wallow in her situation or make amends with old friends she put aside for her “marriage”. This story shows growth in the characters and the underlying message was really great. I felt the ending was a bit rushed as if the author was trying to wrap up the story. There were a couple parts near the end that were lacking the same level of detail and description as the rest of the book contained. Otherwise, I would recommend this book absolutely! less

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