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The Once And Future Duchess (2014)

by Sophia Nash(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0062273639 (ISBN13: 9780062273635)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Avon

series

Royal Entourage

review 1: Isabelle is the Duchess of March and is told she must marry. She isn't against that she has to but there really is only one man she wants. The problem is he does not want to settle down and pushes her away. Candover has tried to get married before and it never happened. Even with Prinny saying he must marry he still refuses to. He thinks a lot of Isabelle but doesn't want to see her tied to him. He also doesn't want her with anyone else. He will have to look deep inside to see what he really wants before Isabelle is gone for good.Isabelle is a strong independent woman who is doing a great job being a duchess. She wants kids and doesn't want to marry just anyone. She does her best to get James to see she is the one for her. She is also a great person who would put aside her... more happiness to ensure her friends are happy. James keeps to himself and tries to stay out of things. He has enough secrets and doesn't want more. He is attracted to Isabelle but is afraid to let love have any part of him. He is also very loyal and caring even when he seems gruff.I really enjoyed getting to know Isabelle and James in this book. From the start you can see they clearly belong together. Isabelle is a great character as she isn't like the normal ones. She knows she has to marry and she is loyal to the crown but she also does things her way. She may be young but she uses her head and is doing ok on her own. James will sometime make you want to shake him and say open your eyes man. He sometimes doesn't put out the best signals and really it takes a very young person to get him to open his eyes. this was a delight to read and I liked getting to know all the characters and figuring out everyone's family secrets. there is plenty of love in this book and I will say even I worried sometimes how it would turn out. If you enjoy historical romances be sure to pick this one up.
review 2: Returning to Regency England where the Prince was a bit of a hellion, Sophia Nash sets the Once and Future Duchess as the story of Isobel, the fourth book in the series. I haven’t read the earlier books (I will remedy that) but I didn’t find a lack of information that impeded my understanding or enjoyment of this story. Particularly unusual in that both of these characters are equals: I’m so used to the historic romance that I read be a fight against convention and class standing that a story that brought characters who naturally would have been in contact in a social setting was both unusual and enjoyable. I liked both Isobel and James, although there were several points that I could have gladly shaken or slapped them in turns. A scandal in which their whole circle, including the Prince, were involved, the mitigation is for the Prince’s inner circle to all find spouses. The scandalous behavior, whether real or imagined is threatening his position and the crown’s reputation. Isobel is lovely; determined, strong and unafraid to go after what she wants, she wants James, has loved him for years and if only she can just convince him. James was frustrating: decided he wouldn’t marry but now required to, it took him seemingly forever to actually see what was in front of his eyes in Isobel. Men can be so frustrating and James and antiquated promises made in haste years ago are a waste of energy and time. And Nash adds in a bonus with another romance starting to blossom with Amelia and Sussex, and while just glimpses are available, those are delicious teasers and made me want more. Sophia Nash – you have a new reader hooked! I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via Edelweiss for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility. less

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