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The Lost Duke of Wyndham

The Lost Duke of Wyndham

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  • Author：Julia Quinn
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Summary

Will the real Duke of Wyndham please stand up？

Jack Audley has been a highwayman。 A soldier。 And he has always been a rogue。 What he is not， and never wanted to be， is a peer of the realm， responsible for an ancient heritage and the livelihood of hundreds。 But when he is recognized as the long-lost son of the House of Wyndham， his carefree life is over。 And if his birth proves to be legitimate， then he will find himself with the one title he never wanted: Duke of Wyndham。

Grace Eversleigh has spent the last five years toiling as the companion to the dowager Duchess of Wyndham。 It is a thankless job， with very little break from the routine。。。 until Jack Audley lands in her life， all rakish smiles and debonair charm。 He is not a man who takes no for an answer， and when she is in his arms， she's not a woman who wants to say no。 But if he is the true duke， then he is the one man she can never have。。。

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Reviews

Amy ，

2。5 rounded up。 I really enjoyed the last Julia Quinn book I read， so I had high hopes for this one。 Sadly， there was insta-love and not a wonderful or strong story。 Since there is only one more book in the series and it focuses on a couple also present in this book， I will read it。

Jandee ，

I love this book， Jack is so charming and swoony。 This has been one of my favorite books for years。 I love it so much！ I really hope it finds it's way to audible some day。Julia Quinn is fantastic！ I love this book， Jack is so charming and swoony。 This has been one of my favorite books for years。 I love it so much！ I really hope it finds it's way to audible some day。Julia Quinn is fantastic！ 。。。more

Arabella Mai ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 In this book we follow companion to the dowager， Grace， and highwayman Jack as they meet in an unfortunate robbery encounter where the dowager all but screams at him that she knows him and that he is related to her long dead （29 years dead） son and we follow them as Jack turns up at the castle the next day and our unlikely group go on a revelation of preparing and seeing if Jack is the legitimate heir to become the Duke。 As all this is happening， we see the intense chemistry and humour and tensi In this book we follow companion to the dowager， Grace， and highwayman Jack as they meet in an unfortunate robbery encounter where the dowager all but screams at him that she knows him and that he is related to her long dead （29 years dead） son and we follow them as Jack turns up at the castle the next day and our unlikely group go on a revelation of preparing and seeing if Jack is the legitimate heir to become the Duke。 As all this is happening， we see the intense chemistry and humour and tension passed between Grace and Jack which is too thick to ignore。 Before long they embark on a trip to Ireland to see the registry of his parent’s marriage and， although Jack tries to burn the record and keep Thomas as the duke， the title is passed on to Jack and he， reluctantly at first， comes to claiming the title for his own， marrying Grace （despite everyone telling him not to） and making a good life for the two of them as they truly do deserve it。 I have had mixed opinions on Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series （I liked half and was not so fond of half） but I loved this book from the very first page and I just could not put it down。 Grace and Jack’s chemistry was electric and the storyline was so intriguing to me and I loved every single page in this book （and， being me， I also did cry a little） and this is honestly one of my favourite books of Julia Quinn’s that I have read so far。 Jack and Grace are just so adorable and humorous both together and separately and I can say that they now own my heart and I am obsessed。 Also the protectiveness that Jack has from the very beginning to make sure that Grace is treated as a human and with respect was so amazing and had me immediately simping for the man。 。。。more

Cathy Homoly ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Grace and Jack

Vanessa ，

This is my least favorite Julia Quinn book， but for books， in general， it was very unsatisfying。 If you plan on reading both in the Duke series， don't。 Mr。 Cavendish， I Presume is the much better of the two。 Telling the story from two POVs had the potential to be interesting but it just ended up being hearing the same conversations/descriptions redundantly。 What pushed this book further into disappointment were the characters。 Grace alternated from being giddy （to the point of not being able to This is my least favorite Julia Quinn book， but for books， in general， it was very unsatisfying。 If you plan on reading both in the Duke series， don't。 Mr。 Cavendish， I Presume is the much better of the two。 Telling the story from two POVs had the potential to be interesting but it just ended up being hearing the same conversations/descriptions redundantly。 What pushed this book further into disappointment were the characters。 Grace alternated from being giddy （to the point of not being able to concentrate and then snort frequently） to cowering， despite the implication that she has grace under pressure。 Jack has no empathy for anyone but Grace。 The book builds him up to be immature and by the time he reaches the point he grows up， it just doesn't seem enough to erase the +300 pages of him being a cad。 Ugh， this book was such a drag。 。。。more

K ，

Before reading this book， I knew it was part of a duet where Julia Quinn was trying something new - same timeline but different POV for each books main characters and love story。 I found the writing to be weak， Julia’s scenes with multiple people and personalities were strongest。 （Like the mallet of death as a favorite in Bridgerton）。 Much of the lining between the h/H fell flat IMO， I just couldn’t find a way into the characters and root for their HEA。 That said， Julia is still a fav & auto-buy Before reading this book， I knew it was part of a duet where Julia Quinn was trying something new - same timeline but different POV for each books main characters and love story。 I found the writing to be weak， Julia’s scenes with multiple people and personalities were strongest。 （Like the mallet of death as a favorite in Bridgerton）。 Much of the lining between the h/H fell flat IMO， I just couldn’t find a way into the characters and root for their HEA。 That said， Julia is still a fav & auto-buy for me！ 。。。more

A。 ，

I thought this was okay。 It seemed like it might be one of her earlier novels。 It was fun and definitely amusing， but it didn't have as much plot tension as a book usually has。 Jack was fun。 （As usually， ofc， there is a scene or two to skip。） I thought this was okay。 It seemed like it might be one of her earlier novels。 It was fun and definitely amusing， but it didn't have as much plot tension as a book usually has。 Jack was fun。 （As usually， ofc， there is a scene or two to skip。） 。。。more

Marcy ，

I liked that the story of this book is the same as in Julia Quinn's "Mr。 Cavendish， I Presume"。 However， it is told from the perspective different characters involved in the plot。 I appreciate having an alternative perspective regarding the events that transpire in the storyline of the two books。 I liked that the story of this book is the same as in Julia Quinn's "Mr。 Cavendish， I Presume"。 However， it is told from the perspective different characters involved in the plot。 I appreciate having an alternative perspective regarding the events that transpire in the storyline of the two books。 。。。more

Nicole ，

I needed something light to read while sitting around with a cold （they still exist！）。 This was on sale for 1。99 and light。 There was promise with the plot， but it feels like it was written earlier than some of Quinn’s other works。 Lots of stealing kisses; it doesn’t age so well。 The characters seemed much younger than their ages as well。 Anyway， it was ok。 I don’t think I’ll rush to read the companion book—maybe someday from the library。

Bethe ，

Reliable regency romance， not Quinn’s best， but still enjoyable。 part 2 downloaded on my kindle。

Claire Ehrenfeld ，

The Regency novels of Julia Quinn are always delightful， frothy fun。

Yvette Boessneck ，

Cute fluffy historical romance。

Cameron Lindsay ，

The plot was juicy！！！ Jack and Grace make a cute couple。 And I like heroes like Jack， so usually don’t take themselves too seriously （even though his humor was a defense mechanism）。 Still， I kind of wish they didn’t fall for each other so quickly， and the book spent a bit more time on them getting to know each other。

Anie ，

Grace has spent the last five years as a companion to the dowager Duchess of Wyndham。 It's a hard， neverending job。 After a nice night of dancing， they are returning in a carriage only to be robbed by a highwayman。 He not only tries to take dowager jewelry， but he also tells a kiss。 :） Plot twist， the dowager is convinced that the robber is her grandson and when Grace spots him the next day， the Duchess basically kidnaps him。 Jack's parents died and he lived with his aunt。 School was not his th Grace has spent the last five years as a companion to the dowager Duchess of Wyndham。 It's a hard， neverending job。 After a nice night of dancing， they are returning in a carriage only to be robbed by a highwayman。 He not only tries to take dowager jewelry， but he also tells a kiss。 :） Plot twist， the dowager is convinced that the robber is her grandson and when Grace spots him the next day， the Duchess basically kidnaps him。 Jack's parents died and he lived with his aunt。 School was not his thing， so he rather joined the army。 When his cousin dies he left the army so he was able to bring his body back and was ravished by guilt ever since。 He spends his night as a highwayman。 From that first night， he is smitten with Grace and nothing will stop him from pursuing her。It's quite different from other Julia Quinn books but so very cute。 :） I loved reading it！ :） 。。。more

Marie-Pier ，

Ahhhh le début était excellent mais vers le milieu， ça a viré au vinaigre。

Senem Elmas ，

Okumadıysanız Jack için okuyun derim

Lyvia Cairo ，

Perfect， so cute！

Oshindji Kagola ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The hijacking and the grandma identifying him during the night as his grandson feels too novelized。 One of the reason I didn’t give it five stars。Another， the story was too fast。

Donna ，

On to the next Julia Quinn duet book series， as I am still waiting for the second Bridgerton book from the library。 I have been trying to stay in the genre and I guess I may finish all her books this summer as I wait （currently 7 of 9 for book 2）。 I have noticed that these historical romance novels all have a formula that they follow ---the stories just have different characters and plots。 This book was very predictable for me， but still enjoyed the story。 Right now， I am looking for light， airy On to the next Julia Quinn duet book series， as I am still waiting for the second Bridgerton book from the library。 I have been trying to stay in the genre and I guess I may finish all her books this summer as I wait （currently 7 of 9 for book 2）。 I have noticed that these historical romance novels all have a formula that they follow ---the stories just have different characters and plots。 This book was very predictable for me， but still enjoyed the story。 Right now， I am looking for light， airy reads and these books fill that need。 This had all the Quinn whittiness to it。 The dowager is sure what seems a heartless character， obviously the previous things in her life have made her bitter and she let that bitterness take hold。 Overall， I would say the characters in this novel were more 2-dimensional than her other books， so you feel like you are reading about them， but not really getting to know them。 Again， this is a great vacation book that you can read quickly with little effort。 。。。more

Celeste ，

Cute enough but with zero oomph that made this alright but nothing great。

Marta ，

I picked this up and just couldn’t stop reading。 Loved the chemistry between Jack and Grace， the cantankerous Dowager， the lovely supporting characters。 I loved Jack’s unwavering feelings for Grace despite her fear。 A lovely read。

Su Wen ，

Doing a mass update of titles I've read in the past and came across this which was my first ever HR read！！ It brings back so many memories and I remember being just utterly entranced by the characters in this one， the storyline and just the whole HR world in general。 Definitely want to reread this soon！ Doing a mass update of titles I've read in the past and came across this which was my first ever HR read！！ It brings back so many memories and I remember being just utterly entranced by the characters in this one， the storyline and just the whole HR world in general。 Definitely want to reread this soon！ 。。。more

Stacy ，

This was a good one。 I loved all the characters。 I laughed， I cried， I squeeeeeeed。 It was a joy to read。

Melissa ，

I love Julia Quinn's novels， but I wasn't a huge fan of this one。。I love the theory of the 2 interconnected stories happening at the same time， but the execution was lacking。 Maybe it was that the story had too much Dowager， but I struggled to connect to Grace and Jack's relationship。 I enjoyed each character individually， and the scene in Jack's uncle's study nearly brought me to tears， but I didn't feel them as a couple。 I also was shocked when the story ended when it did！ Needed at least anot I love Julia Quinn's novels， but I wasn't a huge fan of this one。。I love the theory of the 2 interconnected stories happening at the same time， but the execution was lacking。 Maybe it was that the story had too much Dowager， but I struggled to connect to Grace and Jack's relationship。 I enjoyed each character individually， and the scene in Jack's uncle's study nearly brought me to tears， but I didn't feel them as a couple。 I also was shocked when the story ended when it did！ Needed at least another 50 pages for Jack to process things。。。I'm reading Mr。Cavendish now， and I'm curious whether that one lands better with most of the ducal backstory done in this one。 。。。more

Anne ，

3。5 starsHow does one lose a Duke？Well， apparently if his father dies without letting his family know he married a girl， and the girl's family had no idea that he was anything special before the girl died in childbirth。Said child then becomes the lost heir of a dukedom。And how does one find a Duke？Well， apparently， if you're a highway robber who knocks over the wrong coach， your douchebag grandma might recognize that you look exactly like her dead son and force your ass back home。Admittedly， thi 3。5 starsHow does one lose a Duke？Well， apparently if his father dies without letting his family know he married a girl， and the girl's family had no idea that he was anything special before the girl died in childbirth。Said child then becomes the lost heir of a dukedom。And how does one find a Duke？Well， apparently， if you're a highway robber who knocks over the wrong coach， your douchebag grandma might recognize that you look exactly like her dead son and force your ass back home。Admittedly， this is a stretch。 Welcome to the wild world of romance novels！That's just the start of this sucker。 And to be very honest， I wasn't sure who was going to be the Duke of。。。whatever until the very end of the book。 A surprise？ Yes。 And that doesn't usually happen to me when I'm reading a fluff romance。I know， right？This one was one of the cuter Julia Quinn novels I've read lately。 And maybe that's because I'm burnt out on Bridgertons for the time being。 But maybe it's because this was kind of adorable。 Plus， I'm looking forward to reading the flip side of this story from his cousin。 I was completely dying to find out about his and his fiance's side of the story the entire time I was reading about the hero and heroine of this book。 Well done on making me curious， Ms。 Quinn。Kate Reading - Narrator <--she's good stuff！ 。。。more

Quinby6696 Frank ，

Nothing better on a cold and rainy weekend than to curl up with a Julia Quinn Regency romance。 This one was delightful。

Lisa Rauls ，

The first book of this series is so good！ The second， however， falls a little flat。 Not because the writing or story line isn’t good， but because both books occur during the same time and therefore scenes are repeated。 My suggestion to any Julia Quinn fans is to still read the series， but read both books at the same time。 Figure out how to alternate between the two so the chapters line up。 Treat it like a single book instead of a two book series and you’ll be much more satisfied。

Erin ，

Lame and tame though I’m debating the second only because it’s Julia Quinn。

Gg Tames ，

Loved it！！ Great drama， intrigue， suspense， and of course， romance。

Tracey Sessions ，

Not my favourite Julia Quinn book but it was enjoyable and the story was interesting。

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