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A review by sarah_moynihan
Joy to the Duke by Darcy Burke
4.0
Ten years ago Felicity and Calder were in love and ready to build a life together. Expecting a proposal upon his return from Oxford, she is then shocked to receive a letter from him instead, a letter detailing the reasons why he should not and would not marry her. Feeling heartbroken and betayed, she accepts her fathers offer to remove to York. For the frist time in ten years, she returns to Hartwell in order to care for her ailing mother and she is shocked to find her lost love to be a much changed man.
Cut off by his cruel and negligent father, who treated him so much differently from his sisters, Calder has since had to rebuild himself. Mistreated and mislead, denied the woman he loves, he has become a cold and solitary man, one who cuts himself off from all sentiment and feeling.
Horrified to find him changed so and treating those around him so coldly, Felicity is determined to help him find his way back to the man he used to be and as a result bring the holiday spirit back to the town of Hartwell.
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This is the third book in Darcy Burke's Love is All Around series, and is a retelling of A Christmas Carol. This story was quite enjoyable even though it was a bit predictable, but this was to be expected as it is a retelling of another, quite famous story. It is unique enough to stand seperate though.
Believing her to be too good for the man he has become, Calder repeatedly teeters on the border of redemption and reclusion, but when he does finally turn toward redemption it is hard to believe he flipped from a cold and harsh man, set in his ways over the last decade to a sweet and compassionate man, almost like someone hit a reset button. It's hard to believe they are one and the same man.
I thought the book started off very strong, but thought the second half was a little prone to cheesiness. That being said though it is a perfectly sweet book for the holiday season and I will be going back to read the previous two books in the series. If you're a fan of the holiday classics or just sweet holiday romances then you should check out this series.
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Many thanks to NetGalley and Darcy Burke for sharing an electronic copy of this book with me for reviewing purposes.
Cut off by his cruel and negligent father, who treated him so much differently from his sisters, Calder has since had to rebuild himself. Mistreated and mislead, denied the woman he loves, he has become a cold and solitary man, one who cuts himself off from all sentiment and feeling.
Horrified to find him changed so and treating those around him so coldly, Felicity is determined to help him find his way back to the man he used to be and as a result bring the holiday spirit back to the town of Hartwell.
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This is the third book in Darcy Burke's Love is All Around series, and is a retelling of A Christmas Carol. This story was quite enjoyable even though it was a bit predictable, but this was to be expected as it is a retelling of another, quite famous story. It is unique enough to stand seperate though.
Believing her to be too good for the man he has become, Calder repeatedly teeters on the border of redemption and reclusion, but when he does finally turn toward redemption it is hard to believe he flipped from a cold and harsh man, set in his ways over the last decade to a sweet and compassionate man, almost like someone hit a reset button. It's hard to believe they are one and the same man.
I thought the book started off very strong, but thought the second half was a little prone to cheesiness. That being said though it is a perfectly sweet book for the holiday season and I will be going back to read the previous two books in the series. If you're a fan of the holiday classics or just sweet holiday romances then you should check out this series.
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Many thanks to NetGalley and Darcy Burke for sharing an electronic copy of this book with me for reviewing purposes.