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A review by natasjalovesbooks
Ten Days with a Duke by Erica Ridley
4.0
3.5☆
TEN DAYS WITH A DUKE by Erica Ridley is the 11th entry in her 12 DUKES OF CHRISTMAS series. I read the first one, ONCE UPON A DUKE, a few days before this one and although I wasn't a big fan of it, it did provide me with some background for this one. And this one I enjoyed far more.
It's a relatively short and simple story about Olive Harper, a very successful horse breeder, whose family has been feuding with the Westons, another family of horse breeders, for decades. One day Elijah Weston turns up on Olive's doorstep, special license in hand, and reveals a plot by Olive's father to marry the two. Olive is furious, because not only is Elijah's family her enemies in both business and life, but Elijah himself once humiliated her with a kiss. A kiss she's had trouble forgetting. And so has Elijah.
It was cute, guys. It all takes place in the town of Cressmouth, called Christmas by the villagers, a town that goes all-in when it comes to Christmas celebrations. There wasn't a lot of focus on the town or on Christmas as such in this one, but that's fine. I thought the story could have benefitted from a higher page count, but on the other hand, it was quite refreshing that there simply wasn't room for the usual "I'm upset so I'll storm off and then weeks will pass before we talk this out" nonsense you're usually subjected to in historical romance.
It was rather sweet, much like a Christmas treat, and like with Christmas treats, I'll probably consume the lot of them in no time at all.
I received TEN DAYS WITH A DUKE as an ARC from NetGalley. This has in no way affected my review. All opinions are my own.
TEN DAYS WITH A DUKE by Erica Ridley is the 11th entry in her 12 DUKES OF CHRISTMAS series. I read the first one, ONCE UPON A DUKE, a few days before this one and although I wasn't a big fan of it, it did provide me with some background for this one. And this one I enjoyed far more.
It's a relatively short and simple story about Olive Harper, a very successful horse breeder, whose family has been feuding with the Westons, another family of horse breeders, for decades. One day Elijah Weston turns up on Olive's doorstep, special license in hand, and reveals a plot by Olive's father to marry the two. Olive is furious, because not only is Elijah's family her enemies in both business and life, but Elijah himself once humiliated her with a kiss. A kiss she's had trouble forgetting. And so has Elijah.
It was cute, guys. It all takes place in the town of Cressmouth, called Christmas by the villagers, a town that goes all-in when it comes to Christmas celebrations. There wasn't a lot of focus on the town or on Christmas as such in this one, but that's fine. I thought the story could have benefitted from a higher page count, but on the other hand, it was quite refreshing that there simply wasn't room for the usual "I'm upset so I'll storm off and then weeks will pass before we talk this out" nonsense you're usually subjected to in historical romance.
It was rather sweet, much like a Christmas treat, and like with Christmas treats, I'll probably consume the lot of them in no time at all.
I received TEN DAYS WITH A DUKE as an ARC from NetGalley. This has in no way affected my review. All opinions are my own.