From the back of the book:
A very dangerous attraction…
Julien Harcourt, duc de Valere, is more than willing to marry the lovely young lady his mother has chosen. Little does he know, she’s been sent to prove him a spy and a traitor…
And an even more dangerous secret…
Sarah Smith’s mission is to find out whether the Duc’s trips to the continent are as innocent as he claims, but the way he looks at her is far from innocent…
Their risky game of cat and mouse propels them from the ballrooms of London to the prisons of Paris, and into a fragile love that may not survive their deceptions…
THE MAKING OF A DUCHESS had some great moments and some not-so-great moments for me. I love the premise. Governess thrown into being a spy and finding herself attracted to the man who is suspected of being a traitor. The Duc resigns himself to marrying a young lady from his home country and finds himself with a woman who is more than he ever dreamed she could be. Added to that are secrets from both of their pasts and a government agent who isn’t all that he seems. It is a very exciting story and I loved the different characters and how Julien and Sarah fall in love.
The not-so-great moments mainly revolve around Sarah and her role as Serafina. It is hard to explain what I didn’t like without giving away some important parts of the plot, so let’s just say Sarah and Serafina have more in common that their names being similar and it felt too much like coincidence to be realistic. I also felt that the ending didn’t fit the rest of the story. Up until the end there had been plenty of action, then BAM! everything explodes and then everything is happily ever after. I needed something more after BAM! and before happily ever after.
the book girl gives THE MAKING OF A DUCHESS a 3/5
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