Not the Dukes Darling (Greycourt, #1)

Posted on 08 September 2018 by Elizabeth Hoyt

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Hoyt brings us the first book in her sexy and sensual Greycourt Series Freya de Moray is many things a member of the secret order of Wise Women, the daughter of disgraced nobility, and a chaperone living under an assumed name What she is not is forgiving So when the Duke of Harlowe, the man who destroyed her brother and led to the downfall of her family, appears at the country house party she s attending, she does what any Wise Woman would do she starts planning her revenge.Christopher Renshaw, the Duke of Harlowe, is being blackmailed Intent on keeping his secrets safe, he agrees to attend a house party where he will put an end to this coercion once and for all Until he recognizes Freya, masquerading amongst the party revelers, and realizes his troubles have just begun Freya knows all about his sins sins he d much rather forget But she s also fiery, bold, and sensuous a temptation he can t resist When it becomes clear Freya is in grave danger, he ll risk everything to keep her safe But first, Harlowe will have to earn Freya s trust by whatever means necessary.Features a bonus novella from New York Times bestselling author Grace Burrowes Best Download [ Not the Dukes Darling (Greycourt, #1) ] Author [ Elizabeth Hoyt ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 2.5 starsI received this book for free in exchange for an honest review This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review First in the new Greycourt series, Hoyt starts us off with a spot of danger as our heroine, Freya, is on the run from some men and finds herself face to face with her childhood crush, Christopher, but who she also blames for her brother s downfall There s some background foundation to the hows and whys of where our characters are at in life The main 2.5 starsI received this book for free in exchange for an honest review This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review First in the new Greycourt series, Hoyt starts us off with a spot of danger as our heroine, Freya, is on the run from some men and finds herself face to face with her childhood crush, Christopher, but who she also blames for her brother s downfall There s some background foundation to the hows and whys of where our characters are at in life The main thread is Freya s brother, Ran, tried to elope with Julian Greycourt s sister, she ended up dying we aren t given specifics , and Christopher just stood by while Ran was beaten bad enough he ended up losing his right hand Ran, Julian, and Christopher were bestfriends but this fractured their bond and they all separated, the other members of...I ve given this a C at AAR which I think was probably over generous.Hard as it is for readers when a favourite, long running series ends, it must be equally so for the author who has lived with those characters and scenarios for years and who then has to follow up that success with something new that will continue to please fans of the prev...1.5 starsRight You have two choices, though they re by no means mutually exclusive.You can either simply scroll through my updates, and you ll get the gist of my overall feelings about Not the Duke s Darling Or and that s by far the better option, in my opinion you can read the excellent reviews already written by Caz, Kyraraker and Jan.This is not laziness on my part for a change I d say so, if it was There s simply nothing I could possibly add in regards to the many, many weaknesses o 1.5 starsRight You have two choices, though they re by no means mutually exclusive.You can either simply scroll through my updates, and you ll get the gist of my overall feelings about Not the Duke s Darling Or and that s by far the better option, in my opinion you can read the excellent reviews already written by Caz, Kyraraker and Jan.This is not laziness on my part for a change I d say so, if it was There s simply nothing I could possibly add in regards to the many, many weaknesses of this book Apart from the usual trademark Elizabeth Hoyt applies to all of her books by opening every chapter with the little fairy tale she comes up with, Not the Duke s Darlin...2 it was OK stars This much anticipated first book in a new series by a decent HR writer was actually pretty flat and disappointing for me Others may enjoy it muchthese are my opinions only I didn t hate it, but it s a bit of a rant, so feel free to look away now.I just did not get engaged in this book and I couldn t bring myself to care much about the characters I love the period and place setting 1760, England But the trope was, for me, pretty lame It s no spoiler cos it s o 2 it was OK stars This much anticipated first book in a new series by a decent HR writer was actually pretty flat and disappointing for me Others may enjoy it muchthese are my opinions only I didn t hate it, but it s a bit of a rant, so feel free to look away now.I just did not get engaged in this book and I couldn t bring myself to care much about the characters I love the period and place setting 1760, England But the trope was, for me, pretty lame It s no spoiler cos it s on the blurb that the h, Freya, or Miss Stewart, is a member of the ancient Scottish order of W...Freya was a woman of titled nobility but reduced due to a scandal involving her brother and the Greycourts Christopher, brother s childhood friend was also involved, and while Freya would like to set him in his place with revenge, it soon becomes apparent that Freya may not know all the details Freya s newest mission leads her to a house party in order to get close to Lord Randolph, a man who wants to pass a law to once again subject women to witch trials Lord Randolph had a wife, a much young Freya was a woman of titled nobility but reduced due to a scandal involving her brother and the Greycourts Christopher, brother s childhood friend was also involved, and while Freya would like to set him in his place with revenge, it soon becomes apparent that Freya may not know all the details Freya s newest mission leads her to a house party in order to get close to Lord Randolph, a man who wants to pass a law to once again subject women to witch trials Lord Randolph had a wife, a much younger woman, who died under questionable circumstances, and Freya wants to make sure Lord Randolph didn t get away with murder Little did she know that Christopher, now Duke of Harlow, would also be at this house party Christopher accepts the invitation to deal with a despicable ...NOT THE DUKE S DARLING is the first book in a new series called the Greycourt Guys, this series is so fun If you re a fan of the Maiden Lane series or like a little bit of action in your Historical Romance, then I m sure you ll love this book as well.The heroine, Freya, was really fun and cool She s a member of the secret order of Wise...3.5 StarsI loved almost every book of the Maiden Lane series and so I was extremely excited to start on a new journey with Elizabeth Hoyt in the Greycourt series Remember this is an introduction book to a new set of characters and overall plot arc so some things taketime than in other books.First and foremost this is a semi enemies to lovers story and so sometimes the animosity Freya feels for the Duke of Harlowe is a much Since this is a set up story forin this world there is a lo 3.5 StarsI loved almost every book of the Maiden Lane series and so I was extremely excited to start on a new journey with Elizabeth Hoyt in the Greycourt series Remember this is an introduction book to a new set of characters and overall plot arc so some things taketime than in other books.First and foremost this is a semi enemies to lovers story and so sometimes the animosity Freya feels for the Duke of Harlowe is a much Since this is a set up story forin this world there is a long drawn out tease to what the Greycourt scandal of the past was and why Freya became a wise woman Also the wise women are a bit of a mystery for a long time in this book too You know that they are women helping other women in need but the whole of who they are takes a long time to get to.I like Freya, she is independent strong and has never been taught to set her worth on a man or the marriage she will make This in itself is unusual for a Historical Romance novel Even though she is the ...You know that scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where the evil dude rips the heart out of that one guy s chest I wish I could do that, only with this book and me ripping it out of the alternate dimension where it s already been written wiggles fingers evilly I...This was well written as always with a Hoyt book, and the last part was enjoyable but I just didn t find myself gripped by the storyline It was a bit simplistic, I was not overly engaged with either of the leads, and the story was often rambling and with too many vaguely drawn subplots I got confused with all the names There was no consistency in the name being used Sometimes it was the character s first name, other times the family name Add to that the titles and the fake names, and I was This was well written as always with a Ho...2 Underwhelming StarsDid Elizabeth Hoyt even write this book This was not what I was expecting At all The writing was ludicrous, the characters almost seemed childish The sex scenes were a bore with words like he battere...

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08 September 2018

Elizabeth Hoyt