To Marry the Duke

Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: This was my first book by Julianne MacLean and I'm anxious to read more. I couldn't put it down. I look forward to her second book in this American Heiress series!

Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: This was my first book by Julianne MacLean and I'm anxious to read more. I couldn't put it down. I look forward to her second book in this American Heiress series!

Rating:
Summary: Wonderfully Descriptive and Potently Sensual!
Review: To Marry the Duke is a scintillating, sensual story about a devishly handsome damaged hero with the potential to be either very good or very bad. When he meets the beautiful American heiress who has set her sights on him, he's driven to depths of passion and despair beyond his wildest dreams. This is a wonderfully paced, tightly packed story that pulls you in and won't let go. With excellent writing, wonderfully descriptive scenes and a potent sensual story, Ms. McLean's writing gets better and better with each new book.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderfully Descriptive and Potently Sensual!
Review: To Marry the Duke is a scintillating, sensual story about a devishly handsome damaged hero with the potential to be either very good or very bad. When he meets the beautiful American heiress who has set her sights on him, he's driven to depths of passion and despair beyond his wildest dreams. This is a wonderfully paced, tightly packed story that pulls you in and won't let go. With excellent writing, wonderfully descriptive scenes and a potent sensual story, Ms. McLean's writing gets better and better with each new book.

Rating:
Summary: Very Well Done
Review: When I received this book I was very disappointed to see the words "Historical Romance" in the upper jacket and I almost decided to toss it out without reading it. What a big mistake that would have been! This book, despite being labeled "historical," was very modern in the word usage, references, and the boldness of the female character. Generally, the historical romances have those female characters who are virginal, sweet, unassuming, etc., but Sophia was a very believable American woman with a mind of her own. Her character was very well written and all of her actions seemed to flow naturally from what we were told about her. Despite being over 320 pages the book was a breeze to read through and kept me easily entertained. I thought the romance between Sophia and the Duke (James) could have been more passionate, but perhaps this writer is more plot oriented. There was a very good plot too (considering it is a light romance and not a drama), and the ending was very believable. This was definitely one of the more enjoyable books I have read this summer and would definitely not hesitate to recommend it.