The Duke Effect
Books | Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency
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Sophie Jordan
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sophie Jordan continues her bestselling Rogue Files series with this captivating romance that will thrill her many fans.She doesn’t care about love…Despite being surrounded by her happily wed sisters, Nora Langley prefers botany to ballrooms and would rather spend a lifetime in her laboratory than consider affairs of the heart. An expert herbalist, Nora has been masquerading as her late physician father for years, dispensing invaluable medical advice. She corresponds with people all over the world, including an old army colonel. But when the man shows up on her doorstep, he is nothing like she expected—he is a young, handsome heir to a dukedom who suddenly threatens everything she holds dear.He only cares about duty…Constantine Sinclair arrives on the Langley doorstep in a desperate bid to save the woman who raised him, the Duchess of Birchwood … only to discover that the venerable doctor he expected is a bold and lovely charlatan. Furious at the deception, he vows to reveal her secrets. Determined to prove her skills, Nora promises to save the duchess in exchange for Con keeping her secret. Con reluctantly agrees… and soon Nora’s brilliant, headstrong ways are throwing his carefully controlled life into chaos. What happens when the rigid soldier begins to lose his grip on his heart?
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Author
Sophie Jordan
Pages
352
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2020-10-27
ISBN
0062885405 9780062885401
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"This is now my 4th Sophie Jordan read and I am constantly surprised by how freaking good her books are! Nora is definitely my favourite Langley sister out of the 3 as well as my favourite heroine from Sophie Jordan so far. I just related to her struggles and insecurities so much! <br/><br/>Nora is the most independent and career motivated of her sisters and it becomes very apparent from her first scene in this book that she is unwilling to follow society’s rules. She is a gifted herbalist and healer, but she has been masquerading as her since-passed father, who was the local village’s doctor. This all comes back to bite her in the butt when Constantine Sinclair arrives seeking Dr. Langley’s help, but soon finds out that not all is what it seemed in his correspondence between the two. The story then goes from there.<br/><br/>The chemistry and banter between the two was"
Erin Smith