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A Duke in Shining Armour

Difficult Dukes, Book 1

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A Duke in Shining Armour

By: Loretta Chase
Narrated by: Kate Reading
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Surely something so temptingly wrong can’t be so deliciously right?

A Runaway Bride....

Bookish, brainy Lady Olympia Hightower should be elated she's marrying the ‘catch' of several London seasons. Her large spendthrift family certainly is! And yet, Olympia finds herself sneaking out the chapel window, in a mad attempt to escape her glorious future as a duchess.

A Duke in Pursuit....

Virtue was never a virtue for Hugh Philemon Ancaster, Seventh Duke of Ripley, but even he can see his duty as best man requires him to recapture the fleeing bride, and return her to the bridegroom. But with every one of Olympia’s clever turns, he’s finding it harder to give her up.

A Matchmakers Dream....

©2017 Loretta Chase (P)2021 W F Howes
Fiction Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Women's Fiction Bride Wedding

Critic Reviews

"Overflowing with Chase’s signature wit and laugh-out-loud humor.” (Romantic Times)

"One of the finest romance authors of all time." (Julia Quinn)

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I love Loretta Chase and Kate Reading...

An excellent little romp into Historical Adventures. Loretta Chase is awesome. She creates an awful lot of fun (I love her humor) and some crazy adventures. The 11 hours just disappeared.
Thank you so much Loretta.

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Fantastic!

Highly enjoyable & amusing dynamic between the two leads. Great narration & story telling. Keen to listen to the next one. Interesting side characters but not too many that it spoils the main plot.

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Made me giggle 🤭

Absolutely loved the sarcasm woven into their dialogues. thoroughly enjoyed.. first Loretta Chase book I have read.. definitely won't be my last .

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Very well written

Hilariously written and put together. Loved the storyline! Bring on more of the D Dukes

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Kate Reading … you are a legend narrator

Loved the story , wonderful writing once again by Loretta Chase but the narrator, Kate Reading , bought the story alive with skilful changes of voice and nuance to her characters. The challenge to a female narrator of realistically portraying the male voice is very real but Ms Reading manages this very skilfully. 5 stars is well deserved .

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Very Likable Characters

This story had me laughing from the beginning, I found the sarcasm and banter very amusing and I recommend this story just for the giggles. The main characters verbal sparring and wit endeared me to them both. I will definitely listen to the next book.

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A lark of a story

Loads of laughs and loved the intricate plot. All characters were exceptional and enjoyed their personalities and how they interacted with the plot. Fantastic performance and great story.

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loved it

I found both this fun story and superb narration complementary and very entertaining. Having already listened to (and also enjoyed) Book 2 first, I highly recommend the series and wish it were available in its entirety right now so that i could complete the series!

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Absolutely Delicious!!!

Wow, I absolutely loved this book! Probably the most enjoyable, feel-good reads this year! Characters are hilarious, romance is delicious. Highly recommended!

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loved it

loved the story.
it was a very entertaining narrator.
she put the exactly right attitude, tone and voice for each character and scene. it would make a great movie.

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