Release: February 25th, 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Zebra
Source: HFVirtual Book Tours
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New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries features an irresistible family in a series to savor, as the grown children of a thrice-married dowager duchess piece together the stories of their fathers while pursuing passions of their own.
Lady Gwyn Drake has long protected her family’s reputation by hiding an unwise affair from her youth. But her former suitor appears at Armitage Hall. Besides shoving the heiress, he threatens to go public with her secrets. Now it’s Gwyn who needs protecting. Thorn, her twin brother, hires Joshua Wolfe, the estate’s gamekeeper, to keep her safe in London during her debut. As a war hero, Joshua feels obligated to fulfill the assignment he has accepted. But as a man, it’s torment to be so very close to the beauty he’s fought to ignore.
With handsome Joshua monitoring her every move, Gwyn would prefer to forget both the past and the parade of money-seeking bachelors at her coming out. But Joshua is unmoved by her attempts at flirtation, and the threat of blackmail still hangs over her. With danger closing in, Gwyn must decide which is the greater risk: deflecting a scoundrel’s attempts to sabotage her–or revealing her whole heart to the rugged bodyguard she can’t resist.
About the Author:
Sabrina Jeffries is the New York Times bestselling author of more than fifty novels and works of short fiction (some written under the pseudonyms Deborah Martin and Deborah Nicholas). Also, her writing has been published in more than twenty-one languages, and there are over nine million copies of her books in print. A four-time RITA® Award-finalist, Jeffries has won The Holt Medallion Award, the Maggie, and the Booksellers’ Best Award. After earning her Ph.D. in English Literature from Tulane University, she chose writing over academics. Now, her sexy and humorous historical romances routinely land on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. Sabrina lives in North Carolina with her husband and adult son, who has inspired her to champion the cause of autistic children actively.
The Bachelor Review:
I enjoyed reading Project Duchess and was excited to read its continuation. Gwyn and Joshua were my favorite couple in the first book, and I was excited to see how their storyline progressed in “The Bachelor.”
The author wrote the two main characters very nicely. Gwyn and Joshua are flawed and feel like damaged goods because of something that happened in their past. Joshua has an injured leg from an incident that makes him feel inferior. Similarly, Gwyn also shares a traumatic secret from her time with Malet that she feels will push Joshua away if he finds out. The author did an excellent job in connecting them and writing their storyline. I loved the conflicting emotions with trust and security as they try to be with each other.
In my opinion, Joshua was my favorite in the book (and probably in the series). He is handsome, brooding, insecure, broken, and fits the role perfectly for the genre. Moreover, the author also writes the romance between Gwyn and Joshua in a sizzling manner, and their scenes steamed the pages.
However, I wished we had seen more of the other characters. “Project Duchess” was unique in how the author included a considerable ensemble of characters, where we learned more about Sheridan, Thorn, Gwen, Bea, Grey, etc. But, in this book, the story focused mainly on Gwyn, Joshua, Thorn, and Lady Lydia. We hardly see Grey, Sheridan, or the others. I missed some of these characters and hoped they were more prominent.
Overall, “The Bachelor” is a lovely continuation of the series, and I wonder how the story will continue in Book Three, “Who Wants to Marry a Duke.”
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