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Title details for The Bachelor by Sabrina Jeffries - Available

The Bachelor

#2 in series

by Sabrina Jeffries
Beverley A. Crick
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Fans of Bridgerton will love this irresistibly fun new family in a series to savor from the New York Times bestselling author, 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 imprudent affair from her youth. But when her former suitor appears at Armitage Hall, manhandling the heiress and threatening to go public with her secrets, it's Gwyn who needs protecting. Her twin brother, Thorn, 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 ...
If one knows anything about Regency society, it's that they can't resist a scandalous secret.
"Beautifully showcases the author's gift for creating vividly etched characters (including a well-matched pair of protagonists) and then expertly placing them within a tautly constructed plot spiced with danger and plenty of red-hot sensuality."—Booklist

  • Creators

  • Series

    Duke Dynasty

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 25, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781980001034
      • File size: 237453 KB
      • Duration: 08:14:41

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 13, 2020
      Jeffries’s lackluster second Duke Dynasty Regency romance (after Project Duchess) follows Lady Gwyn Drake, whose youthful indiscretion has blighted much of her adult life. Gwyn is set to make her London debut at the improbable age of 30 when her former flame, the odious Lionel Malet, uses their past relationship to blackmail her. Imprudent Gwyn responds to his threats by confronting him with a gun that she admittedly has “no clue” how to use and has to be rescued by dour war hero Joshua Wolfe, a relative by marriage who is working on Gwyn’s brother’s estate as he recovers from injuries. Wolfe is attracted to Gwyn despite his better judgment and agrees to accompany her to London as her bodyguard at her brother’s insistence. Their inevitable romance encounters very few obstacles, and Malet’s continuing, misguided attempts at coercion, espionage, and rape are easily quashed. Readers new to the series will find it difficult to keep track of the tangled branches of the Drake family tree, and, despite Jeffries’s lively narration, the characters’ banter is oddly wooden. This one’s a disappointment. Agent: Pam Ahearn, Ahearn Agency.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Beverly Crick's voice sweeps the listener back to the time of Regency England in this romance. Injured war hero Joshua Wolfe interrupts a former lover's blackmail attempt of Lady Gwyn Drake. Crick gives the villain a menacing voice as he threatens Lady Gwyn. Lady Gwyn's brother, the Duke of Thornstock, hires Joshua to act as her bodyguard during her London debut. Crick ably handles a diverse cast of characters. In addition to the accents of the lower-class servants, the clipped tones of the aristocracy and the level voices of the military stand out. Although this is part of a series, the story can be enjoyed on its own. S.B. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

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