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The Duchess Hunt (House of Trent #1) by Jennifer Haymore
Historical Romance
June 25, 2013
Forever

Reviewed by Tori

Favorite Quote: “My reputation has no importance when it comes to you…”

Sarah Osborne is the daughter of the Hawkins family gardener. Having been raised and educated with the Hawkins children, she straddles a very fine line in the family. Not their equal as head chambermaid, but held in higher regards than the average servant. She has loved Simon since she was a child. He rescued her from a mishap with a blackberry bush and he became her knight in shining armor. Sarah had no idea Simon felt the same until they shared a passionate kiss but then Simon fled to London the next day and she has not seen him since.

Simon Hawkins has a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. Having held the title of Duke since a young man, he has weathered scandals, rumors, and innuendos concerning his family for years. His main goal now is to bring respectability to the House of Trent. Summoned home when his mother suddenly disappears, he is unsure whether she let of her own accord or through nefarious means. This brings him back into Sarah’s life and he is unhappy to see that his feelings for her have not faded. He stayed away from the family estate for years, ashamed for what he saw as taking advantage of Sarah. He knows he and Sarah have no real chance at a true relationship but his heart doesn’t care.

With his mother’s disappearance in mind, Simon decides to move his sister, Lady Esme and Sarah to London for safety reasons. The move puts Simon and Sarah into closer contact and their passion for one another only burns brighter. Their already doomed love affair is further tested by a very determined debutante and papa who sees Simon as her way to become a Duchess and uses any means necessary to achieve their goals. As Simon struggles to maintain status quo and do the right thing by his family and Sarah, the choice is suddenly taken from him and he finds himself hurting them all.

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Favorite Quote:
"What do you want from me then? Besides my fortune?”

“Your love.”
After surviving a cruel marriage, Lady Rebecca Fisk has decided that marriage is not for her, but men are another story. Rebecca (Becky) longs to be loved and and decides to find a lover to satisfy her needs and desires. Someone handsome, discreet, and as uninterested in marriage as she is. Someone like Jack Fulton.
Jack Fulton is a known adventurer and rake; the perfect choice for a passionate lover. Only Jack doesn’t want an affair. He needs the beautiful Lady Rebecca to be his wife by Christmas or a secret from his past will destroy him forever.
When Becky agrees to a secret assassination with Jack she expects to be thoroughly and gloriously seduced. What she gets is caught "in flagrante delicto" by her brother, sister in law, and large group of on lookers. When Jack comes to her home and proposes marriage she shocks him and her family by saying no. Becky has already been in an abusive marriage and will never place herself in that situation again. But Jack will not give up so easy. He wants her. But he also needs her money. As Jack and her family try to push the issue, Becky becomes more unsure and soon runs to escape their scrutiny and advice. Jack follows and slowly begins to court her with a unexpected understanding of what she needs. She finds herself falling in love with him. But when Becky learns what Jack has done, Jack will have to give it all up in order to have her.
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