![]() ![]() I read a review that said these 2 books The Lost Duke of Wyndham and Mr. In the end, both “dukes” are supposedly happy, and yet, it doesn’t seem to do these men justice. He falls for Grace, but she is now “beneath” him. ![]() And yet it’s being crammed down his throat. ![]() He is blind-sided with the news that he has a cousin who is actually duke. He did an excellent job, his people were happy and thriving. Thomas was raised to be the Duke of Wyndham. ![]() While Julia Quinn made her characters happy in the end, none of it seemed fitting to either of the men’s personalities. The ending was nice for Jack and Grace but it felt hollow. She was a rude, awful woman, and I have no idea why Julia Quinn would create such an unlikeable character who isn’t a villain? By the way, that woman had zero redeeming factors. I liked how we got to see Grace, and Jack interact, but there wasn’t a lot of opportunity for that, since Grace was with the duchess all the time. She then kidnaps him and forces him to stay to prove that he is the actual duke, being that his late father was the elder brother to Thomas’ father. Jack, a highwayman, holds up Grace and the dowager’s coach, but the dowager recognizes Jack as being a Cavendish. Here we have Grace, a companion to the dowager duchess, the poor 2 dukes’ grandmother. Cavendish, I Presume was much more interesting and enjoyable. I read the second book in this series first and Mr. This is the first book in Julia Quinn’s series “The Two Dukes of Wyndham.” ![]()
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