![]() He hates both the idea of hurting her and the inevitable end of their friendship. James just knows that Theo will discover the truth and be devastated. He is furious not only at having to marry against his own wishes, but with his father’s insistence that he must make Theo fall in love with him she cannot know that it’s her dowry he’s really after. ![]() James has an understandably rocky relationship with his father, whose irresponsibility has long been apparent. When she is 17 and he 19, his spendthrift father informs him that he must marry Theo not only has the Duke of Ashbrook run his own finances into the ground with bad investments, but he’s, um, “borrowed” some of Theo’s money in the mistaken belief that he could make it back and replace it before anyone knew it was gone. ![]() ![]() Our hero and heroine, James and Theodora (called Daisy by James though she herself prefers Theo) have been raised together practically from the nursery (she’s his father’s ward) and are in many ways best friends. When I saw that The Ugly Duchess was available for review, though, the plot blurb drew me in immediately. Last year I read and really enjoyed your book When Beauty Tamed the Beast, yet for some reason I haven’t gotten around to diving into your extensive backlist yet. Jennie B+ Reviews Fairy-Tales / friends-to-lovers / privateer / Ugly Duckling 10 Comments AugREVIEW: The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James ![]()
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