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3.0
The Duke and Miss Christmas is a 2015 St. Martin’s Press publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a novella length Christmas story surrounding Gwen Prim and Crispin, the Duke of Hurst, who meet in a rather awkward fashion, but with a burst of chemistry that keeps Crispin looking for ways to see Gwen. However, his character has been called into questions after he was involved in a horrible scandal, and Gwen has had enough of scoundrels. Can Gwen trust him or will he live up to his bad reputation and break her heart?
Christmas themed novellas are always fun and I like to pick a variety of them for the holiday season. This one got off to a great start, but fizzled very quickly. There wasn’t a lot going on here and the conflict was very tepid, but there were some humorous spots here and there that kept me from losing all interest, plus the courtship was sweet, a little bit steamy, and romantic.
Not great, but a nice, light romantic tale non the less. 3 stars
This is a novella length Christmas story surrounding Gwen Prim and Crispin, the Duke of Hurst, who meet in a rather awkward fashion, but with a burst of chemistry that keeps Crispin looking for ways to see Gwen. However, his character has been called into questions after he was involved in a horrible scandal, and Gwen has had enough of scoundrels. Can Gwen trust him or will he live up to his bad reputation and break her heart?
Christmas themed novellas are always fun and I like to pick a variety of them for the holiday season. This one got off to a great start, but fizzled very quickly. There wasn’t a lot going on here and the conflict was very tepid, but there were some humorous spots here and there that kept me from losing all interest, plus the courtship was sweet, a little bit steamy, and romantic.
Not great, but a nice, light romantic tale non the less. 3 stars