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leontyna's review against another edition
fast-paced
2.0
It was so rushed that there were absolutely no stakes.
reading_in_brussels's review against another edition
4.0
Given how much I loved the last novella I read by Tracy Sumner, I thought I'd give this one a chance. I had such a fun time reading Camille and Tristan's story!
With novellas sometimes it feels some situations that warrant a deeper exploration are just skimmed over, but not here. The story was smooth, and thorough.
The romance was fabulous.
Camille and Tristan had chemistry in spades. I loved their banter and their quick wit. Camille's aunt is one memorable character, I loved her!
This was a quick read and had me completed hooked right from the beginning.
With novellas sometimes it feels some situations that warrant a deeper exploration are just skimmed over, but not here. The story was smooth, and thorough.
The romance was fabulous.
Camille and Tristan had chemistry in spades. I loved their banter and their quick wit. Camille's aunt is one memorable character, I loved her!
This was a quick read and had me completed hooked right from the beginning.
rjordan19's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot/Storyline: 📖📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥
Humor: A bit
Should I read in order?
I think the novellas in this series are all stand alones by different authors. This is the only one I picked up, but I loved how the 12 days of Christmas themes are wrapped into the books and now I have the whole series on my TBR at some point!
Basic plot:
Camille has loved her childhood friend Tristan for as long as she can remember. But, he left, and has yet to return and she’s decided to accept a marriage proposal for duty, if not for love. Tristan returns for the holidays though, and soon all the plans go awry.
Give this a try if you want:
- Regency time period (1815)
- Soldier turned Duke hero
- Botanist heroine
- Best friend’s sister trope/childhood friends to lovers
- Christmas/holiday setting
- Novella length
- Unrequited love trope from heroine
- Medium steam, especially for a novella – 2 scenes (goodreads has list listed at 118 pages)
Ages:
- Heroine is about 22, hero about 30
My thoughts:
I adored this little novella!
Tristan left a soldier and has returned a duke. Camille is hurt he left with a backwards glance, but he sure sees her now. I think it can be hard in a novella to build that tension and relationship pull sometimes, but I felt it here. I loved Tristan, he’s a bit naughty. I loved that Camille was a botanist and cared about her craft and wasn’t about to give that up for society’s approval.
This one felt pretty steamy for a novella having 2 full scenes, so of course I loved that. ;)
Here’s a few random parts that I wanted to note from the book
Naughty! And when I knew I loved him!
<i>
“Do you know what I was thinking while I had my finger deep inside you? I was imagining the ways I could take you. Bent over the desk, filling you from behind. With my cock, not my finger, if I may be so bold. Dragging you to the floor and taking your hard nipples between my teet as I discover what makes you forget yourself even more than you just did. Dropping to my knees and pleasuring you that way. My favorite way.” He tapped his glass against his knee with a lost look. “You think my hand is wondrous? My lips are destructive.”
</i>
Content Warnings:
PTSD triggered from breaking glass
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes: (I was listening to audio so my percentages are probably off a bit)
22% - kiss
33% - small fantasy in the hero’s mind
59% - kisses, fingering orgasm for her
72% - kisses, fingering for her, sex (virginity loss for her)
100% - fade to black in epilogue
Plot/Storyline: 📖📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥
Humor: A bit
Should I read in order?
I think the novellas in this series are all stand alones by different authors. This is the only one I picked up, but I loved how the 12 days of Christmas themes are wrapped into the books and now I have the whole series on my TBR at some point!
Basic plot:
Camille has loved her childhood friend Tristan for as long as she can remember. But, he left, and has yet to return and she’s decided to accept a marriage proposal for duty, if not for love. Tristan returns for the holidays though, and soon all the plans go awry.
Give this a try if you want:
- Regency time period (1815)
- Soldier turned Duke hero
- Botanist heroine
- Best friend’s sister trope/childhood friends to lovers
- Christmas/holiday setting
- Novella length
- Unrequited love trope from heroine
- Medium steam, especially for a novella – 2 scenes (goodreads has list listed at 118 pages)
Ages:
- Heroine is about 22, hero about 30
My thoughts:
I adored this little novella!
Tristan left a soldier and has returned a duke. Camille is hurt he left with a backwards glance, but he sure sees her now. I think it can be hard in a novella to build that tension and relationship pull sometimes, but I felt it here. I loved Tristan, he’s a bit naughty. I loved that Camille was a botanist and cared about her craft and wasn’t about to give that up for society’s approval.
This one felt pretty steamy for a novella having 2 full scenes, so of course I loved that. ;)
Here’s a few random parts that I wanted to note from the book
Naughty! And when I knew I loved him!
<i>
“Do you know what I was thinking while I had my finger deep inside you? I was imagining the ways I could take you. Bent over the desk, filling you from behind. With my cock, not my finger, if I may be so bold. Dragging you to the floor and taking your hard nipples between my teet as I discover what makes you forget yourself even more than you just did. Dropping to my knees and pleasuring you that way. My favorite way.” He tapped his glass against his knee with a lost look. “You think my hand is wondrous? My lips are destructive.”
</i>
Content Warnings:
PTSD triggered from breaking glass
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes: (I was listening to audio so my percentages are probably off a bit)
22% - kiss
33% - small fantasy in the hero’s mind
59% - kisses, fingering orgasm for her
72% - kisses, fingering for her, sex (virginity loss for her)
100% - fade to black in epilogue
marylinaris's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.5
This was a slightly tropey yet lovely story.
a_devine_read's review
5.0
Camille dreamt of her brothers best friend while she was growing up. When he returns from war, Tristan finds her engaged to a man she doesn’t love to save a family home. Tristan attempts to save her from this marriage and realizes his own feelings for her.
Opinion
This is a super cute quick read. Who doesn’t love brothers best friend books? Add in an English title and make it historical and you sold me on it.
The two main characters, Tristan and Camille, have so much sexual tension/love flowing between them that you can’t help falling in love yourself with the couple. I love the moment he understood his feelings for her and made a decision. This was swoon worthy.
Many thanks to Net Galley for providing me with an ARC of this book.
Opinion
This is a super cute quick read. Who doesn’t love brothers best friend books? Add in an English title and make it historical and you sold me on it.
The two main characters, Tristan and Camille, have so much sexual tension/love flowing between them that you can’t help falling in love yourself with the couple. I love the moment he understood his feelings for her and made a decision. This was swoon worthy.
Many thanks to Net Galley for providing me with an ARC of this book.
bookishforlife2's review
5.0
I enjoyed reading Chasing the Duke by Tracy Sumner.
Camille and Tristan were perfect together! The chemistry, because of their history, is scorching and I loved the banter.
I’ve been on a Regency/Historical Romance kick lately and this book did not disappoint.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ebook arc in exchange for an honest review.
Camille and Tristan were perfect together! The chemistry, because of their history, is scorching and I loved the banter.
I’ve been on a Regency/Historical Romance kick lately and this book did not disappoint.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ebook arc in exchange for an honest review.
robinwalter's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
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