Making of a Duchess

by Shana Galen

"Julien Harcourt, duc de Valère, is more than willing to marry the lovely young lady his mother has chosen. Little does he know, she's been sent to prove him a spy and a traitor. Sarah Smith's mission is to find out whether the duc's trips to the Continent are as innocent as he claims, but the way he looks at her is far from innocent. Their risky game of cat and mouse propels them from the ballrooms of London to the prisons of Paris, and into a fragile love that may not survive their deceptions" -- p. [4] of cover.

• ISBN13: 9781402238659
• Publish Date: 1 June 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Out of Print: 11 April 2017
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Sourcebooks, Inc
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[Amanda]

This was my first Shana Galen book, but it certainly won't be the last. I need to read about the rest of these boys.

I did find certain aspects of this book to be easily predictable, and certain scenes went faster than I'd expected (not the sexy ones, if that concerns you), but... that didn't stop this book from being good.

And really, let's be honest. When you read a historical romance for the romance, the predictability of the suspense/mystery plot isn't allllll that bad. And the romance was good. A wee bit too much internal "Woe woe, he won't ever love me because I'm nothing," but never enough to turn me off completely.

Always a plus, that.

I loved that the Julien saw Sarah as beautiful (with her brown hair, brown eyes) from the very start. It was much better than listening to how Sarah described herself as plain. Barf. Julien knows what's what.

Brown hair and brown eyes are sexy. He knew it. We know it. Sarah figures it out eventually.

Did also like the set up for the next book, and kudos to me for actually grabbing the first in the series. Though I definitely need to get my hands on the next.