#The Duchess Deal

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✩🪡🐈Review:

This historical romance is absolute perfection!

Since his return from the war, the Duke of Ashbury is in need wife. Enter Emma Gladstone, a vicar’s daughter turned seamstress. When she conveniently appears in his library wearing his former fiancé’s wedding gown demanding payment, he decides she’ll do. 

I loved watching Emma and Ash’s marriage of convenience slowly turn into something real! In the beginning, Ash was determined to keep them apart by creating rules so that they wouldn’t fall in love. I knew from their first interaction, however, that his plans would fall apart because their chemistry is undeniable! Emma is stubborn and sees right through the walls that Ash puts up. Their intelligent, humorous personalities spark a connection between them that only strengthens as they help each other embrace their insecurities. 

I was pleasantly surprised by how comedic this book is! Emma and Ash’s banter was incredibly entertaining and made me laugh out loud at times. If you’re looking for a historical romance that is reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast with both steam and humor, then this is your book! I was hooked from the first page and am convinced it was written for me! 

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Clueless Debs Fight: Daphne Bridgerton about Sex vs Davina Palmer about Contraception

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“You are a duke. I am a seamstress. What else is there to be said?”

He held up one hand and counted off on his fingers. “You are a healthy woman of childbearing age. You are a gentleman’s daughter. You are educated. You’re passably pretty—not that it’s a concern for me, but a child should have at least one nonhideous parent.” He was down to his last finger. “And you’re here. All my requirements are met. You’ll do.”

Emma stared at him in disbelief. That was, perhaps, the most unfeeling proposal she could imagine. The man was cynical, insensitive, condescending, rude.

And she was definitely going to marry him.

The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke, #1) by Tessa Dare

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Tessa Dare books you’d recommend for beginners?

Hi, I recomend starting with The Duchess Deal! It's a beautiful book and the start of the super fun Girl Meets Duke Series!

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Review: The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare

The Duchess Deal Tessa Dare Publisher: Avon Books Publication Date: August 22, 2017 Series or Standalone:Girl Meets Duke #1 Links: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Goodreads – StoryGraph Rating: MY REVIEW CW: Body shaming; injury/injury detail; religious biogtry; abandoment; sexism; emotional abuse; pregnancy; war; death of a parent; vomit When I read this book when it first came out in 2017, I…

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2024: Book 28 - The Duchess Deal

The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare My rating: 5 of 5 stars I just really don't know what more anyone needs in a hero. * Wounded and scarred? ✔️ * Vigilante by night? ✔️ * Proper gentleman until he's not? ✔️ * Refuses to swear in front of a lady so he uses Shakespearean insults? ✔️✔️✔️ * Beast in the sheets? ✔️✔️✔️✔️ * Sweet marshmallow grumpy grump for his wife? ✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️✔️ Show me a more perfect man…I'll wait. But no, seriously. This book was so cute and charming, while also dealing with some pretty gnarly topics for the time period. Emma and Ash were a match made in heaven, almost from the beginning and I enjoyed every second of my time with them. It's not quite Kleypas…but it's absolutely worth a read and a reread and another reread. I use the CAWPILE Review method for my reviews (see explanation here), just to keep me honest and help me understand what exactly I liked/didn't like. My ratings are below. Characters: 8/10 Atmosphere/Setting: 9/10 Writing: 10/10 Plot: 9/10 Intrigue: 9/10 Logic/Relationships: 9/10 Enjoyment: 10/10 Total rating 64/70 divided by 7 = 9.1 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 🌶️ 🌶️ View all my reviews

[nenoname]

stan twins the canon cptsd brothers i will always think about all your unaddressed issues that would make perfect plot fuel for your spinoff

and also the whole 'stan getting that poem by bill via a website which contrasts with bill getting one from the axolotl via a website' foreshadowing thing

like idk i would love something like su future but like more optimistic, aka not an accumulated breakdown that has to be mostly resolved off screen at the end :/// but something thats being kinda addressed throughout? (although would love to see one of them turn into a monster thats always fun lol)

stan having severe issues from his dad and those years of being homeless that we keep on getting more info on but never really getting confronted on (the drifter catalogue and tijuana incident...), him being completely alone for like twenty years when running the shack before soos comes along to the point that 1998 is noted as his low point, and him not really learning about bill+what he did to ford until ages after he killed him if he ever did get the full context

while i think amnesia and everyone seeing him as a hero actually helped with stan's 'i'm a worse version of my brother' thing its still a lingering issue too and we now got him being insecure over his own hands

ford being immediately thrown from 'being tortured by bill' to 'being stuck in the multiverse and being chased by bounty hunters constantly', him fully expecting himself to die when destroying bill, and him only now being safe for the first time in 30 years ....relatively safe, he's still in constant danger because of course he is

idk in the end the series wants them to be happy and they deserve it, its why i wasn't too worried about the book being like 'ooh bill is back!! and the book is haunting ford' thing cos i knew they'll be ok

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something I really love about ever after high is that every character that’s even slightly portrayed as a villain or antagonist actually has a reason for being that way besides “that’s just how they are”. Actually fleshed out, 3 dimensional antagonists arent something you see a lot of in kids shows.

for example, Kitty and Faybelle are mean and chaotic, not just because they want to be, but because they idolize their mothers. They want to live up to their mothers legacies and expectations more than anything else.

Lizzie has been trained her whole life to become a queen know for being bold, angry, and ruthless; making it difficult to express any emotion outside of those qualities. She’s also currently stranded in a confusing world that constantly misunderstands her.

Duchess is cursed with a terrible ending to her story, and will do anything to get her own happy ending, even if it means sacrificing friendships.

Ramona only appears to be a mean girl on the outside, she uses that appearance and rivalry with cerise to protect herself and her family.

Blondie is just very hard-working. She is very set on her goals and will do anything to achieve them. She won’t let anyone get in her way.

Apple has been groomed from birth to believe she must hold tradition above all else. She’s been told many lies by those she has always put her trust in, and she believes those lies wholeheartedly. She tries her hardest to be a good person, but is too set in her ways to see any perspective other than her own.

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I really love The Magic Thief because Conn is such an enticing protagonist (all sassy and snarky but 90% of it is his internal narration, not spoken aloud, he observes so much, and he's clever!) and also because Nevery, despite his seeming aloofness and the *gestures* crotchety old wizard vibes of him, he's JUST as chaotic as Conn

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J.L. Laynesmith taking the 'Buckingham Did It™' route for the murder of the Princes in the Tower AND the rumors of Edward IV's bastardy ... I have to laugh

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The Festival of the Damned had never caught their interest -- although the use of a spooky atmosphere that came around this time does wonders to amp up the terrifying factor they hold. A method they liberally use, considering it assists in striking fear even if for just fun.

Chi lets out a low growling laugh, the echo in their voice becoming far more dissonant with the sound. Only that as the fires spread from within the crystals to crawling across the ground around them. Flames that threaten to burn all that it gets near -- including the one that stands close by.

@nautikids encountered the Warden during the spooky season!

[meghansbest]

The Duke & Duchess of Sussex being the absolute cutest couple ever during the trailer for the second half of their Netflix documentary ''Harry and Meghan - A Global Event'', released December 15th, 2022.

[readtilyoudie]

“I will not be your mistress. My body is not for let.”

“That can’t be entirely true. You’re a seamstress, aren’t you? Your fingers are for let.”

“If you don’t know the difference between a woman’s fingers and her womb, I would definitely not share a bed with you.”

After a moment’s stunned pause, he laughed. It was a rusty, unappealing sound. He supposed he was out of practice.

“I do know the difference.” He reached for her ungloved hand and brushed his thumb over each of her fingertips. “You can trust I won’t confuse the two.”

The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke, #1) by Tessa Dare

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A couple weeks ago I went to the doctor and guess what he told me? (Nah he didn’t say “girl you better try to have fun don’t matter what you do!” Ps Sinéad O'Connor we still miss you babe). He said I must quit this stuff and get clean. Duh!!! 🙄 He refilled my prescription so now I’m drowning in pills, but how can I get clean? I mean you have to want it first, right? And I’m not in that state of mind, not at the moment…I’m sorry…

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