Ten Things I Hate About the Duke

A Difficult Dukes Novel

By: Loretta Chase

Narrated by: Kate Reading

USA Today bestselling author Loretta Chase continues her Difficult Dukes series with this delightful spin on Shakespeare's classic, The Taming of the Shrew.

This time, who’s taming whom…

Cassandra Pomfret holds strong opinions she isn’t shy about voicing. But her extremely plain speaking has caused an uproar, and her exasperated father, hoping a husband will rein her in, has ruled that her beloved sister can’t marry until Cassandra does.

Now, thanks to a certain wild-living nobleman, the last shreds of Cassandra’s reputation are about to disintegrate, taking her sister’s future and her family’s good name along with them.

The Duke of Ashmont’s looks make women swoon. His character flaws are beyond counting. He’s lost a perfectly good bride through his own carelessness. He nearly killed one of his two best friends. Still, troublemaker that he is, he knows that damaging a lady’s good name isn’t sporting.

The only way to right the wrong is to marry her…and hope she doesn’t smother him in his sleep on their wedding night.

©2020 Loretta Chase (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers

Loretta Chase and Kate Reading-/a match made in heaven

Another bright, clever, delightful story by Chase performed perfectly by Kate Reading. These are characters we enjoy spending time with.

Wonderful series

Loved the story and performance Sweet. Funny. Can’t wait for the next one! Will be following this author

Well-written, well-developed characters

This is one of those books you need to give a little more time before passing judgment. In the beginnig, the characters appear too zany. Kate Reading, the awesome narrator that she is, did a great job interpreting and presenting their zaniness. Consequently, I debated on whether I could tolerate those quirky characters for 12 hours. But, I stuck with it and came to develop a real liking for the characters as they developed into very personable people with depth. Cassandra, the female lead character, has a very strong personality who speaks her mind. She also has strong beliefs in women's rights which were unusual for that time perod. The reluctant hero of the story appears a real loser with weak character. At first the reader would think the disparities in their characters are insurmountable. Not so, Lucien, our hero, has strengths that Cassandra shows him that he has. This was a delightful book and I'll listen to again and again.

Funny, endearing, great characters, great performance…

What can I say…I love Loretta Chase and Kat Reading brings her characters to life! Strong, flawed women and their chosen men…please write book 3!

Lovely

At first I didn’t like Cassandra’s treatment of Lucious, but it became clear that she was protecting herself. Lucious was adorable in a way that showed he was willing to change from rouge to adoring lover. Together they faced the challenges of being too much alike and different.

Duke of Ashmont & Cassandra Story

Love then as a couple...they are both absolutely crazy, no wonder they were a good match!

Loved it !

This series is full of laughs. I can’t wait for the next one. The performance was excellent.

Fabulous characters and narration!

I don’t have adequate vocabulary to describe how much I enjoyed the writing, the characters, and the exceptional narration which brings it all to life. Loretta Chase never disappoints, nor does the narrator Kate Reading, but they both outdid themselves this time! I lost track of how many times I laughed out loud in sheer delight at the dialogue. Five stars is an understatement.

Great

The characters, the story, the narration, all we're fantastic. worth the credit, worth a re listen . A keeper. The redemption of the H combined with the no nonsense of the h was pitch perfect.

My favorite historical romance author...

This author/narrator are an automatic download for me, I am always searching for her latest and have read/listened to all her books and have never been disappointed. In book 1 the the runaway bride found her match and in this installment the left behind groom finds his and it's a fun ride! Love it and the narrator, she is the voice of Chase characters.