Saturday, July 13, 2013

Geek Girls Don't Date Dukes




Leah Ramsey has always loved historical romance novels and dressing in period costumes. So when she has a chance to time travel and experience the history for herself, she jumps at it—figuring it can't be too hard to catch the eye of a duke. After all, it happens all the time in her novels.

Avery Russell, valet and prize pugilist, reluctantly helps Leah gain a position in the Duke of Granville's household . . . as a maid.

Domestic servitude wasn't exactly what she had in mind, but she's determined to win her happily ever after. Even if the hero isn't exactly who she's expecting.**

I received this book as an ARC from Net Galley in exchange for my honest review.

I must say that I love the idea of a time traveling chick, going back in time to find herself the perfect man. God knows some of the men now days are a few aces shy of a full deck sometimes.

In this book we meet Leah, friend of the previous books heroine Jamie. Leah is computer geek, she loves video games and enjoys renaissance period things, like the Renaissance fair.  She is envious of Jamie's find of her true love and while she is house/dog sitting for Jamie and Mike, she meets Mrs. Knightsbridge, who tells her that she can find her true love in the mirror just like Jamie did.

Falling through the mirror in to a mans arms, whom she thinks is the Duke, she immediately starts to ramble about how she's looking for her true love and his grace is just what she's looking for. Sadly it's not the duke she meets but his man servant, Avery Russell.

Avery is convinced that this woman has escaped from a mental hospital and has broken in to the dukes home, and will cause his Grace harm.  The more he talks to her though the more he realizes that shes just different. He gets the cook to vouch for her and gets her a job in  Granville house. No one must know that they know each other because he is a fighter and everyone is scared  of him and thinks he's a horrible person.  People avoid him and in general act like he's not even there.  Leah doesn't get that memo apparently, she seeks him out at all times.

Little by little her feelings become muddled. She has a chance to get close to the duke but her mind keeps wondering back to Avery.  Does she want to marry a man of title or follow her heart and marry for love. The author keeps you on your toes, wondering if she's going to be able to find and live with her true love.


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