What I Did For a Duke (Pennyroyal Green Series #5)

This is a marvelous tale

Ian Eversea breaks one of the most powerful rules amidst the Ton. Everyone knows never to mess with arrogant Duke Alexander Moncrieffe; for if you do you will pay an exorbitant price.

The Duke is outraged when Ian had the audacity to fall in love with Alexander's fiancée. He decides Eversea must pay for this affront. What better way than to seduce the man's innocent sister before ruining and dumping her. However, Moncrieffe learns that the plans of mice and men often go astray when women are involved. Eversea's sister Genevieve has spunk as she dares to enter Moncrieffe's inferno where passion ignites both of them. However, Genevieve must choose between marriage to a man who adores her and a scandalous spinsterhood by selecting the duke she loves who apparently fails to reciprocate her feelings.

The latest Pennyroyal Green historical romance (see Like No Other Lover) is an engaging tale that is more aligned to the sub-genre than the previous seafaring I Kissed an Earl, but contains Julie Anne Long's trademark freshness with an enjoyable gender war. If White's took bets, the arrogant male would slaughter the innocent female; however she defies the odds just like her brother did as love is a powerful stimulus. This is a marvelous tale.

Harriet Klausner

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Great vocabulary

Romance novels are a guilty pleasure, so it's nice to read a well-written one with clever dialogue that improves one's vocabulary.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Not to sound trite, but... glorious story!

It's a bit difficult, impossible, actually, to say whether I liked WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE or I KISSED AN EARL the most. Pointless, in fact, since I enjoyed them both so thoroughly that by the time 'The End' came along, I didn't much appreciate being forced to leave their lovely, rose-gilded worlds of forever loves and earth-stopping passions. Which is why romance novels continue to flourish; why women greedily snatch them from store shelves with glorious disregard for the limp state of our economy. None of the Pennyroyal Green Series will disappoint. That I can promise with unreserved certainty.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A must read. The best book of the series.

I read a lot of romance novels and, I have to say, this book has become one of my all time favorites. What makes it great is how Julie Ann Long creates her characters. Moncrieffe and Genevieve just click. They have a chemistry that jumps out of the page and pulls you right in. They're not over the top and the plot isn't ridiculous...it's fun and subtle; the characters are witty, likeable, and...believable. You can see why they fall for each other and, quite frankly, you end up rooting for them. I hope everyone reads this book.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Amazing Read!

I've read tons of historical romances and this one is in my top 5. Gosh the storyline was a breath of fresh air! The characters were so believable I ended up crying after I read it. This is a beautiful story. Yes it can be "wordy" as some put it, but it makes for a greater intimacy between the characters (instead of them jumping into bed at first meeting). I will be reading this again! Its worth every penny! Now I'm off to read the other books in the series.

This book rates right there with my old time favorites...

I just bought this book late last year and have already read it three times. I just love it more each time. It is like Shanna and My Knight and Shining Armor. A good read.

The book's story line was boring it was too much talk and not en

The book's story line was boring it was too much talk and not enough romance

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I don't normally do reviews but this is a 'must read' romance.

I don't normally do reviews but this is a 'must read' romance. Great character development , chemistry is real and believable. Highly recommend.

A Terrific Read

I've read this entire series and thoroughly enjoyed it. While some books are better than others, What I Did For A Duke is in a league of its own. Ian Eversea seduced the Duke of Falconbridge's fiancee, so Alex plans to get even. He takes his time as he plots his ultimate revenge and targets Ian's sister, Genevieve. Something unexpected happens though and instead of the book being about the Big Misunderstanding trope, Genevieve figures out pretty quickly what Alex is up to. The rest of the book is about Alex trying to get Genevieve to look deeply into her heart and figure out what she wants in a husband. It was also about how Alex took the time to learn what Genevieve was truly like and not how she comported herself. I wasn¿t sure if I was going to like the age discrepancy between h/h, but it wound up being important to the plot. Alex wouldn¿t have been the man he was without his life experiences. There was humor, pathos and sweetness in this book. There was no dishonesty in their relationship. Ian's fear of Alex also set up some comic relief. If you haven't read any books in this series, my favorite ones are this one, I Kissed an Earl and Like No Other Lover.

Good One

This was an enjoyable read. Laughed out loud quite a bit. LIkes main characters.

Excellent! Top Notch Historical Romance!

This by far has been one of the best books I've read all year. I highly recommend. The female lead is strong and witty. I loved the banter back and forth between Genevieve and Alex. It kept me so interested that I read it in one day.

RATING: 4.5! A GREAT HISTORICAL READ! WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE BY JULIA ANNE LONG!!

WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE by Julie Anne Long is an interesting historical romance set in Regency England.It is is fifth in the "Pennyroyal Green series".but can be read as a stand alone. Book in the " Pennyroyal Green Series": #1 The Perils of Pleasure,#2 Like No Other Lover, #3 Since the Surrender, #4 I Kissed a Earl.A great historical romance read with an older mature gentleman and a much younger mature lady. A wonderful plot of a mature gentleman out to ruck chaos on the man, Ian's,who affronted him of his fiancee a few weeks earlier. So for vengeance he decides to seduce,ruin then abandon his offender's older sister,an innocent. But things go wrong when Alexander Moncrieffe, Duke of Falconbridge, meets the lovely,independent Genevieve. Moncrieffe becomes attracted to this independent,intelligent,homely,young lady, the Eversea who as yet has been untouched by ton scandal until....Moncrieffe.What follows his funny at times as he learns this vicarious young lady is not only lovely,attractive,but is also full of surprises and very intelligent.But Genevieve believes herself in love with her childhood friend,who has announced to her is plans to propose to their dearest friend and the tides are turned. For Moncrieffe, will not only become infatuated with Genevieve but will also loose his heart and soul to her. But he will make the decision to let her go,to find her happiness and can find her true love. This is a story of romance,passion,forgiveness,with wit,humor, sweet sensuality,finding yourself,letting go of the past and finding true love.If you enjoy historical romance full of romance,you will enjoy this one."What I Did For a Duke" is a great read,that will leave you wanting more.It is fast paced from beginning to end.This book was received for the purpose of review from Net Galley and the publisher and details can be found at Avon,an imprint of Harper Collins Publisher and My Book Addiction Reviews.

Worth re-reading!

I couldn't put the book down! Such a fun book. I can't wait to read the rest in this series. This is Genevieve's story.

LOVED EVERY PAGE

THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD. I LOVED ALL THE CHARACTERS. FROM BEGINNING TO END IT HELD MY INTEREST. IT ENDED PERFECTLY. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

very fun

kinda wordy, but a good read

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