You know that moment. You’re watching a TV program, and the main character is about to do something so wrong or embarrassing that you can’t look. You close your eyes so you don’t have to see it happening, but you can still listen. As uncomfortable as it is, you don’t want to step away.
And, when it happens, you realize it wasn’t nearly as intense as you expected.
Thank heaven you can’t do that in a book. Granted, you can’t listen if you close your eyes when you’re reading. And those pages? Well, they won’t turn themselves.
Yes, I was a bit nervous for Abigail as she set her sights on sleuthing for a scandal in order to help save her father’s newspaper. Luckily, Abigail is made of sterner stuff than this reader, and I stuck with her throughout the book.
As for Christopher (the Duke). I wasn’t sure what to make of him at first, but he grew on me very quickly, and I found myself rooting for them both, not realizing the time until the very last page.
2 am.
It was 2 am and worth every sleepy moment of my morning today.
Release Date Tuesday, 06/11/2024
It can be found here on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. (among other wonderful booksellers!)
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Description copied from Goodreads:
Desperate to save her father’s newspaper business, Abigail Shaw is after a good scandal. She’d have the sensational headlines that would keep the ton talking—and the family business thriving—if only she could uncover the secrets of Christopher Cabot, the Duke of Madingley. What better way than a pretend romance?
Christopher Cabot finds Abigail—and her proposal—intriguing. A fake romance would allow him time to choose a suitable wife from among the would-be duchesses nipping at his heels. It seems like a perfect plan…as long as he can keep her from uncovering his one deep, dark secret. But as he falls for the beautiful Abigail, he will be tempted to reveal all—his secret, his heart, and his soul.
One Crafty Llama 
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