Journal Entry 1 by Sidney1220 from McLean, Virginia USA on Friday, November 14, 2008

Yay, it's here!
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Product Description

Amelia Willoughby has been engaged to the Duke of Wyndham for as long as she can remember. Literally. A mere six months old when the contracts were signed, she has spent the rest of her life waiting. And waiting. And waiting . . . for Thomas Cavendish, the oh-so-lofty duke, to finally get around to marrying her. But as she watches him from afar, she has a sneaking suspicion that he never thinks about her at all . . .

It's true. He doesn't. Thomas rather likes having a fiancée—all the better to keep the husband-hunters at bay—and he does intend to marry her . . . eventually. But just when he begins to realize that his bride might be something more than convenient, Thomas's world is rocked by the arrival of his long-lost cousin, who may or may not be the true Duke of Wyndham. And if Thomas is not the duke, then he's not engaged to Amelia. Which is the cruelest joke of all, because this arrogant and illustrious duke has made the mistake of falling in love . . . with his own fiancée!


 

Journal Entry 2 by Sidney1220 from McLean, Virginia USA on Sunday, November 16, 2008

It's been a while since I've looked forward to reading a book this much and this book didn't disappoint. In The Lost Duke of Wyndham, we were treated to an intriguing glimpse of Thomas and Amelia and in this book, both Thomas and Amelia remained as likable as ever and more fleshed out. I thought the author did a very good job of charting Thomas' emotional journey as he faces the prospect of losing everything and rediscovering who he really is.

As one reviewer pointed out, the only problem with this book is that it covers the same timespan as The Lost Duke of Wyndham so quite a few of the scenes were repeats, albeit from a different perspective. This can be repetitive at times and highlighted again the things I didn't like about the previous book, mainly Jack. Compared to Thomas, he often appeared childish and self absorbed. Just like I did when I read the previous book, I thought that Jack's refusal to marry Amelia showed him to be a man without a sense of honor, which contrasted sharply with Thomas' nobility and his desire to always do the right thing. Jack is much less of a man than Thomas is and it's a pity that the latter had to lose his title and everything he's worked for to the former.