The Duchess War

The Duchess War (2012) Courtney Milan (Brothers Sinister #1)

Set in Leicester, England in 1863

“Your Grace,” Stevens finally said, “your concern does you justice.” The man’s toad-eating did him none.

Robert met Stevens’s eyes. “No, it doesn’t. It’s called basic human decency, and I deserve no credit for doing what every man should.”

“You know me,” Sebastian said. “I’m the soul of discretion.”

“No, you’re not. You are exactly the opposite.”

“I don’t like to remember, and he makes me remember. Every time I laugh, he looks at me, judging me for my frivolity. I can’t stand being around him.”

“I had no notion,” Minnie said, moving over to sit beside her friend.

“I work so hard for my frivolity.” Lydia’s hands were shaking. “How dare he judge me for it!”

Characters: Miss Minerva Lane / Minnie Pursling, Robert Alan Graydon Blaisdell Duke of Clermont, Great-Aunt Caroline, Great-Aunt Eliza, Miss Lydia Charingford, Mr. Oliver Marshall, Mr. Charingford, George Stevens, Doctor Grantham, Walter Gardley, Violet Waterfield the Countess of Cambury, Mr. Sebastian Malheur, Dowager Duchess of Clermont, Mr. Marshall, Mrs. Marshall

Rating: 8/10

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