Mad About the Duke

Starred review from September 15, 2010
He has to be going mad. That is the only explanation James Lambert St. Maur Thurston Tremont, the Duke of Parkerton, can come up with that would explain why he agreed to work for Elinor Sterling, the second dowager Lady Standon. After mistaking James for the Duke of Hollindrakes man of business, Elinor proceeds to hire him as her new matchmaker. While Elinor already has come up with her own list of potential husbands Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable mso-style-name: Table Normal; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow: yes; mso-style-parent: mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: #0400; mso-fareast-language: #0400; mso-bidi-language: #0400;all dukes and nothing but dukesshe wants James to vet the candidates. For some maddening reason, James finds himself accepting the task, but what is even more vexing is that his name isnt even on the list. Well, James is just going to have to do something about that! Readers will have to be mad themselves not to fall in love with Boyles latest impeccably crafted romance. Featuring a captivating cast of engaging characters, a romance fueled by an abundance of sexy chemistry, and irresistibly witty writing, Mad about the Duke is an absolute delight.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2010, American Library Association.)