7/5/2023 0 Comments Not the duke's darling![]() (The remaining page count is a charming novella by Grace Burrowes.) The first kiss is worth the wait, but overall, it’s a forgettable outing by Hoyt. All this plot is worked through in just over 300 pages, and scant attention is paid to emotional and character development. Then there’s the urgent requirement to marry off Arabella, for whom spinsterhood looms. Christopher, meanwhile, is being blackmailed by another guest with his dead wife’s correspondence. She’s using the party to stalk Christopher and investigate a murder-as, for other reasons, is Freya’s childhood friend Messalina Greycourt. Not the Duke's Darling: A Greycourt Novel by Elizabeth Hoyt Narrated by Ashford McNab Unabridged 10 hours, 36 minutes Audiobook (Digital) FREE With a B&N Audiobooks Subscription Cancel Anytime View All Available Formats & Editions Get it FREE with a B&N Audiobooks Subscription Learn More Pay 22.48 24. On their behalf, she has disguised herself as a dowdy companion to gentlewoman Arabella, covertly promoting feminist causes. ![]() Freya became a member of the covenlike Wise Women. Christopher Renshaw, Duke of Harlowe, was best friends with Freya Stewart de Moray’s older brother, Ran, until a melee left Ran’s fiancée dead, Ran mutilated, Christopher banished, and Freya swearing vengeance on him. ![]() It opens with a rousing chase, but that’s deceptive: matters proceed sluggishly among four plot lines and three perspectives. ![]() ![]() Hoyt (the Maiden Lane series) falters with this historical trilogy launch set at an English house party in 1760. ![]()
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