Ten Days with a Duke by Erica Ridley

Ten Days with a Duke Series: 12 Dukes of Christmas romance series Book #11
on November 13, 2020
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency
Pages: 204
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Olive Harper's family has been feuding with the Westons for decades. The Westons’ stud farm is the biggest, but the Harpers’ is the most famous... and she's the sole heiress. Or was, until her father brokers a truce by offering the Weston heir the Harper farm. The only way to get it back is to marry the knave who kissed her and humiliated her, twice—or prove to her father that some rifts can never be healed.

Scholar and botanist Elijah Weston is dreadful at feuding. For one, he prefers horticulture to horses. For two, he's been desperately in love with his mortal enemy ever since he kissed her—and, yes, publicly destroyed her—all those years ago. When he's given ten days to win Olive's heart, he arrives with marriage license in hand. But where lies and double-crosses abound, how can lifelong rivals learn to trust their hearts?

Ten Days With A Duke is book eleven in the 12 Dukes of Christmas romance by Erica Ridley. I enjoyed this book. It is a powerful story of betrayal and redemption. The heroine’s wounds from the past have shaped her response to the   world – a relatable theme. Her bitterness threatens to rob her of a happy future. Will she let go of her pain and move forward, or will she stay trapped in her past?  The characters are unique; the storyline has depth. There are quite a few steamy scenes throughout the story. I think this story was one of my favorites in the series.