He disappeared that very night. Or something. She swallowed and looked down. But second, and more immediately relevant, there was the problem of Chloe herself. It was the perfect invention, if one made a daily list and consulted it regularly. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. Jeremy Wentworth, the Duke of Lansing, has returned to the tiny village he once visited with the hope of wooing Chloe. He disappeared that very night. I came here to convince you to marry me. by Courtney Milan. I love this book. She could see the similarities she shared with him in the planes of his face, the width of his nose, the fold of his eyelids. Yu’ sounds all too stuffy between childhood friends, does it not? “Stop pretending to be considerate; I know you too well for that. She turned to look at her spoiled list, face burning. It turned out that jumping and whirling, when one was barely holding on to a basket full of little glass-stoppered bottles, was a bad idea. Don't waste your cash - revisit the Brothers Sinister Series instead. There was a simple answer to that. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Jeremy Wentworth has been in love with Chloe Fong for as long as he can remember. Of course I grant you permission to call me by just my surname. The first I … But generally, just lovely. Sometimes people thought she was cold, with her spectacles and her lists and her plans and her board clip and her hair always in a strict bun. by Courtney Milan. The story is one lovely surrender. Elizabeth: Not a Romance in Sight. Jeremy Wentworth, the Duke of Lansing, has returned to the tiny village he once visited with the hope of wooing Chloe. I had already pre-ordered the book, and the free copy has not influenced my review in any way. Of course she had never thought him serious. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Chloe looked up in agony, and then—when she saw who had spoken—shut her eyes in redoubled agony. Done. Please try your request again later. The Duke Who Didn’t is a Historical Romance by Courtney Milan about childhood sweethearts and their second chance at love, mixed with a bit of deception and a lot of lists! After the first few chapters, I all of a sudden noticed how much I had missed Courtney Milan’s writing. The Duke Who Didn't; Wedgeford Trials, Book 1; By: Courtney Milan; Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells; Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins Categories: Romance, Historical Perhaps it had been a mistake, but the moonlight had lit the light brown of her skin with silver, and nobody had ever accused Jeremy of engaging in lengthy deliberations prior to action. A slip of the tongue. With the end of 2020 came the traditional surge of “Top Books” lists. “There isn’t. Stop interrupting. ebook. Throughout: Jeremy generally reflects on English society’s inability to take him seriously or treat him with any real respect and on his family’s efforts to have him deny his Chinese heritage. Except now he's back. None of this has anything to do with me, and I am excessively busy. The or something had grown. Jeremy had two problems, as he saw it. And when it came to visitors…. Chloe, I’m sorry. “True. Not one. The paper was definitely stained; three items weren’t even visible, and half the right side of her list had been spattered with sauce. She glared at him straight-on. She had always known that one day, he would go away and never come back. If I could make your list, I would—”, “I said usually for a reason.” He spread his arms wide, grinning at her. One completed…thirty-four remaining. Jeremy is a secret duke and a yearly visitor to Chloe’s village of Wedgeford, oh and he’s owns the whole village too. by Courtney Milan. As it was, she froze in place. Except now he's back. His shoulders were just a little broader; his jaw just a little more square. She’d liked him anyway, knowing the whole time that holding him in any degree of affection was a bad idea. by Courtney Milan. Yes, Jeremy thought. Read a sample Read a sample Description; Details; Miss Chloe Fong has plans for her life, lists for her days, and absolutely no time for nonsense. Except now he's back. This was an ARC sent to me by the author. He had no right to her list. It became so popular that in 1928, Prince Philip came to play (and got a bloody nose for his trouble). She changed tactics. Three years ago, she told her childhood sweetheart that he could talk to her once he planned to be serious. The amount would be outside her comprehension. It turns out, that is your list for me, and we have already established that we don’t usually get to make each other’s lists.”, She rolled her eyes and started to turn away. He glanced at the bottles in her basket. Something went wrong. “Well, maybe for seven.” She glared at him. In the end, he misled her with the truth. Then to tell you who I am. But this book’s code name is “Shrovetide.”. Unable to add item to List. She straightened her spine and glared up at him. Today, Chloe needed to be colder and more efficient than she had ever been. He disappeared that very night. We agreed.”, “That was a single thing: Our relative capacity at list making.”, She let out a huff. You should receive an email letting you know the subscription was successful. It was time to remove him from her life the way he had removed himself: completely. He disappeared that very night.Except now he's back. Finally, he’d remembered that his mother had so hated her life as duchess that she had fled the country with Jeremy in tow the week his father had been put in his grave. Everyone thought she was cold until they needed her to be efficient. He had friends who knew nothing about him. Courtney Milan. Yes. He wasn’t like the heroes in any of the English storybooks Chloe had read as a child, but he hadn’t matched the stories her Ba told her, either. Three years ago, she told her childhood sweetheart that he could talk to her once he planned to be serious. “As I said. After three steps, she turned back to him, waving a hand in the air. Jeremy.” He leaned toward her again, his eyes sparkling. Except now he's back. A lovely read that had me smirking and giggling every few pages. Jeremy and Chloe had both been exhausted and frustrated in their team’s defeat. I eventually changed the nature of the game, the location of the town, the timing of the game, and... well, a million other things to make the Wedgeford Trials a unique event. Except now he's back. She’d liked his jokes. As soon as he said it, he realized that it was brilliant. It had been a moonlit night three years ago, after the Trials had ended. He disappeared that very night. ebook. He disappeared that very … Too bad he’d never succeeded. She looked away, her shoulders rising and falling with every breath. You get to pick among the ladies as if you were shopping for apples.”, Jeremy had never actually shopped for apples; he was nonetheless fairly certain that the analogy was inapt on several points, the most prominent being that he had his eye on only one apple, and it was her. “I came here because I intend to get married.”, Still she hesitated. Not that easy familiarity nor his laughing eyes. When she spoke, her voice was very small. The Duke Who Didn't (Wedgeford Trials Book 1). Even then, she’d known it was foolish. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2020. Three years ago, she told her childhood sweetheart that he could talk to her once he planned to be serious. Three years ago, she told her childhood sweetheart that he could talk to her once he planned to be serious. by Courtney Milan. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2020. Stupidity, that. There was the naming of Unnamed Sauce (and how many times that had appeared on her list, Chloe could not guess), the making of labels, the pasting of labels…. She had seen him for scarcely half a second, but she hadn’t needed even that to identify the shape of him leaning against the wall of the barn. If he had said, Chloe, I want to marry you, she would have thought it a joke and thrown her board at his head—well, maybe not her board, not with her list attached to it—but she’d have found something else. So he did what he did best: He smiled at her. He disappeared that very night. “You may recite two. Not so much. He’d missed everything about her. He was the kind of man who made her want to light firecrackers. “My felicitations on your pending nuptials. Think about him only once today had been on her list for months before she accomplished it even once, and she found herself consistently, illogically, backsliding. “That was already two things: your ineptitude at list-making and my competence. The story is one lovely surrender. “When you rewrite it, you can put me on it.”. He had forgotten about the silk tassel earrings she wore. “Here is what it has to do with you: I am bad at making lists, and you are exceptionally good at them.”, She tilted her head. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. There was still glass and brown sauce all over her list, blotting out her daily tasks. You’ve used it before.”, “I’m busy.” She glanced down at the mess at her feet—the broken bottle and her board clip. His absence had no right to her list. The Duke Who Didn't by Courtney Milan. But being small had never stopped people from calling her intimidating, so she straightened as high as she could manage and glared at him. If I have to marry someone, it needs to be someone like you.”. If he had any talent for plain speech, he might have confessed the depths of his feelings by now and obtained her understanding in return. Rather more like that. He hadn’t considered that, but actually, now that she mentioned it, it seemed like a good idea. There was hope. But ‘Jeremy’ would do just as well, if not better. Three years ago, she told her childhood sweetheart that he could talk to her once he planned to be serious. And he was giving her that infernal smile that had haunted her lists for far too long. She shut her eyes, inhaled cool air, and—. “You.” She took in a deep breath. Read a sample Read a sample Description; Details; Miss Chloe Fong has plans for her life, lists for her days, and absolutely no time for nonsense. “My…qualities?”. “On the contrary.” Jeremy grinned at her. For now, he followed behind her. “Your qualities. Lovely community feel, very gentle romance with interesting details. Chloe Fong retrieved her board clip from beneath her arm on a fateful spring dawn, not realizing that calamity was about to befall her carefully ordered list. Book of the Week: The Duke Who Didn’t. I didn’t think you’d startle like that.” His mouth twitched. Except now he’s back. Description. He was in love with a woman who had no idea who he actually was. Miss Fong, she had been told too many times, you’re intimidating. She had wanted him to be serious about her. It had once figured so heavily in his imagination. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read The Duke Who Didn't. About them. “I was addressing you by a common, indeed, a generic pronoun. by Courtney Milan. “It is, as you have noted, an ongoing talent of mine. These are all admirable things. Be serious. And if maybe, now, with the Trials on top of them, a hint of nostalgia reared its head? The look she gave him would have proven fatal at a slightly lesser distance than the three paces between them. Then he had recollected that he was the Duke of Lansing, and she had absolutely no idea. He was tall and dark and handsome. Yes, it's a sweet romance. Except now he's back. Courtney Milan is magic. But Jeremy was not a farmer. She was a bit more than two years his elder and had sported such a continual air of perfect competence that he’d wondered how it was possible for her to exist. All your riches must be very nice for you.”. And yet here you are.”. The main characters in this novel are dull as dishwater and the story plods. The Duke Who Didn’t is magic. “You are such a cheat. But only two, and then we are finished. “I don’t think you could pay me to make that list.”. Please try again. Rationality had set in after that first disappointment. He had tried to kiss her. He had tried to avoid the topic altogether. This was an ARC sent to me by the author. It is my list; I get to make it.”. “You’re not fair. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. All he has to do is convince Chloe to make room for a mischievous trickster in her life, then disclose that in all the years they’ve known each other, he’s failed to mention his real name, his title… and the minor fact that he owns her entire village. ebook. The Duke Who Didn't. ebook. He had actually never said that he was very wealthy. The first year, he had come to the village unaccompanied at the age of twelve. ‘Mr. There was more than a hint of muscle in the thickness of his thighs…and her perusal of his person had officially become ridiculous. There had been a time, back when he’d focused on her so intently, seeking her out year after year, when she’d thought he was a story written just for her. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Yes, it's a lovely homage to author Milan's Chinese heritage. I like that in a woman.”, She looked up to the heavens, as if searching the light clouds overhead for patience. It hadn’t been a plea for him to stop joking for good; such a thing would have been impossible, and besides, she liked his jokes. Or are you still—you?”, It was as if she’d heard his thoughts. You did it for years; you ought to be good at it by now.”, “I beg your pardon.” He was still squatting on the ground, looking up at her with a faint smile. “Yes,” he said. He had always looked like he was laughing at her. You don’t get a third. It was not exactly a lie. And so chocca full of food it had to be written during Lockdown! The Duke Who Didn't. “I will accept all of that except the last. Three years ago, she told her childhood sweetheart that he could talk to her once he planned to be serious. He just smiled more broadly. But it was easy enough to misdirect. Three years ago, she told her childhood sweetheart that he could talk to her once he planned to be serious. Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons Book 4), Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. The sight of him on his knees before her… It brought to mind wicked things, things she’d only allowed herself to imagine years before. By the time the ninth year had rolled around, the information he was withholding had become an increasingly awkward weight. Farewell forever.”, “Absolutely not.” Chloe shook her head. Three years ago, she told her childhood sweetheart that he could talk to her once he planned to be serious. Was there anything in life more pleasurable than the sensation of striking a dark line through an item on one’s list with a pencil? So he had introduced himself as Jeremy Yu. It had been a long time, and yet he recognized her plain gown of ecru muslin from a prior visit. Today, little golden fringes dangled from her lobes halfway to her shoulders. He disappeared that very night.Except now he's back. The low golden glow of the sun, tipping over the horizon, threatened to burn the fog away. We are done. Jeremy Wentworth, the Duke of Lansing, has returned to the tiny village he once visited with the hope of wooing Chloe. “Make that the first item on our list: Whoever it is I marry must insist I sign contracts. He wasn’t coming back. How could he be serious about her under those circumstances? He wished he had a plan for his stupid mouth, but plans were her talent. A little. Three years ago, she told her childhood sweetheart that he could talk to her once he planned to be serious. by Courtney Milan. “I wouldn’t do it for two pounds.”. No. By turns consciously tender and fiercely witty, this is an unalloyed charmer.".
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