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A New York lit professor and a playboy European aristocrat fall in love in a romance with not one, but two Christmases

Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday

November 7, 2022 by Malin Leave a Comment

CBR14 Bingo: Holiday (a Christmas romance written by an author called Holiday – boom!) Maximillian “Max” von Hansburg, popularly known in the tabloids worldwide as “the Depraved Duke”, is in fact, merely a baron. He is the eldest son and heir to the Duke of Aquilla, however, and he doesn’t really mind his playboy reputation very much. While in New York to fulfill family obligations and meet a prospective bride that his parents might approve of, he decides to have some fun instead and contacts […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: A Princess for Christmas, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Contemporary Romance, Duke Actually, fictional Europe, Holiday, holidays, Jenny Holiday, Malin, new york, royalty

Malin's CBR14 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: A Princess for Christmas, cbr14, cbr14bingo, Contemporary Romance, Duke Actually, fictional Europe, Holiday, holidays, Jenny Holiday, Malin, new york, royalty ·
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gift from Ardaigle

Thanks Ardaigle! CBR13 Book Exchange

December 26, 2021 by teresaelectro 2 Comments

Thanks Ashlie/Ardaigle! These arrived on my birthday and totally made my day. 🙂

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Book Exchange, CBR book exchange, CBR13, Duke Actually, Jenny Holiday, transcendent kingdom, Yaa Gyasi

Genres: Fiction · Tags: Book Exchange, CBR book exchange, CBR13, Duke Actually, Jenny Holiday, transcendent kingdom, Yaa Gyasi ·
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A Much Better Holiday Romance Than Love, Actually

Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday

November 25, 2021 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I haven’t read any of Jenny Holiday’s books before, but it sounded interesting, so I put it on my TBR and then Goodreads offered a giveaway, I entered, I won, and then I waited for weeks. It finally arrived, just as a cold front brought the temperatures down to the low 70’s. I made some celebratory hot cocoa with oat milk and sipped it while still wearing a t-shirt and perusing Duke, Actually. Max and Dani meet in A Princess for Christmas. Their respective best friends […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Duke Actually, goodreads giveaway, Jenny Holiday

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:106 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Duke Actually, goodreads giveaway, Jenny Holiday ·
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