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gluestick (India) (2008/09/17):
Amelia Willoughby has been engaged to the Duke of Wyndham for as long as she can remember. Literally. A mere six months old when the contracts were signed, she has spent the rest of her life waiting. And waiting. And waiting . . . for Thomas Cavendish, the oh-so-lofty duke, to finally get around to marrying her. But as she watches him from afar, she has a sneaking suspicion that he never thinks about her at all . . .It's true. He doesn't. Thomas rather likes having a fiancée—all the better to keep the husband-hunters at bay—and he does intend to marry her . . . eventually. But just when he begins to realize that his bride might be something more than convenient, Thomas's world is rocked by the arrival of his long-lost cousin, who may or may not be the true Duke of Wyndham. And if Thomas is not the duke, then he's not engaged to Amelia. Which is the cruelest joke of all, because this arrogant and illustrious duke has made the mistake of falling in love . . . with his own fiancée!
Regina (USA: OR) (2008/10/21):
If you've already read The Lost Duke of Wyndham, then you can bypass the whole of Mr. Cavendish and just read the last two chapters. This book rehashes the entire prequel and tries to develop the relationship between Thomas and Amelia that just doesn't work. The final proposal scene was romantic and lovely but hardly enough to make their love for each other close to believeable. What I really wanted to know is what happened to the Dowager Duchess. 2.5 stars out of 5.
HollyT (USA: PA) (2010/05/26):
It was so so to me. It seemed to me the characters didn't develop the relationships I thought they were going to. The book was too concentrated on the outcome of an unknown relative and the dukedom than the actual characters, although the grandmother fit her part well....
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