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  • It Had to Be a Duke

  • The Liar's Club, Book 1
  • By: Vivienne Lorret
  • Narrated by: Faye Adele
  • Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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It Had to Be a Duke

By: Vivienne Lorret
Narrated by: Faye Adele
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Summary

USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret launches a new series with a sparkling romance about a spinster, a duke, and a fake engagement that blurs the lines between enemies and lovers…

Verity Hartley always tells the truth. Well, mostly. However, when her snooty neighbor returns to their small hamlet to brag about having a grand Season, a plethora of ballgowns, and so many suitors that she cannot possibly decide which one to marry, Verity tells a lie. She claims to be betrothed. To a duke. Who happens to be her family’s sworn enemy. But what are the odds that he would ever learn of this one, little, harmless falsehood?

Magnus Warring, the Duke of Longhurst, is on the precipice of marrying an heiress to save his estate from financial ruin. At least, he was. Until he hears an unbelievable rumor that he is already betrothed. To the daughter of a liar, cheat, and swindler! Needing to protect his reputation, he hunts down the culprit. And when he finds the untamed beguiler, she has the audacity to ask him to lie for her. To pretend to be her fiancé!

One week, that’s all Verity needs. Then Magnus can return to his life. But nothing is ever that simple. Sometimes it doesn’t take that long to fall in love, even with the enemy.

©2023 Vivienne Lorret (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers
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Amazing book for the first series

Fall in love with the characters . Couldn’t stop listening to the great narration of the book that I finished it in a day . Looking forward to the upcoming books for the series and hope author use the same narrator

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ouch

Some of the weirdest mispronunciations I ever encountered. The narrator went from 'cuure icle' to 'churicle' in the same chapter. Which empathised just how much the author over used it.
Then 'Ondit' with a strong t sound instead of 'onde',and so on.
Meanwhile the author writes about turnabouts, I assume from the context they meant roundabout but neither existed on country roads or in villages in that period. And then the hitching post ...

Wish I could get my money back

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