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by Amelia Grey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars (337)

"A master storyteller."—Affaire de Coeur
Nearing thirty, the Duke of Rathburne is finally ready to make amends for the wager that caused him and his best friends such scandal—but taking on a ward who needs a husband is a feat he's not sure he can manage. The last he saw of Miss Marlena Fast, she was a spirited little ruffian, not the sort of bride most bachelors on the marriage mart sought. But one glance at the lovely lady she has become is enough to convince him otherwise…
Orphaned young and shuffled from family to family, Marlena counts on her fierce independence and quick wits to keep herself content. Being the responsibility of a notoriously wicked duke who upended so many lives is an unexpected challenge when she realizes he arouses her decidedly feminine desires. Marlena must be careful. She has her own scandalous secret to protect. If he finds out, will it shatter her chances of a happily-ever-after with the notorious rake?
It's All About the Duke is the next Regency romance in The Rakes of St. James series from Amelia Grey.

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Amelia Grey read her first romance book when she was thirteen and she’s been a devoted reader of love stories ever since. Her awards include the Booksellers Best, Aspen Gold, and the Golden Quill. Writing as Gloria Dale Skinner, she won the coveted Romantic Times Award for Love and Laughter and the prestigious Maggie Award. Her books have sold to many countries in Europe, Indonesia, Turkey, Russia, and most recently to Japan. Several of her books have also been featured in Doubleday and Rhapsody Book Clubs. Amelia is the author of over twenty-five books, including the Heirs' Club trilogy and the Rakes of St. James series. She’s been happily married to her high school sweetheart for over thirty-five years and she lives on the beautiful gulf coast of Northwest Florida.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0776Z9M2N
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Paperbacks
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 29, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.1 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 348 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250102546
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  • Book 3 of 3 ‏ : ‎ The Rakes of St. James
  • Best Sellers Rank: #235,228 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Amelia Grey read her first romance book when she was thirteen. She's been a devoted reader of love stories ever since.

Amelia has been happily married to her high school sweetheart for over thirty-five years and she lives on the beautiful gulf coast of Northwest Florida.

With more than twenty-five books published, she is a two-time winner of the prestigious Booksellers Best Award. She's also won the Aspen Gold, and the Golden Quill Awards. Writing as Gloria Dale Skinner, she won the coveted Romantic Times Award for Love and Laughter and the Maggie Award. Amelia's books have been published in Europe, Indonesia, Turkey, Russia, and Japan.

Several of her books have been featured in Doubleday and Rhapsody Book Clubs.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Customers find this book to be a delightful read with well-developed characters. The story receives positive feedback, with one customer particularly appreciating the storyline surrounding the gossip columnist. Customers consider it a great last book to the series.
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Customers find the book delightful and amazing, with one mentioning they enjoyed reading all three stories in the series.
It’s All About the Duke was an enjoyable read and I was happy to finally get the story of the Duke of Rathburne who was my favorite of the Rakes of...Read more
This is a good book. There is no real action but the story is good and the romance is good.Read more
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Customers praise the well-developed characters in the book, with one review highlighting the strong female characters and another noting the very independent woman.
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Happy ending for this great trilogy! The characters are so well-developed that I felt like they were friends. Thank you Amelia Grey!Read more
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Opposites Attract
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Opposites Attract
The Duke of Rathburne had a few regrets. In It’s All About The Duke, “Rath” admits that he was the one responsible for the idea that embarrassed several young women after a prank went wrong many years ago. The second was that he was standing on the doorstep of another young woman about to advise her that he was her guardian. Her long-time guardian believed himself nearing the end of his life, and wanted to see his beloved ward settled with a new guardian before his death. It was now up to the Rath to launch her into society and find her a husband. He had met Miss Marlena Fast many years ago when she was a young hoyden and didn’t hold out much hope for success. Miss Marlena Fast may enjoy doing her own gardening, and without the benefit of the hat, but she was no hoyden. The young woman who greeted him was strikingly beautiful and not at all what he had expected. Marlena was quite startled to find the Duke in her garden. She feared her secret was out. For the last several years, Marlena has been the author behind the “Miss Honora Truth’s Words of Wisdom and Warning About Rakes, Scoundrels, Rogues, and Libertines” scandal sheet. Since the Duke was regularly featured in those pages, she worried the Duke was there to expose her. Finding out he was to be her guardian was not much of an improvement on her initial supposition. Having one of the “Rakes of St. James” as her guardian was not what she considered a good idea. Opposites Attract It’s fun to watch two people who think they want one thing get another and be perfectly happy with it. Marlena spends years outing the Duke for his behavior, only to find that he is what she wants. The Duke thinks he wants a typical young lady, only to find that he is very much attracted to someone quite different. Reading the two of them dance around each other was a lot of fun. The author, Amelia Grey, managed to paint a very entertaining picture in this novel. I can’t wait to find it what the other Rakes of St. James are up to. Reviewed for LnkToMi iRead in response to a complimentary copy of the book provided by the publisher in hopes of an honest review.
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  • Jane in Portland OR
    5.0 out of 5 stars Can a known Rake become a hero?
    Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2019
    Format: Mass Market PaperbackVerified Purchase
    This is the third book in the Rakes series. Dukes Griffin, Hawk and Rath sent secret admirer letters to debutantes. Their prank cost several young ladies their reputations and good marriages. Rath is the only Duke unmarried. He is plagued with a gossip column about him. To make amends for his past, he agrees to be a guardian to a young lady —- who has a huge secret!

    I enjoyed this book because it has strong female characters, romance and a good story.
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  • Melanie Valente
    4.0 out of 5 stars A delightful read with a great romance
    Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2018
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    It’s All About the Duke was an enjoyable read and I was happy to finally get the story of the Duke of Rathburne who was my favorite of the Rakes of St. James.

    As the last Rake of St. James to be unwed, the Duke of Rathburne is finally ready to make amends for the wager from his youth that caused a scandal for a dozen debutants. At the request of an old family friend, Rath takes on a ward, Miss Marlena Fast, and is tasked with helping her find a husband. Orphaned as a child and left in the care of an aging earl, Marlena has come to count on herself to keep content. When she finds out she’s the ward of a notorious rake, Marlena knows she needs to come up with a plan to secure her own future. But upon finding herself unexpectedly attracted to Rath, Marlena realizes love may have a different plan for her.

    Marlena is a very independent woman and doesn’t need someone to look out for her interests as she’s perfectly capable of doing so herself. Marlena is definitely ahead of her time and is often frustrated by the restrictions placed on women. She cares deeply about her friends and is willing to do everything in her power to help them without a thought of herself. I admired her loyalty and belief that actions should have consequences regardless of who you are.

    Rath has never been good about being the kind of gentleman others expect him to be but he does have lines he won’t cross. He doesn’t see the point of some of society’s rules and tends to ignore them. Rath is always there for his friends and when it counts will always do the right thing. He feels guilt over what happened with the secret admirer letters of his youth but has never been able to find a way to properly atone for his part in it feeling at times that society will never let it go.

    Marlena and Rath have a bit of an antagonistic relationship at first as Marlena is determined to do as she pleases while Rath simply wants to fulfill his promise to see his ward wed. Eventually the two fall into a great banter filled relationship as they get to know each other more. The chemistry between Marlena and Rath is off the charts, but there were very few scenes where they had the opportunity to succumb to their passions. While I enjoyed the few kissing scenes and one sex scene, I typically prefer my books to be slightly more explicit so that was my only complaint in regards to their relationship.

    The main characters from the first two books pop up frequently throughout the book and I was happy to see them all again. In this final book in the series we finally learn the identity of Miss Honora Truth, the author of the scandal sheet that has plagued the Rakes of St. James for the last three years. I enjoyed the storyline surrounding the gossip columnist and felt it added a nice touch to the story. I also loved the little snippets of advice from her book that’s at the start of each chapter.

    It’s All About the Duke was an amazing conclusion to The Rakes of St. James series and I’m looking forward to seeing what the author does next. I highly recommend this series for anyone looking for a great historical romance series to pick up.

    **In addition to purchasing this book, I received an advance copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher which I voluntarily and honestly reviewed.**
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  • Molly L
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great last book to a series
    Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2018
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    This is that last book of the series and it is about the Duke of Rathburne, who is trying to make amends for a wager that caused him and his best friends in an scandal. He is taking on a ward, who is needing a husband. Miss Marlena Fast is a very spirited. She was orphaned at a young.
    Marlena likes her independence and having a wicked duke being responsible for her is not ideal. He challenges her and she likes it, but she has to be careful because she has a secret of her own. I can't wait for Amelia Grey to start a new series.
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  • Nikki
    3.0 out of 5 stars Characters : Yes - Story : No
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2018
    Format: Kindle
    "It's all about the Duke" by Amelia Grey

    ***a special thank you to Amelia Grey, St. Martin's Press, and Netgalley for providing a copy for this review.

    SYNOPSIS
    Nearing thirty, the Duke of Rathburne is finally ready to make amends for the wager that caused him and his best friends such scandal―but taking on a ward who needs a husband is a feat he’s not sure he can manage. The last he saw of Miss Marlena Fast, she was a spirited little ruffian, not the sort of bride most bachelors on the marriage mart sought. But one glance at the lovely lady she has become is enough to convince him otherwise…

    Orphaned young and shuffled from family to family, Marlena counts on her fierce independence and quick wits to keep herself content. Being the responsibility of a notoriously wicked duke who upended so many lives is an unexpected challenge when she realizes he arouses her decidedly feminine desires. Marlena must be careful. She has her own scandalous secret to protect. If he finds out, will it shatter her chances of a happily-ever-after with the notorious rake?

    ★★★☆☆
    Historical Romance | Romance

    Note to self - read the other books! I went into this story loving everything about the main characters, they fit together and complimented each other in personality. I feel like reading the other previous stories would have made a lot of the topic interaction less confusing for me. I didn't understand what had previously happened aside from a few mentions from our leading lady and any thoughts that would pop into their head. They thought about the situation as a past time, and I think if I had expearienced the moment with them, I would understand the issue more delicately. Other than the story being a bit of an overall ... simplicity - the characters really brought the story together.
    CHARACTERS
    Marlena - these two characters were perfect! I loved that Marlena was unique enough to not balance in the world of etiquette, to which I also enjoyed that the story didn't shove down my throat that she was different. She was protective over her friends who had become like sisters to her, she was never bitter about her situation as an orphan, and her acceptance into Rath being her guardian didn't put her into a whinny stoop and 'my life it over' idea which I really enjoyed honestly. Overall she was a pure joy to read about, plus the charisma between these characters was perfect!
    Rath - Maybe I don't understand the whole 'rake' aspect about the character, I thought he was always truly sweet and lovely with Marlena. I love that he had a 'give no shits' aura about himself, and despite his situation with the scandal and rumors, he has friends and he is always lovely with their wives. He was just as enjoyable on page as all the other characters, and I liked that got to see him falling in love with Marlena - that it wasn't a 'we can never be together' aspect but more of a 'lets change this situation so we can be together' I liked that the situation turned out this way.
    THE STORY
    the story was an uneventful, unfortunately. I liked the interaction between all the characters, the meetings in the garden, as well as the sassy remarks between our leading two love birds. However, there wasn't a lot - obviously you have the 'secret' and you have the unfortunate (i think?) issue of Rath being her guardian, but other than that it really was just scene by scene of conversations between characters. I get this is set back in the era, but usually there is so much more to the story than just building love. Marlena never really met with any other men to spark the 'jealousy' in Rath but I guess thats a refreshing difference for me. I felt like I needed to read the other books to know what was going on with him personally, he seemed like a rake but never had any solo scenes for me to believe so other than the writing building me to assume I had read other books to find out what happened. It was a good story, but the characters where the four star leader for this review. I liked her writing enough to read her other books, and I'm sure ill get to the other previous titles.
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  • Christina M Dirk
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nice
    Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2023
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    This is a good book. There is no real action but the story is good and the romance is good.
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  • Diane
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2018
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    Enjoyed the ending of this trilogy. I liked the characters and the plot of this book. Was hoping for something to start for Lady Vera....maybe the next one? Looking forward to reading the next book.
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  • Annette T
    5.0 out of 5 stars A fitting last book for the Rakes of St James
    Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2018
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    You can't miss this one! Rath has a lot to make up for. Marlene has a huge secret. He thinks she needs to be taught deportment and how to go on in the ton. She thinks the Rakes never got their due after the secret admirer letters.
    And now he is her guardian. Fox guarding the hen house coming to mind?
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    5.0 out of 5 stars It's all about the Duke
    Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2018
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    I loved the characters in this series. I have enjoyed reading all three of these stories. Amelia Grey has the gift of writing page turners. I can't wait for the next book by her to come out.
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  • Linda Gilmore
    5.0 out of 5 stars I loved the other two books but this one was my ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2018
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    My pre-ordered copy arrived on 29th May and have just had a chance to read it and could not put it down until I finished it. I loved the other two books but this one was my favourite. Charming stories of three Rakes and how they found their loves. Rath (The Duke of Rathbourne) and his Ward, Marlena, had chemistry from the beginning but pitfalls and secrets in the story made you wonder if they would get together in the end. I urge readers to read the trilogy and decide for themselves, but Amelia GREY'S stories never fail to captivate me and I re-read them over and over again and always find something I missed the first time around. Well worth reading. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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  • Rosewood
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great series!
    Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2018
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    To make up for a past misdemeanor the Duke of Rath has accepted the guardianship of a young lady needing a sponsor for the season to find a husband - secrets all abound his relationship with Marlena and her neighbors causing fainting spells, mice attacks, and the continuous story of how the Dukes became the " Rakes of St James " - I think the author might have had a little fun with the readers as the Dukes married women with the last name - Swift - Quick - Fast and I loved Mrs Doddering, too!
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  • Mrs CM Rodgers
    3.0 out of 5 stars A n amusing story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2018
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    I do not like stories that are too light hearted and although it was a nice read it wasn't my favourite
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