Would I Lie to the Duke
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Would I Lie to the Duke by Eva Leigh

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ISBN 9780008401146

Reviews

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lucia@ruluish
4 stars
Jun 17, 2025

was immediately drawn in bc i really loved jess! wild that she and noel rly only knew each other for a matter of days lol but i was rather charmed by their attraction to each other. also, lol at the bazaar basically being shark tank. as always, really enjoy + appreciate eva leigh intentionally making sure her characters are anti imperialist / sexist / racist despite the time period of the book. thought the issue at the end of noel being upset that jess lied to him was resolved a little too easily? and basically through “oh well i can’t let go of this love even tho i feel betrayed by you” lol but i did still feel emotionally tied to the characters and their circumstances, despite some ppl on reddit thinking this doesnt have heart in it lol i disagree! i am enjoying reading through eva leigh’s books!

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b.andherbooks@bandherbooks
4 stars
Oct 9, 2021

Jessica McGale needs an investor, quick, for her family's soap making business. Desperate to secure funds before accompanying her Lady on a tour of the continent, she gets swept up in to a fake identity in order to gain access to a private party of rich aristocrats who spend the week looking for ways to spend their fortunes. Here Jessica meets the Duke of Rotherby, a man as beautiful as he is kind and seductive as hell. As the pretend widowed Lady Witfield, Jessica impresses Noel, but she is reluctant to take his money or his attention, knowing she is actually naught but a farm girl. As their time comes to a close, both Jessica and Noel succumb to their building attraction, but at what cost to them both? Super sweet, I enjoyed this tale! I was following along eagerly with the author's writing of this book and while yes, we find out Noel is in to Jessica dominating their bed sport, this is on the very light side of erotic (all talk, both are new to the kink it seems). But, all in all another sparkling tale from Eva Leigh! Thank you to Avon and Edelweiss+ for the ARC!

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min.@minshelf
4 stars
Jan 7, 2024
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Natalie@gigameow
4 stars
Oct 17, 2022
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Kristi Brockelsby@kmb4r
5 stars
Aug 17, 2022
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Genny Santellan@gennysreadingroom
3 stars
Nov 17, 2021
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Elizabeth Hisserich@lizhiss
4 stars
Nov 16, 2021
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Charlotte Mätzig@kiara668
3 stars
Aug 28, 2021
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Lacey@laceybooklovers
3 stars
Aug 26, 2021