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Heirs and Graces
(Her Royal Spyness #7)
by
Rhys Bowen (Goodreads Author)
3.93 · Rating details · 7,864 ratings · 670 reviews
As thirty-fifth in line for the throne, Lady Georgiana Rannoch may not be the most sophisticated young woman, but she knows her table manners. It's forks on the left, knives on the right, not in His Majesty's back.
Here I am thinking the education I received at my posh Swiss finishing school would never come in handy. And while it hasn't landed me a job, or a husband, it has convinced Her Majesty the Queen, and the Dowager Duchess to enlist my help. I have been entrusted with grooming Jack Altringham, the Duke's newly discovered heir fresh from the Outback of Australia, for high society.
The upside is I am to live in luxury at one of England's most gorgeous stately homes. But upon arrival at Kingsdowne Place, my dearest Darcy has been sent to fetch Jack, leaving me stuck in a manor full of miscreants, none of whom are too pleased with the discovery of my new ward.
And no sooner has the lad been retrieved than the Duke announces he wants to choose his own heir. With the house in a hubbub over the news, Jack's hunting knife somehow finds its way into the Duke's back. Eyes fall, backs turn, and fingers point to the young heir. As if the rascal wasn't enough of a handful, now he's suspected of murder. Jack may be wild, but I'd bet the crown jewels it wasn't he who killed the Duke. (
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Short Review: The latest in the Her Royal Spyness series. Georgie is asked to help the transition of Duke without a direct heir. The duke's nephew will inherit, but the nephew was raised in the Australian outback without knowing that he is the heir. The Duke, who is not that old, is found murdered and the heir apparent is the most likely culprit. But Georgie is convinced he didn't do it and has to figure out who did. Good progression on the series. Look forward to a new book coming out eventually.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/heirs-graces-rhys-bowen-royal-spyness-6/
I love this series. Just love it, in spite of an almost total lack of supernatural or fantastical elements. :)