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    The Duchess and the Dragon
    The Duchess and the Dragon
    The Duchess and the Dragon
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    The Duchess and the Dragon

    Written by Jamie Carie

    Narrated by Peter Sandon

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    Rising romance novelist Jamie Carie’s second book tells the epic story of two unlikely soulmates who live worlds apart but soon meet and turn each other’s world upside down. Drake Weston, Duke of Northumberland, is accustomed to a life of royalty until a tragic mistake followed by murderous rage results in his sudden flee from England. With a hoarde of money on which to survive, Drake hops a ship of indentured servants to America only to be robbed and taken ill by the merciless sea voyage. In Pennsylvania, Serena Winter is a humble, devoted Quaker on a mission of mercy, tending the sick aboard a ship that has just arrived from England. Taken by Drake’s air of dark mystery as he serves as an apprentice to her silversmith father, Serena falls in love and is excommunicated when she accepts a non-Quaker’s marriage proposal. Not knowing Drake’s history, Serena is later shocked to discover her new status as a duchess.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOasis Audio
    Release dateApr 1, 2008
    ISBN9781608141760
    Author

    Jamie Carie

    Jamie Carie is the author of Snow Angel, a ForeWord magazine Romance Book of the Year winner, USA Book News National “Best Books 2007” Awards winner, and 2008 RITA Awards® Best First Book finalist. Her third novel, Wind Dancer, was a 2010 Indiana State Library Best Books of Indiana finalist. She lives with her husband and three children in Indianapolis.

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    • 3/5
      I picked this up for a dollar at a used book store sale. My expectations weren't very high and I was happily surprised by how much I liked it. I am a sucker for a good Cinderella tale and this had all of the required elements, handsome prince (duke), lovely poor girl (Quaker), difficult circumstances to overcome, and of course, happily ever after. Throw in some mentions of God's love and you have a pleasant way to spend an afternoon. The plot does move rather fast but I look at it as just cutting out the boring bits. I was looking for a historical romance to escape with and this fit the bill nicely.

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    • 5/5
      This was a story that took me to many places and had many twists and turns that kept me intrigued throughout the whole story. You begin in England during the Regency-era, and find yourself traveling by boat to young America. You will meet two characters that are as different as night and day (or are they really??) and you will enjoy the deep love these two people will have for one another. The cover of this book I thought was "right on" and went with the story perfectly.Drake Weston, who is Duke of Northumberland, finds himself written completely out of his father's will when his father suddenly dies. I won't spoil it for you, but Drake's idea of how to still be heir to the wealth, prestige, and power is quite ruthless. His plan though seems to fall apart quickly and he finds himself catching a boat for the Americas as an indentured servant. Getting sick on the boat and delirious when he lands, he is taken to the home of a Quaker family. There he is nursed back to health by Serena Winter and an instant attraction is felt between the two of them. How it all works out from there you will have to read the book and find out, but the twists and turns will definitely keep you reading till the very end. I enjoyed myself very much reading this book. There was always something going on, traveling to do and characters to love. It was a delightful story and one I could see myself reading again.

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    • 4/5
      I enjoyed reading this book very much. The storyline was different from most and although there were a few things that could have been done differently, it was a good and satisfying read! I think that considering this is only her second book, that readers should give this one a chance and not critic it so harshly. The story starts with Drake Weston finding out that his father has not made him his heir to his wealth all that Drake had prepared for. He plots a scheme to get it back and unwittingly murders someone who gets in the way. He runs away to the colonies hoping that no one will find him. There he meets Quaker woman Serena, falls in love with her, and after a series of events ends up having to marry her. Serena is no longer allowed to be a Quaker and starts her life with Drake in a harsh land. After finding out that Drake has been pardoned from the murder he committed he takes Serena home to England and continues with his deceptive plan. Will he be found out and be able to keep Serena or will he die trying? A few things I didn't like about this book, was that when Serena first saw Drake she was so taken with him. She had never met him before and he must have looked so sickly. It just doesn't make sense. It would have been better for her to take him home to care for him and then after getting to know him while he was healing falling in love with him. I also didn't like the part in the middle, when Drake and Serena went to live with Christopher and to try farming. That whole part just didn't fit in with the rest of the book. It didn't make it flow and seemed totally random. I was very disappointed in Drake for still going through with is plan. It didn't make any sense to me, because if he really loved his wife about all else you wouldn't have done that. To me he loved his riches and wealth more than anything and that just shows that he could not have loved Sernea as much as he thought or he would not have wanted to hurt her like that. I did like that Serena was a Quaker and that she came to realize that just because you do not talk with "thees" and "thous" and dress in drab clothing, did not mean that you did not love God and were not saved. On the otherhand she should not have married him because he was not a Christian at that time. I liked that the author added Georgie Whitefield to the story and I wish she would have expounded more on that than on the "farming" part. I liked the setting of the story and the characters and I think it would be cool to see another book about Sererna's siblings!
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this story. Nice growth in the main male character. It was interesting to see his evolution. Kept me reading to the very satisfying end.
    • 4/5
      The Duchess and the Dragon is a first rate Christian fiction romance novel. This is Jamie Carie's second book and is, I think, stronger than her first. I liked the romance story line between the two main characters, and I also liked the spiritual transformation the "Dragon" goes through with the help of his Duchess.