Matchmaking with a Broken Duke: A Historical Regency Romance Novel
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As an art restorer, Miss Delaney, visited the Rokesby Castle to restore the precious paintings of a reluctant Duke. She had never been between people of the upper class but her manners and remarkable beauty will restore even the Duke’s heart…
She’s beautiful, unconventional, with a dazzling intelligence, and a heart full of love to give. In his eyes, she’s a portrait of perfection, and he’s irresistibly drawn to her. But he’s vowed never to love again. A storm rages in his heart every time they meet, as he fights against himself for the right to love her. How can he know that a mystery is set on bringing them together?
Max Midwinter, the handsome Duke of Rokesby, is lord of his castle above the sea. Lonely and bitter, he punishes himself for a past misdeed, swearing off love forever. When Leonie Delaney unexpectedly enters his life to restore a priceless painting, he experiences feelings he thought long dead. He’s tossed on a sea of anguish, struggling against himself to heal his wounded heart and win the lasting happiness he craves with the woman he adores . . . with a little unseen help.
Leonie Delaney is a skilled art restorer, sent to Rokesby Castle to restore precious artwork for the Midwinter family. It’s her first job without her uncle. How will the family react to a lone woman taking on the task? Receiving a chilly reception from the devilishly handsome but ill-tempered Duke of Rokesby, the usually confident initially Leonie fears him. But something, or someone, draws them together, and Leonie finds herself falling for the wounded duke. Convinced he can never love a mere restorer of paintings and is meant for another, Leonie fights to reign in her feelings. When Leonie’s life is endangered by another’s malice and she encounters a mysterious savior, the couple’s mutual love is unleashed at last.
*If you like powerful Dukes, loving characters, and a marvelous depiction of the majestic Regency and Victorian era, then Matchmaking with a Broken Duke is the novel for you.
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Customer Reviews
R***********s
Enjoyable and well written
March 11, 2025
C******r
Needs improvement
January 25, 2025
u**********p
So intriguing!!
October 5, 2024
R*****a
Can a commoner find love with a duke, or will the duke stay miserable forever?
February 5, 2024
E***B
Yet another
October 25, 2023
T******.
The story of Leonie and Max is Another great read!
August 2, 2023
A*g
Wow!
June 11, 2023
K*************r
Held my attention through the whole book!
May 20, 2023
c*************g
great story
April 13, 2023
E************o
Happy ending
April 11, 2023
D*************T
awesome
April 4, 2023
K*************r
Lovely plot
April 3, 2023
M***********n
great story
March 11, 2023
P*********o
A pure love
March 5, 2023
N**a
not that good
January 3, 2023
C***********T
Broken Duke indeed
December 30, 2022
B*****************r
Loved this one!
December 22, 2022
S******.
Dorothy does it again!
December 1, 2022
k**********o
Great story
October 26, 2022
J*************r
A Restorer, A Friend & A Duchess!
October 4, 2022
S*********M
Karma exists!
September 18, 2022
R********e
Love in a Cave
September 15, 2022
K*************r
Lovely story with a supernatural guardian
September 10, 2022
K***********e
A great love story without embarrassingly graphic sex.
September 7, 2022
M************d
Loved this book & the characters!!
September 7, 2022
H*L
A great HEA for everyone!
September 7, 2022
M***i
Love at first sight
September 6, 2022
L****e
Restoring paintings and restoring a dukes’s happiness
September 5, 2022
J**********e
Sweet story
September 3, 2022
S*****4
Clean sweet read
August 28, 2022
S************n
Exquisite. Broken hearts can truly mend with love.
July 28, 2022
A*************r
Max and Leonie story. These characters had deep feelings
July 19, 2022
D****************n
Nothing I love your books
July 13, 2022
H**********r
Great storyline, but…
June 26, 2022
W*****n
A Love For Art and For Each Other
June 17, 2022
A*************r
A good read
June 1, 2022
M******************n
I enjoyed Matchmaking with a Broken Duke
May 30, 2022
C*****a
Sweet Regency
May 17, 2022
A*************r
A lady of value
May 17, 2022
L*****M
ARC review
May 10, 2022
K*************r
Romance
May 9, 2022
C***y
Goodness wins
May 5, 2022
K********z
A lovely seaside story
May 4, 2022
T**s
Empathy leads to enchantment.
May 3, 2022
B*************r
Matchmaking with a broken Duke
April 30, 2022
K*************r
Matchmaking with a broken duke
April 29, 2022
M*******n
Lovely story with surprising twists, and HEA
April 28, 2022
b**********e
Great Regency romance and intrigue
April 27, 2022
V*****G
Love comes anyway!
April 26, 2022
K*************r
Matchmaking with a Broken Duke By Dorothy Sheldon
April 25, 2022
D*********************e
Exquisitely crafted romances!
April 25, 2022
G****y
Matchmaking with a broken Duke
April 24, 2022
L*************n
Love will always win !!!!
April 23, 2022
C****e
Good plot, poor editing
April 21, 2022
K*************r
Read it in a couple hours!
April 21, 2022
A*************r
Good read
April 20, 2022
L**************s
Unique Sweet Romance
April 19, 2022
L*****G
Very good
April 19, 2022
W***********d
Can a Duke love a woman with paint stained hands?
April 19, 2022
K*************r
It’s a truly lovely story.
April 18, 2022
A**************a
A charming love story
April 17, 2022
K*************r
Another great book by this author!
April 15, 2022
J**n
Enjoyed
April 14, 2022
P****a
A beautiful heartbreaking and heartwarming story
April 14, 2022
D******n
Love Unexpectedly
April 13, 2022
w*****e
A very interesting story line!
April 13, 2022
C***************s
So engaging and entertaining.
April 13, 2022
c***l
Nice and sweet
April 12, 2022
N********n
Enjoyable
April 12, 2022
D***y
Very well written.
April 12, 2022
E************n
A Governess or a Dutchess?
April 12, 2022
L************Z
Good
April 11, 2022
c**********3
Romance
April 11, 2022
J*d
Great read!
April 11, 2022
l********r
She was doing her uncle’s work for him
April 11, 2022
A***************s
Matchmaking with a Broken Duke
April 11, 2022
B*******l
Repairing Paintings and Hearts
April 11, 2022
