I am one of those Grace Burrowes fans that if she wrote on a paper bag, I'd gobble it up. As for the other two authors, I've read some of their books and liked them. I'm not sure who came up with this anthology premise, but whoever did, it was a good one.

Grace Burrowes sets the anthology up with three friends and all of them dukes, in dire need of disguise as one of them needs to convalesce. All three decide to travel to different locations and to stay incognito. What can go wrong while they 'lay low'? Well, a lot can and it does.

I loved this first story and as usual, Grace Burrowes delivers on all fronts. This novella might as well been the full length book. It read as such. The characters were fully developed and for the chemistry between the two leads, I must credit the wonderful dialogue, making those two jump off the pages. The plot was entertaining and the pace was just right.


The second book was by Ms. Ives and it was my least favorite. I can't quiet put my finger on it, but the story, despite being written well, just didn't touch me as much as the first novella. I believe this one just demanded too much of my suspension of belief and had me questioning the behavior of the heroine on too many occasions.


Third story was also well written and characterized but I thought its complexity had me enjoying it less.


In the end, I do recommend it because all three stories were fast paced and each was fun in its own way.

Melanie for b2b ( )

Three novellas, about dukes going to ground incognito in a small village. I only read the one by Grace Burrowes, which was satisfying though slight. ( )

Dukes in Disguise is the new anthology by Grace Burrowes, Emily Greenwood, and Susanna Ives. The premise is that three friends and all Dukes are hiding out in the small town of Lesser Puddlebury because of a shooting mishap. Each author takes on the story of one of the Dukes in different ways that intertwine slightly.
Ms. Burrowes wrote His Grace of Lower Puddlebury about the Duke of Mowne, the unfortunate who received the gunshot wound to his posterior and must hide out now in the village. Fortunately, a distant cousin resides there and he moves into the boarding house. In typical Burrowes fashion, he finds romance in a thoroughly satisfying way.
Duchess of Light by Susanna Ives was the weakest story in my opinion. The Duke of Lucerne finds his own hiding place and romance, but Estella and her sisters were mostly silly and Lucerne was pretty immature. His valet was the only character I liked.
Kiss Me, Your Grace by Emily Greenwood was a bit of a beauty and the beast story which I always like. I would rather have read it as a complete novel as it had a lot of potential, but seemed compressed.
In all, these are enjoyable reads. ( )