Marblestone Mansion, Book 1: Scandalous Duchess Series

I love Ms Talbot's stories. They are always absorbing, peopled with strong, secure women and the o thoughtful, empathetic men who love and protect them. Her complex plots are as realistic as life; her resolutions reflect ordinary living. and this one is no exeption.It presents the Macgregor family after the clan leader emigrated to Colorado to restore the wealth of what has become a duchy. Besides the trials of True Love, she deals with culture shock, the preeminence of the nobility and the "loss" of status in this new society. She has lost none of her ability to bring about a satisfying conclusion. this is a must read new series in the adventures of the beloved Highland family. I can't wait to see how she will represent the family in a contemporary setting!

I don't know what to say about a Duke falling for and marrying his maid. the story is about making a new life in New America, so will the household start treating a maid as a mistress? will this mistress now start commanding her co-staff as their mistress? I don't see it possible for a maid, who had a room in the servant's quarter, in 3rd Floor, to be able to shift in the 2nd floor, in the room meant for the Dutchess and start acting like one! maybe the story is very progressive and I am very backward! but I can't accept that a billionaire marries an uneducated girl who can't even speak correct English. for God's sake, the Duke's competition were another two servants who had eye for Sassy!!

Finished reading this book and exclaimed "that was actually quite a good story!" I wasn't sure what to expect at first, with the word 'scandalous' in the title haha. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the MacGreagor family and what would be considered quite scandalous for the times. Although if someone did a similar thing today, it would be considered pretty bad too! However it's still fairly family-friendly wording so it was totally acceptable for my phone to read it out loud to me while I was cooking!