Week 26 Reviews: In Bed With the Stablemaster, The Duke Effect

From Goodreads:

She won't be another notch on his bedpost...

Vera Wells is not like the other housemaids. She doesn't fall over herself to gain the attention of the gruff and virile stablemaster, Rufus Blackthorne. She performs her duties most diligently, hoping one day to become housekeeper of the grand ducal manor.

Stranded together, anything can happen...

When Vera is forced to take shelter from a storm with the big, handsome stablemaster in a cottage with just one bed, she can't deny the sparks flying between them. Nor can Blackthorne deny how much he wants to strip the prickly housemaid of her wet garments and get her into that bed.

In Bed with the Stablemaster is set in the Rogue Files world and can be read as a stand-alone, but it does tie into the series. Basically, it's a very sexy love story happening "belowstairs" between a housemaid and the stablemaster... while The Virgin and the Rogue is happening upstairs.

From Goodreads:

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sophie Jordan continues her bestselling Rogue Files series with this captivating romance that will thrill her many fans.

She doesn't care about love…

Despite being surrounded by her happily wed sisters, Nora Langley prefers botany to ballrooms and would rather spend a lifetime in her laboratory than consider affairs of the heart. An expert herbalist, Nora has been masquerading as her late physician father for years, dispensing invaluable medical advice. She corresponds with people all over the world, including an old army colonel. But when the man shows up on her doorstep, he is nothing like she expected—he is a young, handsome heir to a dukedom who suddenly threatens everything she holds dear.

He only cares about duty…

Constantine Sinclair arrives on the Langley doorstep in a desperate bid to save the woman who raised him, the Duchess of Birchwood… only to discover that the venerable doctor he expected is a bold and lovely charlatan. Furious at the deception, he vows to reveal her secrets. Determined to prove her skills, Nora promises to save the duchess in exchange for Con keeping her secret. Con reluctantly agrees… and soon, Nora's brilliant, headstrong ways are throwing his carefully controlled life into chaos. What happens when the rigid soldier begins to lose his grip on his heart?

My Review:
I had a fantastic time reading these books! I did read In Bed With the Stablemaster when it came out, but didn't continue with the Duke Effect. Though Stablemaster was running alongside the events of The Virgin and the Rogue. And I really enjoyed reading the both of these!

Stablemaster is the first and probably only time in this series where both of the characters are not of noble birth. They're both working class, and I really enjoyed their romance, it was a bit antagonistic, since he was a ladies' man, but I enjoyed how things worked out!

The Duke Effect, I really enjoyed, because they were correspondents-but she was pretending to be her dad, since females weren't allowed to be educated in medicine. So things between them start off on a rough start. But as they get to know one another, well, things smooth out!

I really hated his uncle, the way that he treated Nora was pretty awful. Like, she's trying to help, and you're just not caring about her opinion, because she's female, she's not a noble, and yeah, he did a good job of acting the villian! 

Really enjoyed reading this book, and I can't wait to read more by Sophie Jordan! 

Author: Sophie Jordan
Series: The Rogue Files #6.5, 7

First Read: February 1st 2021
Read: June 26th, 26th, 2022
Source: Ebook.bike, Bought
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and they're Historical Fiction 2022 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Avon
Published: February 1st 2021, October 27th 2020

In Bed With the Stablemaster:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

The Duke Effect: 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars