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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Duchess by Design is a heartbreaking, soul-renewing, subversive tale of the limitations of gender and societal expectation and a reassertion of the world-changing power of love.” — Entertainment Weekly “With an almost Wodehousian flair for words, perfectly placed wit, endlessly amusing characters, and a vividly evoked 1890s New York City setting, Rodale launches her new Gilded Age Girls Club series on a spectacularly high note.” — Booklist (starred review) “An inspiring look into a time when being a female change agent came at significant personal sacrifice... highly recommended; readers will eagerly look forward to the continuation of the series.” — Library Journal (starred review) “Rodale’s Gilded Age-set series launch is a smart, bright love story that perfectly balances messages of female empowerment and social potential with romantic tensions created by class and gender dichotomies ripe for revolution.” — Kirkus Reviews “Rodale charms with this captivating historical... Sparkling characters, able plotting, and joie de vivre make the first in Rodale’s Gilded Age Girls Club an utterly enjoyable standout.” — Publishers Weekly “Duchess by Design stands out as unique and refreshing. It’s more than worth your time.” — All About Romance.com “Adeline Black is a character any reader would be proud to know.” — BookTrib “DUCHESS BY DESIGN is a refreshingly different premise with a modern young woman and a duke who struggles with what is right, and what his heart wants. This tale is fun, realistic, and well written.” — Romance Reviews Today
