--- product_id: 52893495 title: "Claimed by Love (Love in Bloom: The Ryders): Duke Ryder" brand: "everafter romance" price: "€ 13.51" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Book" url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/52893495-claimed-by-love-love-in-bloom-the-ryders-duke-ryder store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Claimed by Love (Love in Bloom: The Ryders): Duke Ryder **Brand:** everafter romance **Price:** € 13.51 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Claimed by Love (Love in Bloom: The Ryders): Duke Ryder by everafter romance - **How much does it cost?** € 13.51 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/52893495-claimed-by-love-love-in-bloom-the-ryders-duke-ryder) ## Best For - everafter romance enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted everafter romance brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Claimed by Love (Love in Bloom: The Ryders): Duke Ryder - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51l6ZuAqDiL.jpg) ![Claimed by Love (Love in Bloom: The Ryders): Duke Ryder - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31c1EXj5i8L.jpg) ![Claimed by Love (Love in Bloom: The Ryders): Duke Ryder - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51hccuPV9dL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Island grown attorney vs the investor! Who will win?? *by P***D on Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2016* Another great read by Melissa Foster! The book is set on Elpitha Island, a small island owned and inhabited by an extended family of Greeks. Gabriella's grandfather has asked her to come home and meet with the investor looking at purchasing the island to build a resort. Gabriella is a family law attorney in New York City. She has always felt that her family pushed her off the island when that was really where she wanted to be. Duke Ryder is the investor that Gabriella meets at the ferry. Even though she thinks he isn't what the island needs, there is instant attraction. Gabriella is determined to ignore it since she feels its a conflict of interest due to the sale. Duke isn't about to let her go.Sit back and enjoy the ride! Melissa takes us on a journey with both main characters. Gabriella has to stop looking at the island from the eyes of a child seeing perfection to realize the island & it's culture are dying. There are no prospects for the younger generation unless they move off island. The tourist trade is high but there is nothing to sustain them for the rest of the year. Duke has to realize that there is more to life than business and short term affairs. He needs to realize that he is looking for love. Can Duke negotiate the purchase of the island without alienating Gabriella? Can she reconcile Duke's vision and her love of the island life?I love the plot line in this book and the added element of the Greek culture. There is such a huge feeling of family & looking out for each other. Melissa's writing does this perfect justice. You are drawn into the story from the first due to the chemistry between the characters & then the give & take between them keeps you involved. The characters are well developed & realistic. The only problem is that the story keeps you enthralled & reading so intently that the next thing you know, the book is finished! And you have a long wait for the next one!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You will fall in love with Duke. *by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2016* ♥♥♥♥♥You will fall in love with Duke. He is what every woman would want in a man.Duke is an investor and looking to buy an island off the cost of South Carolina. It is called Elpitha Island. The owners had come from Greece and now it is a mix of Greece and Southern. It is in need of some updating and change to bring the tourist back to the island so the people living there can continue.Gabriellla is a lawyer that lives in New York, but grew up on the island and loves everything about it and does not want it to change. Her grandfather asked her to come back and show the investor around the island. She was not sure why she was the one put up to it but her goal was to make him hate it and leave. Little did she know who she was dealing with. Duke was not one to be ran off.They hit it off and the more she tried to run him off the more he impressed her. She was falling for him and he was very smitten with her. She had told him that they needed to take a step back until this deal was done because she didn't think she could separate her feelings for him and the island.Duke worked his magic and charm and got even closer to her. They were becoming more and more to each other. She was scared of what she would feel for him after he came and changed her island that she loved so much. He had made a promise to her but those were meant to be broken.The more Gabriella spent with Duke the more she wanted to be with him. Also the closer they got to closing the deal on the island the more she worried, until one day things changed. I will let you read to find out what changed. But I will tell you there are some hot and heavy love scenes.This is a book I highly recommend.I want to thank you for reading my blog and I hope you go and grab the book for you to read today.Until next time: Happy reading. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved Duke Ryder! *by S***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2016* Claimed by Love is a part of Melissa Foster's Love in Bloom series. It specifically focuses on the Ryders, though it wouldn't be complete without a few Braydens in the mix. Although it can be read as a stand alone, Melissa Foster has worked her magic to intricately weave her characters across several story lines from this series into this fantastic book. A true fan will be delighted to catch up with these characters, while learning more about new ones!Duke Ryder, a real estate investor has been sent to the exclusive island of Elpithia. Here he finds family ties and roots run deep. The island had long ago been settled by Greeks as well as deep southerners. Now the culture is entwined and heavily influenced by both customs. Duke has his eyes on the prize as an investment, until he meets his tour guide and daughter of the owner, Gabriella.Gabriella absolutely loves her native island. Her focus is to use her persuasiveness as a lawyer to help Duke loose interest in thr island resort he plans to build. After all, she is a top notch Lawyer from New York City and she has battled with the best of them.There is chemistry and compassion throughout this book. I completely fell in love with Duke's ability to help those he cares about. His kindness and compassion for making the world a better place, blew me away! I can't wait for more from the Ryders. I loved catching up with past characters as well. 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