BETTER THAN A DUKE
Historical Romance
AUTHOR:
Suzanne Enoch
RELEASE DATE:
March 03, 2026
PUBLISHER:
Tor Publishing Group
ISBN/ ASIN NUMBER :
9781250331205
RATING:
4.5
AUTHOR LINK:
https://suzanneenoch.com/
Beckett Raines, the Marquis of Hentrose, needs a wife –
one proper enough to prepare his daughter for her future in the ton. He
believes he found the perfect candidate. However, his new neighbor comes
bursting into his life like a tempest. The woman does not fit the criteria
Becket desires for his daughter’s tutelage. But he finds that he enjoys spending
time with her and her son. Which woman will Beckett choose? The prim and proper
lady? Or the improper one who loves both him and his daughter?
Iris Silbern is a down-on-her-luck widow. She has no
intention or desire to remarry. Iris and her ten-year-old son are forced to rely
on and stay with her aunt and uncle. They forcefully encourage her to agree to
a match with a wealthy yet elderly duke. Iris finds a fellow kindred spirit in
her next-door neighbor. She knows that she is the wrong sort for Beckett’s
daughter. Will Iris sacrifice herself to ensure her son’s future? Or will a
better offer present itself to her?
Beckett and Iris have so many things in common. Both are
widows from disastrous marriages, they are dedicated to their children, and
their old friends deserted them. Beckett and Iris also understand where the
other is coming from, why they do what they do for their children, and etc. Kindred
spirits. I also like how they met once at Iris’ coming out… it makes me think “right
people, wrong time.” It was too soon for them to connect and come together at
that time.
Beckett is a sweetheart. He instantly took to Edmund,
even encouraged a friendship with his daughter. That makes him an upstanding,
teddy bear in my book (the world needs more men like that). And Iris! I love
that she refuses to be bullied by men and their chauvinistic views. Iris is not
afraid to bloody noses or speak her mind. She does not conform to what the ton
believes a woman must behave.
BETTER THAN A DUKE is a cute, stand-alone historical
romance novel by Suzanne Enoch. I have been a long-time reader and fan of this
author. Of course, I could not pass up reading this book. And it does not
disappoint. The store does indeed have a PARENT TRAP vibe to it, which made it
entertaining to read. Rebecca and Edmund really helped the story come to life
for me. I found myself either grinning or giggling at her banter and antics.
And oh boy did the author make me really despise both
Beckett and Iris’s family members (well the ones involved in the story). I
could have cheerfully throttled them plus Pauline and the dirtbag duke. The
only nitpick I have - I wanted Iris’ aunt and uncle and Beckett’s mother to get
some form of retribution done to them. I guess I am a little vindictive like
that.
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