MY INCONVENIENT DUKE
Historical Romance
AUTHOR:
Loretta Chase
RELEASE DATE:
January 21, 2025
PUBLISHER:
Avon and Harper Voyager
ISBN/ ASIN NUMBER :
9780063111387
RATING:
4.5
AUTHOR LINK:
https://lorettachase.com/
Lady Alice Ancaster is the sister of one of the three
Dis-Graces. She wants to safeguard her future by finding a respectable husband.
Alice has a perfect candidate in mind. When trouble arises, the wrong one keeps
appearing when she needs him most. Giles is all wrong for Alice, but she cannot
ignore how scintillating he is to be with. Which duke will Alice choose? The
upstanding one? Or the scandalous one? Will she regret her choice?
Giles Lyon, the eighth Duke of Blackwood, is known as one
of the three Dis-Graces. He dislikes the many rules and regulations his social
class must abide by. Blackwood offers to discreetly look after Alice during the
Marriage Mart. Giles knows he is the wrong sort for her, but he cannot resist
playing the hero for Alice. Can Blackwood give up his wild and reckless ways
for Alice? Or will he give her up a second time?
The main reason I picked up this book is because of the
heroine’s name. Alice was my late grandmother’s name. She has always been my
hero and staunch supporter. It is why I like reading stories with heroines that
share her namesake. This Alice did not disappoint. She annoyed me near the end
by choosing her causes over Giles. It is good to have something you are
passionate about, but I feel she could have devised a better balance.
Giles made the story entertaining. I understand his
reasons for shucking Polite Society’s strict rules and regulations. However, Giles
never really forgot them. He knew the right time and place to employ them. I
only have one nitpick about Giles. I
disliked how he felt that he needed to be his friend’s caretaker in the end. It
is good to worry about your friends but not at the expense of your marriage.
MY INCONVENIENT DUKE is the third and final book in
Loretta Chase’s historical romance series, DIFFICULT DUKES. This is my first
foray into this author’s works, so I have not had the pleasure of reading the
previous two. Something I plan to remedy. Even though I started late, it did
not hinder my ability to follow the characters and storyline.
Honestly, I believe this series could be read
out-of-order. The first half of the book takes place way before Ripley and
Ashmont encounter and fall for their partners. It is not until close to the end
that the three books mesh in the same timeline.
The story’s momentum fell off during the second half of
the book. Most of it was told through letter-writing between Blackwood and
Alice. It got boring quick, not enough for me to quit reading.
No comments:
Post a Comment