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Nathaniel, Duke of Rothhaven, lives in seclusion, leaving his property only to gallop his demon-black steed across the moors by moonlight. Exasperated mamas invoke his name to frighten small children, though Nathaniel is truly a decent man -- maybe too decent for his own good. That's precisely why he must turn away the beguiling woman demanding his help. Lady Althea Wentworth has little patience for dukes, reclusive or otherwise, but she needs Rothhaven's backing to gain entrance into Polite Society. She's asked him nicely, she's called on him politely, all to no avail -- until her prize hogs just happen to plunder the ducal orchard. He longs for privacy. She's vowed to never endure another ball as a wallflower. Yet as the two grow closer, it soon becomes clear they might both be pretending to be something they're not.
Genre: historical romance
Publication date: April 2020
Mature content: yes
Review: I loved reading A Duke by Any Other Name. The plot is interesting and original enough and the characters are great (though in truth my favorite is Althea's brother Stephen).
There are however a couple of slow moving points throughout the book, and the way Althea and Nathaniel become intimate didn't strike me as completely realistic - certainly not what I was expecting for someone who, as Althea says herself, had never before been seated in the same bed as a man before.
Baring that, it's a great book, with some witty dialogues and a lovely happily ever after.
A Duke by Any Other Name is book four in the Rogues to Riches series and while I'm mildly curious about the previous stories I didn't feel I was missing anything for not having read the other books.
Happy readings,
There are however a couple of slow moving points throughout the book, and the way Althea and Nathaniel become intimate didn't strike me as completely realistic - certainly not what I was expecting for someone who, as Althea says herself, had never before been seated in the same bed as a man before.
Baring that, it's a great book, with some witty dialogues and a lovely happily ever after.
A Duke by Any Other Name is book four in the Rogues to Riches series and while I'm mildly curious about the previous stories I didn't feel I was missing anything for not having read the other books.
Happy readings,
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