A review by tallyhotel
The Duke Takes A Bride by Jeanette Lynn

4.0

This book was a complete surprise. A historical, sci-fi, romance. It was something unto its own, with unfamiliar terminology that somehow just fit in with context clues (there is a glossary, but I wasn't even looking for one until I found it at the end of the book while just flipping along). The book is somehow about the side characters, with the main characters coming in the next book or so. It starts off as an arranged marriage (second only to mail order bride as my favorite trope), and quickly just runs right off the rails. I just...really enjoyed it! There is interesting magic, creepy gothic-ness, self-rescuing types, cinnamon rolls, alpha-holes, and in general, much snark. I picked this one up to fulfill a bingo square (Title: Imperial, royal or noble rank) and Jeanette Lynn did not let me down (and hasn't ever, really).