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A Duke in Time
by Janna MacGregor
When Katherine, Lady Vareck’s husband dies and she finds he has two additional wives, she’s shocked and dismayed. Because she is the first wife, her dowry will be returned unless the solicitors find out that the marriage was not consummated, that she has a hidden past, and that after six hours, her husband left her never to return. However, the Duke of Ranford, Katherine’s half-brother, has said that he will give her back her dowry. As vexing as the Duke is, there’s still something appealing about him …
This story had such potential – it’s a historical, it’s got secrets (lots of those), and a main character who is a strong-willed businesswoman (when there were not many women business owners and those were not a part of “polite society”). However, the author failed to deliver on that potential. She seemed to lose the focus of her story and wandered about for a while. She also seemed to have some difficulty with her characters’ names. She used modern colloquial language on several occasions and took me right out of her story.
If you’re looking for a light historical romance to read this summer, this may be exactly what you’re looking for. However, if you’re looking for a well-written and researched historical novel, pass this one by.
My thanks to St. Martin’s Press and Edelweiss for an eARC.
This story had such potential – it’s a historical, it’s got secrets (lots of those), and a main character who is a strong-willed businesswoman (when there were not many women business owners and those were not a part of “polite society”). However, the author failed to deliver on that potential. She seemed to lose the focus of her story and wandered about for a while. She also seemed to have some difficulty with her characters’ names. She used modern colloquial language on several occasions and took me right out of her story.
If you’re looking for a light historical romance to read this summer, this may be exactly what you’re looking for. However, if you’re looking for a well-written and researched historical novel, pass this one by.
My thanks to St. Martin’s Press and Edelweiss for an eARC.