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A review by litandknits
A Duke Will Never Do by Darcy Burke
5.0
I have only one question about this book: Who is the duke referenced in the title? Because our hero is definitely a viscount.
That one question aside, I couldn't put this book down. Jane Pemberton is ruined, in a manner of speaking. She has chosen to leave her family's home and live a life of an unmarried spinster. One evening, she discovers a beaten and bruised Anthony, Viscount Colton on her doorstep, and impulsively brings the nobleman into her new home. She only asks for one thing in return for her care...for him to relieve her of her virginity.
Anthony has secrets, guilt, and a splitting ache in his side when he awakens in Jane's home. He has no time to play love tutor for an unmarried miss, even one so tempting as the passionate Jane. He's too busy fleeing his own demons. But when Jane learns his secrets, they have far reaching implications further than their burgeoning feelings for one another -- including a tie to the reason why Jane was unable to make a match during her past Season.
This is a masterpiece on the obligations one has to family and the memories of those we love. Anthony's grief and survivor's guilt is palpable, while Jane's determination to live her life on her own terms bristles off the page. All of that combined with a potent chemistry that had me reaching for a fan? Five star read, and I'll be adding Darcy Burke to my list of "one-click authors."
That one question aside, I couldn't put this book down. Jane Pemberton is ruined, in a manner of speaking. She has chosen to leave her family's home and live a life of an unmarried spinster. One evening, she discovers a beaten and bruised Anthony, Viscount Colton on her doorstep, and impulsively brings the nobleman into her new home. She only asks for one thing in return for her care...for him to relieve her of her virginity.
Anthony has secrets, guilt, and a splitting ache in his side when he awakens in Jane's home. He has no time to play love tutor for an unmarried miss, even one so tempting as the passionate Jane. He's too busy fleeing his own demons. But when Jane learns his secrets, they have far reaching implications further than their burgeoning feelings for one another -- including a tie to the reason why Jane was unable to make a match during her past Season.
This is a masterpiece on the obligations one has to family and the memories of those we love. Anthony's grief and survivor's guilt is palpable, while Jane's determination to live her life on her own terms bristles off the page. All of that combined with a potent chemistry that had me reaching for a fan? Five star read, and I'll be adding Darcy Burke to my list of "one-click authors."