A review by brandys_reading_count
My Last Duchess by Eloisa James

3.5

Characters: Hugo Wilde, the Duke of Lindow and Ophelia, Lady Astley

Hugo wants to marry again (his first wife is deceased and his second wife left with her lover, so Hugo filed for divorce.

Hugo sees Lady Astley and is instantly smitten, they share a brief conversation and she heads home to be with her 2 year old daughter. Hugo follows her and they kiss in her carriage. He tells her he wants to marry her and then by the next day she is pushing him away.

The second part of this book was a bit boring for me. I felt that the beginning part was too quickly and then a shift in the book happened and the rest of the book was him pining for Ophelia while courting an older woman. 

I really enjoyed his friendship with his twin sister, since she basically raised his children. 

Once he gets away from the older heroine he was courting, he tells Ophelia that he loves her. 

I didn’t feel the buildup of their love for each other.