A review by chichiwvu
The Duke's Refuge by Lorri Dudley

emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

Overall a good smut free period romance. I really enjoyed the characters and the description of the island. 
I was planning to read more from this series but I got very annoyed when the main character went from mentioning God a handful of times to becoming an extremely faith driven woman overnight. It was a little heavy handed and the last 1/3 of the book the FMC became almost insufferable. 
I was also annoyed at the "turning on the fan" when this all seemed to be before the invention of electricity. There were a few small things like that took me out of the fantasy. 
It was a quick read and overall rather light-hearted with happy endings for several characters that I did enjoy