A review by thenaptimewriter
For the Duke's Eyes Only by Lenora Bell

5.0

**I received a complimentary ARC of Lenora Bell's FOR THE DUKE'S EYES ONLY via Edelweiss+ but all opinions provided are my own.**

Like best friends to bitter enemies to...maybe lovers???

Check out Lenora Bell's FOR THE DUKE'S EYES ONLY! Once best friends, Indy and Daniel are now bitter rivals and on a quest to find the missing Rosetta Stone. Will the quest bring them back together, or drive them farther apart?

I adore Lenora Bell's books. She’s crazy talented and innovative, and she writes books that have plenty of the good stuff we’ve come to associate with long-established voices of the genre but that also feel undeniably fresh. When you crack open one of her books—or tap the screen—you’ll get your Happily Ever After, but you’ll get lots of surprises on the way.

Let’s also not forget how funny these books are, and how the eccentric characters captivate. Indy in FOR THE DUKE'S EYES ONLY is to die for—she’s dramatic and theatrical, determined and adventurous. She has to combat the prevailing 19th-century attitudes toward women, specifically female archaeologists, and she does so with great aplomb and ingenuity (there's a particularly clever/hilarious mustachioed woman disguise). She’s pretty much the character a lot of us would love to be in a romance novel and/or real life.

If you’re looking for a sparkling love story that’s heavy on thrills and devotion, look no farther than Lenora Bell’s For the Duke’s Eyes Only. You will be amazed.