The Worst Duke in London Review

By Amalie Howard

Taming of Dukes Book 3

Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Spice rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Pub date: 9/24/2024

Blurb

 Bridgerton meets 10 Things I Hate About You in this spicy enemies-to-lovers Regency romance from a "must-read author" (Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author).

Lady Evangeline Raine prefers animals to people and has no interest in marriage­--much to the dismay of her flirty younger sister, Viola. Because their father has one rule: Viola may be courted, only if Effie has a suitor as well.

Saddled with debt, Gage Croft, Duke of Vale, is determined to rebuild his estates. When the owner of his vowels offers him a fortune to charm the impervious Lady Evangeline for the season so Lady Viola can be courted, the game is on, even if it means pretending to seduce an unconventional wallflower.

But Gage gets much more than he bargains for in an adversary who wants to make her own scandalous arrangement. Effie will go to London for the season, but only if Gage agrees to be her lover. Yet when their fake courtship leads to passionate feelings, will their indecent proposal end with the season or be the start of something real?

Category: Historical Romance

 

Read if you Like:

🐈 Spinster heroine

🐈 Scandalous agreement

🐈 Virgin MCs

🐈 Animal lover FMC

 

My Thoughts:

 

I love a book that is equally funny and touching and this book is a great example of that! Effie's animals had some great comedy moments as well as her shocking poor Gage. At the same time I loved watching their connection grow and them exploring their sexuality together.

Gage is so taken with Effie from their first meeting and it's a perfect antidote to the treatment she has received from the ton. I liked that Gage was often the one more willing to be emotionally vulnerable in the relationship. I thought they balanced each other well.

I have enjoyed each book in this series and am super excited for the next one! I really enjoyed the set up for it in this one! If you like a romcom, a historical romance or meet cutes involving kitten's crawling on dukes (that should be everyone) this is a great choice!

Thanks to Forever for providing me with an ARC. All opinions are my own.