When a Duchess Says I Do by Grace BurrowesMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Grace Burrowes just keeps getting better and better! I didn't think I could love any of her characters as much as I love the Windhams, but then she created the Wentworth family and I fell in love all over again. "When a Duchess Says I Do," the second book of the Rogues to Riches series, features Duncan Wentworth, cousin of book #1's hero Quinn Wentworth, the Duke of Walden, and Matilda Wakefield, a mysterious woman Duncan encounters in the woods of the estate Quinn has tasked him with returning to profitability within a year. It's clear to Duncan that Matilda is on the run from something and needs his help, so after she helps him to escape trouble with poachers in the woods, he invites her back to his home for luncheon and persuades her to stay on to help him prepare notes from his travels on the Continent for publication. As the two work together and get to know each other, their relationship deepens and feelings for each other grow. Eventually, Matilda begins to trust Duncan and tells him the truth about why she is in hiding, despite her fears that he will come to harm as a result of her secrets. When Matilda is discovered and she is forced to return to London as a virtual prisoner, Duncan must turn to his cousins for help in rescuing his lady love.
"When a Duchess Says I Do" featured an entertaining and engaging plot that hooked me from page one in addition to well-developed and very likeable characters. Duncan and Matilda made a terrific couple and it was easy to root for them to find happiness, both individually and together. I also enjoyed catching up with Jane and Quinn, the lead characters from book #1 of this series, and getting to know Stephen Wentworth, Quinn's younger brother, a bit better. I hope there are plans for Stephen to get his own book down the road, although the next book featuring the Duke of Elsmore and Mrs. Hatfield, the auditor of Quinn's bank, looks like it will be interesting as well.
I look forward to reading and enjoying whatever Ms. Burrowes plans to write next!
*ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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