Not That Duke
A Would-Be Wallflowers Novel
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Publisher Description
The Duke of Huntington has no interest in an eccentric redhead who frowns at him over her spectacles…until he realizes that she is the only possible duchess for him. A new enemies-to-lovers romance by New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James.
Bespeckled and freckled, Lady Stella Corsham at least has a dowry that has attracted a crowd of fortune-hunting suitors—which definitely doesn’t include the sinfully handsome Silvester Parnell, Duke of Huntington, who laughingly calls her “Specs” as he chases after elegant rivals.
And then—
The worst happens. Marriage.
To the duke. To a man marrying her for all the wrong reasons.
How can Silvester possibly convince Stella that he’s fallen in love with the quirky woman he married?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller James's fun third Would-Be Wallflowers historical romance (after The Reluctant Countess) sets itself apart in the depth of its interpersonal complexities. Orphaned Lady Stella Corsham is decidedly not one of the incomparable beauties of her debut London season. An eccentric intellectual sporting spectacles, ill-suited clothes, and an unruly mop of red hair, she finds herself largely unaccompanied and wholly unimpressed by her prospects. Still, she longs for the love and admiration her fellow debutantes—especially the mysterious belle of every ball, Yasmin—attract. Silvester Parnell, Duke of Huntington, is the season's biggest catch, and his indomitable mother is convinced that Stella is the only match for him, admiring her intelligence and backbone—but Silvester has his sights set on Yasmin. As his mother pushes Silvester and Stella together, the pair come to enjoy matching wits over rousing chess games, yet Silvester still doesn't see Stella as a romantic partner—or so he tells himself. When he thinks he has competition for Stella's affections, however, his own feelings become harder to deny. Though Stella's self-pity grates through the first act, her steadily growing self-confidence is gratifying and her frank approach to her own sexual desires is refreshing. Lovers of historical romance will delight in these well-rounded, flawed characters learning to live their best lives.
Customer Reviews
4 Stars!
4 Stars! This is the 3rd book in the ‘Would-Be Wallflowers’ series & can be read as a standalone. I really liked the female main character, Lady Stella. She was a spitfire that didn’t take poo from nobody & reminded me of me, freckles, glasses, shortness, clumsiness, chubbiness & all! The main male character, Silvester, the Duke of Huntington, I was on the fence about. Sometimes I liked him, sometimes I didn’t. I don’t think he had to grovel enough and didn’t really convince me of his love for Lady Stella. He was kind of a huge ‘Richard’ & did whatever he had to to win. The woman he was in love with for most of the book was Lady Yasmine, her story is told in the second book of the series and I wish more of her story was mentioned in this book since I didn’t get to read book 2. All in all, this was an entertaining book with an HEA ending, eccentric duchesses, and a few steamy ‘sexy times’ scenes. Worth checking out if you like historical regency romance.
*I received this at no charge & I voluntarily left this review.*
About that duke
This was a fun and sweet book. Found myself laughing through and enjoying the characters.
Not That Duke
Boring. Some funny dialogue, but the story was stretched to fill in a lack of plot. I gave up about half way through. The second half may have gotten better, but I was too turned off by then to go on.