The Dreadful Duke
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4.8 • 18 Ratings
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
He’d rather carry hod in hell… and she'd rather he did too!
Finn Cathcart, a successful sculptor, is having a fine time on the Continent cavorting with alabaster nymphs and marble goddesses (so to speak), when he’s informed that a ducal title awaits him back in England. The same family who disowned Finn’s father now needs an heir to prevent all their wealth from falling into the Crown’s greedy hands.
Wilhelmina Cathcart is the widow of the previous ducal heir, and she has no patience with fledgling peers who come grumbling to their honors. Mina has a daughter to raise, meddling family to manage, and no time to explain Mayfair society to a stubborn, backward, contrary duke… even if he is charming and a good listener. Mina and Finn are on the point of admitting a powerful attraction when an enemy close at hand threatens to ruin their hopes for a happily ever after. They will have to work together, and put aside both well earned pride and treasured prejudices, if their shared dream is to bloom into a shared future.
Customer Reviews
A wonderful start to a new series!
Orphaned as a small boy, after losing his young sister, Finn Cathcart pulled himself up with grueling work, raw talent and pure grit to become a wealthy, successful and sought after sculptor and artist. His peaceful world is turned upside down when he is informed that he has inherited a dukedom from distant relatives who virtually ignored his suffering as a child. He resists as long as he can, but when he is informed that an innocent young cousin and her mother will suffer if he doesn’t take up the reins of the title, he caves. Wilhelmina Cathcart will do anything to protect her young daughter Emily, even if it means shepherding the new Duke through society. As Finn and Willie spend more and more time together, their attraction grows, but other players are determined to dash their dreams for a future together. Ms. Burrowes has a writing style that is elegant, yet accessible, with beautifully constructed sentences and period appropriate morals and language. The Dreadful Duke is a wonderful start to a new series and I highly recommend it! This book was provided by the author without any requirement for a review, positive or otherwise. All opinions are 100% my own.