Plus, it has sexy meetups in isolated places.
I couldn’t put this one down! It’s engaging and lighthearted, taking all of the typical regency tropes and throwing them on their head. And HIS treatment of her was entirely dashing.Įven though you have an IDEA of where the plot is going, Burke keeps you on your toes and you’ll need to read to the very end. Sadly, some of them treat Juno badly, but I felt that this only reinforced how lovely the hero is: he did NOT stand for that.
From Lady Cosford, the upbeat hostess, to the duke’s mother (who secretly wants him to find twue love) to the MCs themselves. There’s a great cast of characters in this one. And God, was that satisfying! Because it turns out that he’s actually a decent person underneath, someone who is DESERVING of a lovely wife like Juno. Little by little, you see Warrington crack. This is one of those ones where the duke SHOULD end up with the perfect bride (Marina, Juno’s charge), but you slowly realize that he’s so much better with someone who is his opposite. Juno Langton with a passion, probably because she is sunny and cheerful, but she’s determined to break his shell. The Duke of Warrington hates socializing and definitely doesn’t want to waste time with the Marriage Mart, so he’s struggling to find a wife. But when her newest pupil is an attendee at a house party where she hopes to be matched with a grouchy and rigid duke, she realizes she’s jumped into a whole new ballgame. Juno Langton is a refinement tutor who never fails at her job. While I’ve read just about every regency trope out there (and then again and again – there are only so many tropes in 19th century London), this was actually something NEW. He must marry the young lady, not desire the companion.īut now he's rethinking his wife choices.His one surprised me. He'll do anything to avoid her sunny charm and room-brightening smiles, but she's breaking through his shell and the only way he can think to keep her quiet is to kiss her. Langton, who is determined to find his better nature. He plans to secure his future duchess at a house party, but she's being managed by a thoroughly meddlesome-and provocative-Mrs. The Duke of Warrington dislikes social gatherings and despises the Marriage Mart which makes it nigh impossible to find a wife. Too bad the duke is an unsmiling, rigid grouch, albeit an irritatingly handsome one. When a house party provides an opportunity to match her difficult charge with a duke, Juno will go to any lengths to satisfy her employer and ensure the young lady's future. Her cheerful disposition never wavers no matter how challenging her assignment. Juno Langton helps young ladies develop the skills and confidence to secure an advantageous marriage. Sometimes a little matchmaking is required.Īs a refinement tutor, Mrs. The course of true love never runs smooth.
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