Series: League of Dukes, #4
Tropes & Traits: titled hero; enemies to lovers; class difference
Genre/Setting: Historical; Victorian; London, England, 1882
Publication Date: 10.01.19
Heat Level: 4.5/5
Rating: 5 stars!
Lucien West, the Duke of Arden, has worked extremely hard to attain his position as leader of the Special League, devoted to thwarting terrorist plots on English soil. After an unfortunate incident, however, he is being forced by the Home Office to work with a partner, an American Pinkerton agent. Lucien is determined to send the man home with his tail tucked, only to find that his new partner is a woman and not at all easy to get rid of.Hazel Montgomery has fought for her position as a respected and successful Pinkerton Agent. She's not about to be cowed by an arrogant duke. These two clash in immediate and spectacular fashion but passionate anger isn't so far removed from passion, full stop. With a new string of bombings being planned in London, Lucien and Hazel spend an inordinate amount of time together, causing their attraction to burn ever hotter. Lucien has been determined never to marry or fall in love for his entire life and Hazel is equally determined to trust none but herself. But as the investigation continues and dangerous bombings hit closer to home, Lucien and Hazel begin to mean more to each other than either thought possible, though that may not be enough to overcome their personal demons.
I really enjoyed this story immensely. Lucien was a jerky bad guy in the previous book so it was nice to get to know him more and see him get some redemption. Hazel was perfect to bring him down to Earth a bit, but she began to get on my nerves a bit with her fatalism and constant ruminations on all the reasons she could never be with Lucien, most of which she clearly knew weren't really valid. In fact these two nearly lost each other for the sake of preserving their respective pride. Thankfully, both saw sense in the end and Hazel stopped fighting to sacrifice her happiness for the sake of independence. Though there was somewhat of a lull in the middle with all the reasoning on why a relationship between these two would never work, this book had a satisfying, if hard won, ending and was a great enemies to lovers story. I can't wait for the next one.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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