Series: That Wicked O'Shea Family, #3
Traits & Tropes: titled hero with a ruined reputation; unconventional heroine; instalove; age gap
Publication Date: 06.25.21
Genre/Setting: Historical; Victorian; Ballymena, Northern Ireland, 1888
Heat Level: 2
Rating: 3/5
With her interest in astronomy and astrology, Lady Chloe O’Shea believes she can predict her own future in the stars. Although, catching the attention of an English duke still comes as a surprise.
Deane Crenshaw, the Duke of Blackburn, has taken his bride search to Ireland because a series of unfortunate decisions have given him a bad reputation. Dean is immediately attracted to Chloe but must battle his meddling aunt’s attempts to undermine him as she insists on Chloe’s ineligibility.
This blurb is very misleading as there is no deal between Fergus and Deane and no bet he is trying to fulfill but anyway. Chloe struck me as a rather air-headed heroine but her sweetness and refusal to let others put her down made her likable. I wanted Deane to man up and stand up for himself to his aunt and the other society ladies much sooner and more thoroughly than he did, but Chloe saved the day in style for both of them, with her family’s help. This one wasn’t terribly romantic, and it did get a bit frustrating, but it was also funny and sweet.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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