Series: Never a Wallflower, #3
Traits & Tropes: titled hero; former soldier; reformed rake; hidden identity; class difference
Publication Date: 02.21.23
Genre/Setting: Historical; Regency; London, England
Heat Level: 2
Rating: 4/5
Narration Rating: 4/5
Charlotte Brown has made mistake after mistake in a short period of time. She’s told the Duke of Rockford that she’s a titled lady and now finds herself backed into a corner of her own making. The duke’s handsome mien and genuine kindness caused Charlotte to completely use her head for a second and now she’s in too deep to admit that she’s a nobody living on the charity of her horrible stepfather.
Rafe Dorchester, the Duke of Rockford, has avoided marriage for long enough and now intends to abide by his mother’s latest ultimatum and find a wife. But when he goes to call on the lady his mother believes will make a good wife for him, Rafe is instead attracted to her cousin, Lady Charlotte and can’t help but direct his attentions her way in the hopes of finding a great love like the one his parents and grandparents shared.
I tend to be a sucker for a good Cinderella story, and I quite enjoyed this one. In fact, this is probably my favorite of this author’s works that I’ve read thus far. There were definitely still issues with the heroine for me as some of her actions just didn’t make much sense and virtually all of her problems would’ve been solved quite quickly had she but confided in the duke, but that would’ve made for quite the curtailed story. If you can buy into the whimsy of this book and suspend a bit of that disbelief, it becomes a fun and fast-paced romp. There’s a villain who is easy to root against and a hero one can’t help but fall for, or at least I couldn’t, given his sincerity and genuine desire to find a lasting love like the one his parents had shared. All in all, though Charlotte could be a bit silly, her and Rafe’s story was quite entertaining and I even enjoyed the narration, despite the fact that this is typically not my favorite narrator. If you’re looking for a quick read that manages to be light-hearted while also providing a truly evil villain, look no further than this story.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book and its audiobook. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I received a review copy of this book as part of a blog tour with Turn the Page Book Tours: https://turnthepagetours.wordpress.com/
TITLE: The Duke’s Secret Cinderella
AUTHOR: Eva Devon
PUBLISHER: Entangled – Amara
RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2023
GENRES: Adult Romance, retelling
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