Author: Jana MacGregor
Series: The Widow Rules #1
Publisher: St. Martins Griffin
Release Date: June 29, 2021
Order Link: Amazon
My Rating: 4 Sizzling Hearts
Special thanks to St. Martins Griffin for an arc of this book.
Get ready for lost wills, broody dukes, and scorching hot kissing all over London in A Duke in Time by Janna MacGregor.
Review:
Katherine Vareck meets with the solicitor to learn details of her husband's Will . . . and so do his other two wives! All three are shocked to learn about the others, but in the heat of the moment they vow to band together and try to get their dowrey back. In walks the dead husband's half-brother Christian, and as it turns out he's not shocked his scumbag, estranged sibling would do this. But it's not his problem, right? As he tries to leave, Katherine gets in his face and lists all the reasons it is his problem and why he has to help them. If this gets out, a huge scandal will ensue and the women will be scorned. Let the battles begin!
Who doesn't love a spicy historical romance with a spunky heroine facing off against a handsome Duke? Katherine proves to be one little spitfire that pushes all Christian's buttons in this entertaining story of the three merry widows, lost dowry, buried secrets and catastrophe after catastrophe. Katherine is an admirable heroine, full of spunk, sass, and hidden desires stoked by one hunky Duke, but one big secret from her past that can bring it all crashing down. Christian is a kind war hero who's just returned home to take over as the Duke of Randford - a title and job he never wanted. What he does want is to set up a charity to take care of his wartime men who are returning home to a bleak life of poverty and scorn . . . and to convince one spicy, hot sister-in-law that he's the man for her.
Sparks fly hot and often in this raunchy historical romance. While the characters have a bit of a "modern" take on things, the action and pace are swift, the chemistry smoking and the story delightful. A Duke In Time is a highly entertaining historical romance with a healthy dose of laughter . . . and sex. I can't wait to read the next book in the series. Recommended to fans everywhere.
Synopsis:
Katherine Vareck is in for the shock of her life when she learns upon her husband Meri's accidental death that he had married two other women. Her entire business, along with a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be a royal supplier, is everything she's been working for and now could be destroyed if word leaks about the three wives.
Meri's far more upstanding brother, Christian, Duke of Randford has no earthly clue how to be of assistance. He spent the better part of his adult years avoiding Meri and the rest of his good-for-nothing family, so to be dragged back into the fold is…problematic. Even more so is the intrepid and beautiful Katherine, whom he cannot be falling for because she's Meri's widow. Or can he?
With a textile business to run and a strong friendship forming with Meri's two other wives, Katherine doesn't have time for much else. But there's something about the warm, but compellingly taciturn Christian that draws her to him. When an opportunity to partner in a business venture brings them even closer, they'll have to face their pasts if they want to share each other's hearts and futures.
Meri's far more upstanding brother, Christian, Duke of Randford has no earthly clue how to be of assistance. He spent the better part of his adult years avoiding Meri and the rest of his good-for-nothing family, so to be dragged back into the fold is…problematic. Even more so is the intrepid and beautiful Katherine, whom he cannot be falling for because she's Meri's widow. Or can he?
With a textile business to run and a strong friendship forming with Meri's two other wives, Katherine doesn't have time for much else. But there's something about the warm, but compellingly taciturn Christian that draws her to him. When an opportunity to partner in a business venture brings them even closer, they'll have to face their pasts if they want to share each other's hearts and futures.
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