Series: Debutante Dare #1
Author: Charlie Lane
Publisher: WOLF Publishing
Publish Date: 10.07.2021
Category /Genre: Historical Romance
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing: A – near perfect
Received from: WOLF Publishing (as an ARC gifted copy)
Goodreads link: Daring the Duke
Date completed: 09.20.2021
Description from the publisher:
In this Regency romance by Charlie Lane, a London season of scandalous dares forces a lady and her duke to see that perfect isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
A redheaded bluestocking in desperate need of a wealthy husband.
A handsome duke looking for the perfect duchess.
And a dare that shows that opposites may not only attract but can be so much more.
Lady Tabitha Hampton has the memory of an elephant. Her sharp brain locks everything away tight as a trunk in an attic. But this talent fails to help the twenty-seven-year-old bluestocking attract the attention of a single wealthy suitor. And she needs one. With three sisters of marriageable age, a sickly father, and a series of bad investments draining their dowries, Tabitha’s marriage could save or ruin her entire family.
The Duke of Collingford needs a wife, but not just any one will do. Arthur’s future duchess must be perfect in every way—fair of face, impeccable manners, with enough social influence to impact his parliamentary projects. When he joins the whirl of the London season, the duke finds an insufferable, redheaded wallflower instead.
Tabitha insists she can be the perfect duchess, if he’ll only give her the chance. Arthur agrees to test her abilities, but she tests his control. And one taste of her lips is enough to make him embrace chaos.
Opposites may attract, but can they cooperate? Or will they lose everything, including their hearts?
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I fell in love with the three bluestocking wallflowers that have been on the shelf way too long.
Tabitha may not be perfect, but she has an eidetic memory. She was raised as a lady, but she can become the perfect duchess by reading and memorizing the rules of society, Debrett’s Peerage, and any other books on etiquette she can obtain. This is a dare to herself and to Arthur… one that can save her family and lead to love.
That’s what I love about reading historical romance. A bit of whimsy, a dash of the outlandish, and a full dose of romance. Passion, steam, humor, and a bit of silliness made this a fun read.
This is the first book I have read from Charlie Lane, but it won’t be my last!
Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC via NetGalley, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
Debutante Dare Series:
1. Daring the Duke
2. A Dare too Far
Also from Charlie Lane:
The Cavendish Family Series:
1. Leave a Widow Wanting More
London Secrets Series:
0.5 The Secret Seduction
1. A Secret Desire
2. Sinning in Secret
3. Keep No Secrets
4. Secrets Between Lovers
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