![]() **spoiler section** I simply didn’t believe that he fundamentally changed his beliefs that quick. Then the whole compromise adjacent-scene happened and it wasn’t to my taste. I liked both characters individually, but by the end Stone was really wearing on my last nerve. I found myself reluctant to pick it back up because I didn’t quite feel the spark. Duke = hard.✨Īs a whole, I think this is a fine book but not necessarily one I enjoyed at every turn. But, when scandal erupts, Jacqueline’s hopes for the perfect husband might be replaced by the perfect rake… And certainly not because he’s falling for Lady Jacqueline, who heats his desire and dares to stand slipper-to-boot with him. Only, James is having the devil of time finding the perfect husband for the spirited female. So if Jacqueline needs a wealthy husband, he’ll find her one. While he’s eschewed marriage for himself, he enjoys great success with matching London’s most eligible ladies and gentlemen. After all, love and passion can lead only to disaster. ![]() James Haven has a respectable title and a rogue’s reputation. With the family fortune in tatters, it means Jacqueline is tasked with marrying well-and must bid adieu to her dreams of a lovely spinsterhood with her pianoforte. Except the gentleman in question has little in the way of income. ![]() Her nemesis, the Duke of Stone, has just ruined her life by matching her sister with a perfect gentleman. Lady Jaqueline Peabody is extremely vexed. ![]() Never trust a rake to find you a husband… ![]()
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