Monday, July 17, 2023

Oh, the problems of being a handsome, wealthy duke. Silvester has to get married and decides that the one woman for him is Yasmin, the beautiful, but scandalous, toast of the season. His wise mother advises him that she’s not for him and the woman who has the most strength of character is Stella. Apparently, Stella has demonstrated that by refusing to not wear her glasses as other young lady might to put up a false facade of perfection. Well, of course Stella is the exactly right woman for him and Silvester comes to realize this and, in the way of romance novels, Stella becomes more and more attractive to him as he falls for her. Add in a marriage of convenience that soon turns quite passionate. I had read the earlier book about Yasmin’s romance which is contemporaneous with the plot of this book. I hadn’t remembered much of that book, but it didn’t end up mattering much. If you don’t like a plot where the hero is attracted to another woman for the earlier parts of the book, you can read and enjoy this story. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.