The Trouble with Dukes by Grace Burrowes Review

The Trouble with Dukes by Grace Burrowes Review

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       I enjoyed this title and will read the next, but felt some romance was missing.

       Miss Megan Windham has resigned herself to the fate of marrying Sir Fletcher Pilkington in order to keep a mistake from her youth from coming to light and destroying her sisters' chances of finding happiness. Then she meets Hamish MacHugh, the newly minted Duke of Murdoch and Megan finds herself suddenly unable to settle for a man she doesn't want.

        Hamish, known in whispers as the Duke of Murder, is haunted by memories of war and wants nothing more than to forget his new title and leave England. Until he meets Megan Windham and decides maybe some extra time in England is just the thing.

        This book was entertaining and I liked it. I thought the pace moved along well enough and I didn't get bored. However, I feel like there wasn't much of a romance here. They met, liked each other, messed around a bit, and suddenly they're in love. Normally I can find certain passages that really show off the romance developing and that I want to bookmark, but not so much here.

         Whether it was intentional or not, I was reminded of Beauty and the Beast by some things in this book. Hamish's harsh reputation being the opposite of his true nature and everything about Sir Fletcher put me in mind of the Beast and Gaston, respectively. And I loved that. That's my favorite romance trope and it was unexpected here.

         I found the plot to be very entertaining, more so than the romance. I wasn't upset by this because it was nice to have a break from so much internal conflict.

        I enjoyed this title enough that I will definitely be reading the next.

                                                            -Reader