Samara Parish
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/🔥🔥
How to Deceive a Duke is a pretty good read with well-developed characters filled with action, drama, and a whole lot of angst. The characters are so well written that you find yourself either rooting for them, chastising them, or straight up hating them…and believe me, there are two despicable characters in this book that I hated with passion!!!.
Edward Stirling, Duke of Wildeforde has done everything possible to help restore his family’s good name, right down to walking away from the woman he loves; however, five years later, when Fiona, the only woman he’s ever loved finds herself locked up for a crime she’s falsely accused of, he’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe from harm…including moving her into his home as a condition of her release.
Fiona McTavish is a common born woman who extraordinarily brilliant. An engineer and scientist in her own right, Fiona is not only clever, but also independent, stubborn and above all else, self-sufficient. Desperate to sell her invention and finally buy a home of her own, Fiona sets out for London to pitch her idea. Unfortunately, no man will even entertain her because she is a woman. Fiona won’t let this discourage or stop her and devises a plan to ensure that she’ll be taken seriously. However, when calamity strikes that jeopardizes her project, not willing to seek help from Edward, Fiona decides to do the only thing that makes sense.
Admittedly, I found myself frustrated with our heroine as she continuously makes one bad decision after the next. There comes a time in the book where one asks, how can someone so smart make so many dumb choices. And every single choice puts her deeper into peril.
Despite her troubles, Edward continues to bail her out of trouble and they find themselves falling for one another again. But with so much history between them and Fiona’s growing legal troubles, the two wonder if the love they once had can survive another attempt.
Overall and fairly good book. My only criticism is that for a couple with such history, the book fell a bit flat for me in the passion department. The passion that is there however, is definitely hot!
Tropes: Class Difference, Second Chance, Protector
Kesha Young 