And while Belle’s about who she is until things were way too tangled between them bothered me, and I did want it to be addressed a little more, I still enjoyed their relationship overall.Ĭalvin is a treasure.

And it may have been the best personal starting point for my journey with this series, as it has one of my favorite tropes, the cross-class romance where the heroine is the aristocrat. While it’s the ninth in the series, I had no trouble getting into it as a stand-alone.

So, we come to this book, Dawn with a Duke. But upon further investigation of the blurbs, I was pleased to find that, unlike other all-duke hero series (no disrespect to them or any readers who love dukes), this one was doing something different and more clever, while still having the occasional duke hero. I’m not going to lie, when I first saw this series title a while ago and the titles with “duke” in them, my eyes rolled into the back of my head, even though I resolved to give it a chance at some point, as Erica Ridley is a highly praised author. I received an ARC from the author through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Twelve delightful romances… and plenty of delicious dukes! The 12 Dukes of Christmas is a series of heartwarming Regency romps nestled in a picturesque snow-covered village. His future depends on impressing an important investor… who will ruin them both once they realize Calvin has spent a scandalous fortnight with Lady Isabelle! He has no time to play lady’s maid to the helpless beauty next door, no matter how much he enjoys unbuttoning the straitlaced widow. Why not have a wee innocent flirtation with a handsome tailor staying at the same inn? She’ll be gone in the morning…Ī sudden blizzard upends Calvin McAlistair’s plans when he’s snowbound at a posting-house. When Belle’s chaperone falls ill en route to a party, she must pose as an independent widow to avoid gossip. Her high status is how she’ll attract the titled suitor her mother insists she wed. ISBN-13: 978-1943794690 | $3.99 USD | 171 pages | Regency Romanceįrom a New York Times bestselling author: Secrets and scandal abound when two delightful, strong-willed opposites are snowbound together in this laugh-out-loud, feel-good romance!Īs the daughter of a duke, Lady Isabelle’s pristine reputation is paramount.

Kiss of a Duke by Erica Ridley