Some Dukes Have All The Luck eARC Review
So far so good on operation: read all my ARCs! Today I’m here excited to share an advance review of Christina Britton’s upcoming 2022 marriage of convenience historical romance: Some Dukes Have All The Luck! Having never read anything from Britton’s backlist, and seeing some major hype on Twitter I was really excited when I was able to get an early copy of this first in a new series.
As always huge thanks to NetGalley for the ARC, thoughts below are my own, enjoy!
Listen, there are few things I like more than a deeply isolated and misunderstood bluestocking in a marriage of convenience. I love this type of story and trope, and if you sprinkle in a little handsome guy is so smitten and is furious when he learns others have been hurtful to her or if she’s been told she “isn’t anything special” I am SOLD.
Happy to report this love story between childhood trauma survivor (and current Duke) Ash, and treated terribly and very lonely outsider Bronwyn is an excellent tale and one that I expect lots of historical romance lovers to enjoy, thoroughly.
Ash needs someone to care for his three young wards, especially after the youngest two escape right from under his nose. After a week of searching, he finally locates them at his late-mothers country estate having the time of their little lives.
Quickly realizing not a governess but a wife might solve all his problems. He very quickly finds Bronwyn (only after the youngest two Nelly and Eliza happened upon her doing a little field study). From there the story quickly picks up, and we quickly realize Ash is actually a real softy who wants the whole family and love thing, but has (clown behaviour incoming) convinced himself he is deeply unworthy of it.
Sometimes I feel that the FMC in these type of stories play the role of emotional support sex friend, but I’m happy to report as much as Bronwyn does for Ash, Ash returns to her in kind. It was a pure DELIGHT to see him (and later her) rip into her wildly obtuse and sh***y parents. And the little wards, my goodness. I am such a sucker for family time, when all parties involved just want to love and be loved by each other. And the physical connection! Whew were these two hot AF and the love scenes were a perfect blend of prose and delicious smut, thank you Ms Britton!
I had no idea what to expect heading into this one, but pals I am thrilled to share how much I loved and adored not only the love story but the way Christina writes her characters. I am aching to get my hands on the next in this series and hope it’s Adelaide and her Parrots time to shine!
Perfect for fans of Christi Caldwell, Tessa Dare, Stacy Reid and Anna Bennet, Christina Britton’s Some Dukes Have All The Luck will give you all the feels, swoons and dreamy sighs expected in a historical romance. Grab it wherever you get your books November 8th 2022.