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ARC Review: Debating with the Duke (Second Sons of London #2) by Alexa Aston
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Debating with the Duke
Series: Second Sons of London #2
Author: Alexa Aston
Published April 6th 2022 by Dragonblade Publishing
Goodreads Synopsis
First sons inherit all. Third sons are promised to the church. Second sons do their duty and serve in the military—unless fate intervenes and turns their lives upside down.
Welcome to Second Sons of London, a new Regency Historical Romance series by USA Today Bestselling author Alexa Aston, where seven men who are second sons lay claim to fabulous wealth and lofty titles and fulfill their destinies when they find their soulmates.
A serious duke who has been shattered by war. An opinionated beauty with no interest in marriage. A kiss that should be wrong but is more than right...
Major Everett Wayland is stunned when his brother is murdered, making Ev the Duke of Camden. The shy duke meets a matchmaking beauty of the ton who, while unsuited to be his duchess, promises to help Ev find an appropriate woman to become his wife.
Lady Adalyn Porter is not easily intimidated and is a leader in Polite Society, occasionally matching couples together. Her cousin, Tessa, has made a love match and has a new baby, causing Adalyn to rethink her stance on marriage.
When she agrees to find a stodgy duke a bride who is dignified and unapproachable, Adalyn has no idea what she’s in for—especially after the dull duke kisses her—and she finds he’s not quite what he seems.
Will Ev convince Addie that she is everything he wants—and didn’t know he needed?
Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston’s Debating with the Duke, the second book in Second Sons of London.
Goodreads
Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Lady Adalyn Porter has been a leader in society ever since her come out, and though she's had many proposals in the past, she's always turned them down, and rather found matches of others instead of herself. But following her cousin, Tessa's, wedding and baby, Adalyn is looking for her own family. When Tessa and her husband Spence bring the newly minted Duke of Camden around, ready to introduce him to the ton, Adalyn is shocked by how dull he is, until he kisses her. Major Everett Wayward never wanted to be duke, and was happy in his military role, but fate has brought him home, and he's determined to marry quickly, and to the perfect duchess, but while Miss Louisa Goulding may be that person, Everett can't stop thinking about Lady Louisa.
This book was everything I wanted for Adalyn, after meeting her in book 1. Adalyn was a very confident woman, beloved by the ton, but inside she had a vulnerable side, and her hopes and dreams were ones she could never wish for. Her and Everett were completely different personalities, but together, they opened the other up to seeing more of life, and shared more with each other than they ever had before. There were a lot of moments when the couple could've solved their issues by simply talking about them, but everything was right in the end, and I couldn't be happier with the ending. I hope book 3 is Louisa's story, she deserves to find love like her cousins have!
Dates Read:
April 5-9, 2022
Rating
3 Stars
Series: Second Sons of London #2
Author: Alexa Aston
Published April 6th 2022 by Dragonblade Publishing
Goodreads Synopsis
First sons inherit all. Third sons are promised to the church. Second sons do their duty and serve in the military—unless fate intervenes and turns their lives upside down.
Welcome to Second Sons of London, a new Regency Historical Romance series by USA Today Bestselling author Alexa Aston, where seven men who are second sons lay claim to fabulous wealth and lofty titles and fulfill their destinies when they find their soulmates.
A serious duke who has been shattered by war. An opinionated beauty with no interest in marriage. A kiss that should be wrong but is more than right...
Major Everett Wayland is stunned when his brother is murdered, making Ev the Duke of Camden. The shy duke meets a matchmaking beauty of the ton who, while unsuited to be his duchess, promises to help Ev find an appropriate woman to become his wife.
Lady Adalyn Porter is not easily intimidated and is a leader in Polite Society, occasionally matching couples together. Her cousin, Tessa, has made a love match and has a new baby, causing Adalyn to rethink her stance on marriage.
When she agrees to find a stodgy duke a bride who is dignified and unapproachable, Adalyn has no idea what she’s in for—especially after the dull duke kisses her—and she finds he’s not quite what he seems.
Will Ev convince Addie that she is everything he wants—and didn’t know he needed?
Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston’s Debating with the Duke, the second book in Second Sons of London.
Goodreads
Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Lady Adalyn Porter has been a leader in society ever since her come out, and though she's had many proposals in the past, she's always turned them down, and rather found matches of others instead of herself. But following her cousin, Tessa's, wedding and baby, Adalyn is looking for her own family. When Tessa and her husband Spence bring the newly minted Duke of Camden around, ready to introduce him to the ton, Adalyn is shocked by how dull he is, until he kisses her. Major Everett Wayward never wanted to be duke, and was happy in his military role, but fate has brought him home, and he's determined to marry quickly, and to the perfect duchess, but while Miss Louisa Goulding may be that person, Everett can't stop thinking about Lady Louisa.
This book was everything I wanted for Adalyn, after meeting her in book 1. Adalyn was a very confident woman, beloved by the ton, but inside she had a vulnerable side, and her hopes and dreams were ones she could never wish for. Her and Everett were completely different personalities, but together, they opened the other up to seeing more of life, and shared more with each other than they ever had before. There were a lot of moments when the couple could've solved their issues by simply talking about them, but everything was right in the end, and I couldn't be happier with the ending. I hope book 3 is Louisa's story, she deserves to find love like her cousins have!
Dates Read:
April 5-9, 2022
Rating
3 Stars
