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ARC Review: Lady Delilah Dares a Duke (Windermeres in Love #4) by Sofie Darling
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Series: Windermeres in Love #4
Author: Sofie Darling
Published January 26th 2023 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Goodreads Synopsis
Delilah is following her dreams…
Every heroine needs a nemesis, and for Lady Delilah Windermere there’s no more perfect villain than His Grace Sebastian Crewe, Duke of Ravensworth. He ruined everything three years ago, but this time she won’t let him stop her from living her dreams.
The Duke is following Delilah…
Seb has no desire to clip Delilah’s wings. But when he finds her traveling with a troupe of actors, he can’t just let her go on this adventure alone. When Delilah refuses to return to her family, Seb knows it’s up to him to keep her safe... again.
Will they find true love… together?
As a magical summer unfolds, the Duke and Delilah see their country—and each other—with new eyes. Reveling in their freedom, they can’t resist indulging in a forbidden passion. But Seb knows that winning Delilah’s heart won’t guarantee their happily ever after, unless he can convince his Wild Windermere that true freedom lies in his arms.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Masquerading as a boy in order to spend a term at Eton, Lady Delilah Windermere will never forgive His Grace Sebastian Crewe, Duke of Ravensworth, for revealing her identity, and ruining her one chance of performing on the stage. After riding out the scandal, she's still angry, but now that she is the last Windermere unmarried, she jumps at the chance to spend the summer with a acting troupe, when her family believe her to be in Switzerland. So it's just her luck when that very duke happens to see her perform in a small village, and declares he will follow her, or reveal her identity. Sebastian has always been drawn to Delilah, his friend's sister, but never revealed why he shouted her name all those years ago. When he wanted to keep her safe then, he wants the same now. Pretending to be Seb, and working as a carpenter for the troupe, he and Lilah see the countryside, and each other in a new light, and the feelings both have controlled are now becoming a little too hot to handle.
I've been waiting for this book from the moment I learnt about Seb and Lilah's animosity. It was clear in the previous books that the pair were made for each other, and set for an epic romance. And my god, was Lady Delilah Dares a Duke epic! I adored that most of the book was spent on tour across the country, with both shrugging off their titles, and being able to be 'Lilah and Seb' rather than Lady Delilah and His Grace, the Duke. Because of the lack of propriety and rules, they could get to know each other properly, and talk about their likes and dislikes, and what happened at Eton and why. Their romance was full of ups and downs, but Seb was so gone for Lilah, it was wonderful to see. The drama towards the end was a little expected, but the reunion more than made up for it, and Seb proved he was the one for Lilah! A great ending to the series, and the epilogue nicely tied it all together.
Dates Read:
January 13-14, 2023
Rating
3 Stars
