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Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Duchess Takes a Husband (The Gilded Age Heiresses #4) by Harper St. George
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Series: The Gilded Age Heiresses #4
Author: Harper St. George
Published May 23rd 2023 by Berkley
Goodreads Synopsis
A scandalous arrangement between a London rogue and an American duchess leads to lavish stakes.
Despite her illustrious title, Camille, Duchess of Hereford, remains what she has always been—a pariah. Though her title means she’s technically accepted by London Society, the rebellious widow with her burgeoning interest in the suffrage movement and her American ways isn’t exactly high on every hostess’s guest list. But Camille starts to wonder if being an outcast is not without its perks when the tantalizing answer to her secret fear appears in the shape of Jacob Thorne, the illegitimate son of an earl and co-owner of London’s infamous Montague Club.
Jacob is used to making deals with his club members—he’s just not accustomed to them being beautiful women. Nor have the terms ever been so sweetly seductive as Camille’s shocking proposition. To finally buy his own club and gain the crucial backing of investors, Camille offers Jacob the respectability of a fake engagement with a duchess. In return, the tempting widow has one condition: she wants Jacob to show her if it’s possible for her to experience pleasure in bed.
The lure of such a bargain proves too delicious to resist, drawing the enterprising rogue and the wallflower duchess into a scandalous game and an even more dangerous gamble of the heart.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.
After being forced to marry a duke against her wishes, Camille, Duchess of Hereford, is finally relishing in her freedom of widowhood. She suffered the cruelty of her late husband, and as a young widow, though a notorious American duchess, she uses her title to get what she wants. And she's never been one to back down. Especially not when what she wants only Jacob Thorne, the owner of the infamous Montague Club, can provide. Jacob is used to women, but never one as breathtakingly beautiful as Camille. He's been drawn to her from the beginning, but her bargain shocks him to the core. As they try to work together, through their issues, they realise their attraction is definitely not one sided, and might not be one they can stop.
Well, this was the perfect ending to the series, and absolutely right for Camille. I've been hoping we would get a book for her ever since I first saw the pain and suffering she was under by her husband. Luckily he died, and she was out from under his thumb, but his heir and successor still had some control over Camille, as did her parents. Being a member of the Montague Club, and becoming active in the suffrage movement, was a lifeline to Camille, but she still wanted more. I loved the way her and Jacob's relationship was formed through friendship, and developed into love at a natural pace. They were so careful and loving with each other, to work through their past pains and heartbreak, and though I wish they had talked a little more, I couldn't be much happier with their story. Everything was perfectly tied up, and I'm so looking forward to Harper's next series!
Dates Read:
May 9-11, 2023
Rating
4 Stars
