Up All Night with a Good Duke
Series: The Byronic Book Club #1
Author: Amy Rose Bennett
Published June 28th 2022 by Sourcebooks Casablanca

Goodreads Synopsis
"I can think of the perfect way to keep you occupied and your mind diverted," she murmured. "Come to my room. If you're not too tired..."

Lust flashed in his gaze, and then, he caught her face between his hands and kissed her. "For you, my beautiful Artemis, I'd stay up all night."

Artemis Jones―"respectable" finishing-school teacher by day and Gothic romance writer by night―has never lost sight of her real dream: to open her own academic ladies' college. When Artemis is unexpectedly called upon by a dear friend, a fellow Byronic Book Club member, to navigate her first London Season, she comes at once. Who knows, perhaps she can court the interest of a wealthy patron for her school. As long as she can avoid her high-handed aunt's schemes to marry her off.

Dominic Winters, the widowed Duke of Dartmoor, needs a wife―someone who will provide him with an heir and help him to manage his spitfire adolescent daughter. The problem is, Society has dubbed him "The Dastardly Duke." Rumors are rife that he murdered his mad wife, so his choices for a suitable bride are limited. But then, he meets the ravishing and passionate Artemis Jones, who might just be everything he needs.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.

For Artemis Jones, undergoing a season is the last thing she wants. She intends to one day open a college for young ladies, and is happy to leave her job at a stuffy 'respectable' school to help her sister and her friends. But arriving in London and walking into the Dastardly Duke of Dartmoor, Artemis is drawn to him. Dominic Winters needs a wife, but even though he is a Duke and relatively young, society believes he killed his first wife and won't go anywhere near him. Dominic needs a wife for an heir, and a mother was his wayward daughter, and Artemis definitely fits the bill.

Well this book was fun. Artemis and Dominic had one of the best meetings in a historical romance, and their subsequent meetings were right for them too. I loved when the plot line turned into a fake engagement, and Artemis grew closer to Dominic's daughter, Celeste. The secret she was keeping was fun, and though I wish she had spoken to Dominic about it before the big 'reveal', it was worth it for the make up scenes. A really enjoyable start to a new series, from a new author for me.

Dates Read:
October 4-7, 2022

Rating
4 Stars