Book Review: Ne’er Duke Well

I don’t read a ton of historical romance. I’ve mostly stuck to contemporary, but every so often I dip my toe in (and I’ve also recently started watching Bridgerton).

Last week, I finished reading NE’ER DUKE WELL by Alexandria Vasti. I had seen a lot of RAVE reviews before I started, and so I was super excited to read it. And let me tell you, they weren’t wrong. This book is FANTASTIC. If if historical isn’t generally your thing, this is one you need to make sure to read.

Peter Kent, of New Orleans, has recently inherited the title of the Duke of Stanhope. All Peter wants is to be able to have guardianship over his younger half siblings, but because of he doesn’t have the best reputation, he’s having issues. So he asks Selina Ravenscroft for help.

Selina is smart and knows the ton well (which is the high society and not a place like I thought while watching the first season Bridgerton lol). While Selina is a well respected lady, she also has a secret – she runs a private library full of erotic books for women.

Selina’s plan is for Peter to marry a respectable lady who will help his reputation. But that doesn’t go as planned when none of the matches are quite right, and instead he and Selina find themselves unable to resist each other. But Selina is worried her secret will come out if she allows herself to fall for Peter and will ruin his chances of adopting his siblings. But the two also can’t stay apart.

This book is SO MUCH FUN!!! It’s funny, it’s sweet, it’s sexy. It’s everything you want in a romance! Selina and Peter are an amazing couple with fantastic chemistry! I absolutely adore Peter’s siblings. The secret library is so great.

Highly, highly recommend this one and I can’t wait to read Alex’s Halifax novellas.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for my ARC.