The Duchess Takes a Husband
RATING: 5 Stars (★★★★★)
SPICE LEVEL: 4 Spicy Peppers (🌶🌶🌶🌶)
DISCLOSURE: I received a free e-arc from Berkley & Harper St. George
Author: Harper St. George
Publisher: Berkley
Is it on KU?: Nope
TW: Domestic Abuse & Parental Neglect
Tropes:
↠ Opposites Attract
↠ Class Differences
↠ Sexy Time “Teacher”
I adored the final book in the fantastic series. Camile starts this book longing to have a healthier relationship with sex after her abusive husband dies. So what does she propose? For Jacob to "teach" her to enjoy sex and take control of her body.
I was surprised by how in-depth her marriage with the Duke was discussed, but it was essential to the story. I would give a significant trigger warning as the stories surrounding Camile's wedding night may be traumatic for some people. Overall, this is a happy story; it was a blast from start to finish.
This book was a perfect way to wrap up the series; with that in mind, I heavily recommend reading the other books in the series first as they build upon each other, especially since Camile's character is vital in all three previous books. Like so many, I longed for Camile to have her happy ending while reading The Heiress Gets a Duke, The Devil and the Heiress, and The Lady Tempts an Heir. Read about The Gilded Age Heiresses Series here.
Having Camile, a woman forced to marry a duke, paired up with Jacob, a bastard, was a vital plot point. It showed that Camile finally got the happily ever after she desperately deserved. In the acknowledgments, the author mentions that Camile was never meant to have her book, but fans begged for it, and I'm so glad the author listened. I am excited to read more of Harper St. George in the future.
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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