⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was I hooked by that book? Yes. It’s a fantastic start to a new series that I can’t wait to continue.

BLURB

Geoffrey Brookhouse knows a lot about designing and building bridges, and less so about being a duke. Out of his depth and desperate to secure a respectable marriage for his sister before his family’s secret causes a major scandal, he hires the lovely ladies from Elegant Occasions to help launch his sister into society.

MY THOUGHTS

I found the origin story for Elegant Occasions interesting, and it painted a picture of three resourceful and strong women who stood by each other when they had to reinvent themselves. Verity stole every scene that she was in and I’m very much looking forward to reading her story.

Diana constantly challenged Geoffrey to be better and to do better. The private moments between them felt so intimate, like they were in a bubble while everything else went on around them. It’s like a story within the story and a bit removed from the other parts of their lives.  

The scandal was a bit iffy in my opinion, it’s possible to blow it full of holes if you really wanted to.

Overall, I quite enjoyed A Duke for Diana. The writing is compelling and I really wanted Diana and Geoffrey to succeed. I can definitely recommend this is if you like historical romance with a good dose of hotness. It’s the first book in the new Designing Debutantes series.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Genre: Historical Romance