Good Duke Gone Wild

4.5/5

That was an excellent read, one I thoroughly enjoyed.

Dorian was a great main hero, grumpy but not really, powerful and charismatic. Caro was sassy, strong, independent, but also lovely. She wasn't a damsel in distress but she also wasn't nagging about not needing a man which was refreshing. I also LOVE that she was 30. There aren't enough romance novels (especially Regency ones) with heroines that age. Also, she was working class! I loved it!

There were so many plotlines, all interconnected and well done: the cheating of his late wife, lover investigation, secret identity... I loved how the plot intertwined. I was interested all the way through.

I loved Dorian and Caro's relationship, although I kinda wish that her father got his due. And that we saw on screen how his mother finally accepted her.

Now, this book is the first in the series. And the series is called Bluestocking Booksellers which means the next books will be about her cousins and while I'm excited, I can't help but also be disappointed. I know Oliver will probably end up with Constance, based on their meeting in this book, although I would LOVE to read about Oliver and Althea instead. Something about the man being in an arranged betrothal with a woman who became his friend, and when she eloped, being forced into a betrothal with her sister fascinates me. And it also sounds as though she lowkey hates him? I need to read their book now. Something about enemies to loves in an arranged betrothal/marriage, while he was supposed to marry her sister (but isn't in love with his former fiance) scratches my brain the right way. I'm fascinated. I need their book now!