The Duke’s Bluestocking By Josie Bonham
My Rating: ★★★★★
Genre: Romantic Fiction
The Duke’s Bluestocking is book Four of The Reluctant Bride’s
series.
Publication date 29th June 2022.
It is available as an Ebook or Paperback.
Synopsis
Headstrong Grace Bamford is determined to remain
unwed and keep her independence. Which means interesting, marriageable men are
best avoided. Her classical studies and philanthropy are more important to her
than a husband and a lot safer.
Angus Medley’s life is turned upside down when he unexpectedly inherits a
dukedom. He is wrenched from the career he loves as an Edinburgh advocate to
take up responsibility for the Duchy of Evesham and the people relying on it
for their livelihoods.
Grace rescues Angus from a knife-wielding attacker outside the London orphanage
she helps to run. He dismisses the attack as a failed robbery but Grace
suspects foul play. Is someone from Angus’s past trying to kill him? Grace
offers to help him investigate, concerned for his safety, even though it means
spending time with the most attractive man she has ever met.
Marriage is the last thing on Angus’s mind as he grapples with his new
responsibilities and his hidden enemy, until he falls in love with Grace. Will
Grace find the courage to follow her heart?
My Review
I was so excited when Josie Bonham contacted me and offered a
copy of The Dukes Bluestocking in return for my honest review. Having read the
first three books in the reluctant bride’s series, I could not wait to get
stuck in, a little nervous to see if it lived up to the previous books.
Well, I was not disappointed, this is a well written regency
period romance, I fell in love with the new Duke, loved that I already knew
some of the characters, it felt like I had an advantage of knowing some of them
already and this filled me with anticipation as to what was in store for them.
It was great to have the addition of some new characters and was disappointed when
ever I had to stop reading and return to normal life! Picking up children from
school really does hinder when you’re engrossed.
This book could be read and enjoyed as a stand – alone novel,
and would be loved by any romance reader but, as I have said previously, if you
read the others in the series, you would have a better knowledge and
understanding of some of the characters which, would only enhance your
enjoyment of each book.
This book had everything you needed, strong minded women,
the touch of danger amidst the backdrop of two people falling in love, the duke
struggling with his new life and the will they won’t they manage to get
together. What more can you want!
It was a thoroughly enjoyable read, that had me on the edge
of my seat. The Dukes Bluestocking is the type of book that you’re itching to
read and get finished so you know what happens but, as you’re reading you see
the pages thinning out and you know you’re coming to the end, and that makes
you a little sad to be leaving the loveable characters behind.
Thank you, Josie Bonham for allowing me to read and review
your wonderful book. I’m already looking forward to the next in the series.
If you fancy starting from the beginning or are looking for a
particular book in the series you can find links below to Josie Bonham’s The Reluctant Bride’s series. Just click on the picture to be taken to Amazon or you can view my blog posts for each book by clicking the book review link under the picture.
