Not That Duke

ByEloisa James

Release Date: 2023-07-25
Genre: Historical Romance

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 447 Ratings

Description

The Duke of Huntington has no interest in an eccentric redhead who frowns at him over her spectacles…until he realizes that she is the only possible duchess for him. A new enemies-to-lovers romance by New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James.

Bespeckled and freckled, Lady Stella Corsham at least has a dowry that has attracted a crowd of fortune-hunting suitors—which definitely doesn’t include the sinfully handsome Silvester Parnell, Duke of Huntington, who laughingly calls her “Specs” as he chases after elegant rivals.

And then—

The worst happens. Marriage.

To the duke. To a man marrying her for all the wrong reasons.

How can Silvester possibly convince Stella that he’s fallen in love with the quirky woman he married?

Reviews

Excellent read
4
By PstfromMe
I enjoyed the discussions of the insecurities we all have from too short, too fat, too handsome, strange parents. We all have something.
Not that duke
4
By raeleigh000
Eloisa James is an automatic buy for me and I was not disappointed this time, either. This is a lovely story with extremely well-developed characters in a well thought out and designed setting written by an excellent author.
About that duke
5
By Jnelle87
This was a fun and sweet book. Found myself laughing through and enjoying the characters.
Not That Duke
3
By sister mary serenity
Boring. Some funny dialogue, but the story was stretched to fill in a lack of plot. I gave up about half way through. The second half may have gotten better, but I was too turned off by then to go on.
Everything you hope for from Eloisa James
4
By Amynreyes
Witty, saucy and just spicy enough! I didn’t want the story to end!
Another winner with laughs!
5
By Hawaiian Kanake
Great read. Awesome characters. Highly recommend.
So real
5
By Eleanor wannabe
I adore this couple. I love the complex reality of their courtship, their misunderstandings and tenacity in working things through, and their “happily ever after.” Thank you, Eloisa. I can’t wait for the next one. (Please write faster. 😁)
Great banter!
5
By FebruaryAquarius
Tough luck for the Duke of Huntington! Lady Stella’s crush on Silvester fizzles as his crush starts to sizzle in “Not That Duke” by Eloisa James!

I love the quirky dowager duchess and her antics of getting her choice of wife in close proximity with her son. She encourages Stella to be herself when some encourage her to dim her light.

I absolutely love the female main character! Stella constantly hears how she should act during her debut season. However, her cleverness and knowledge can’t be contained. On top of that, it’s vital that she wears her spectacles, she has freckles, and her curvy body is supposedly not in fashion. She doesn’t let anything keep her down for too long. She doesn’t give a fig about the charming Silvester’s ducal title.

I almost felt bad for the duke because he got friend zoned at the worst time. He did persistently deliver actions and words portraying that he will fight for which he desires the most no matter what he has to climb or declare.

If you enjoy bluestocking wallflowers, close proximity, forced proximity, and friends to lovers reads, then I highly recommend this book!!!

Thank you to Net Galley, Avon Books, and Harper Voyager US for the ARC in exchange for a honest review.
4 Stars!
4
By Carey1586
4 Stars! This is the 3rd book in the ‘Would-Be Wallflowers’ series & can be read as a standalone. I really liked the female main character, Lady Stella. She was a spitfire that didn’t take poo from nobody & reminded me of me, freckles, glasses, shortness, clumsiness, chubbiness & all! The main male character, Silvester, the Duke of Huntington, I was on the fence about. Sometimes I liked him, sometimes I didn’t. I don’t think he had to grovel enough and didn’t really convince me of his love for Lady Stella. He was kind of a huge ‘Richard’ & did whatever he had to to win. The woman he was in love with for most of the book was Lady Yasmine, her story is told in the second book of the series and I wish more of her story was mentioned in this book since I didn’t get to read book 2. All in all, this was an entertaining book with an HEA ending, eccentric duchesses, and a few steamy ‘sexy times’ scenes. Worth checking out if you like historical regency romance.
*I received this at no charge & I voluntarily left this review.*