Ash Hawkins, Duke of Buckley, no more wants to marry than he wants a stick in his eye. As the owner of a gaming hell, he is all too aware the odds of a happy marriage are against him. But raising his three rebellious wards alone is proving more than he can handle. He needs to find someone who stands to benefit from a marriage of convenience as much as he does. Someone logical, clinical, and rational. And in a stroke of luck, he quite literally stumbles over just such a woman.
After years of ridicule for being more interested in bugs than boys, Bronwyn has accepted that she’ll never marry for love. Her parents, however, are threatening to find her a husband. Bronwyn doesn’t need any scientific research to show her Ash has secrets. But his proposal would give her the freedom to continue her entomology research and perhaps finally get published. Just as long as she can keep her mind on her work and off his piercing eyes, broad shoulders, and wicked, wicked tongue.
Have you ever read a book that you didn’t want to end?
Some Dukes Have All The Luck is that book for me! The beautiful setting, engaging characters and the romance between Bronwyn and Ash captivated me
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At first, Bronwyn Pickering appears to be an unlikely heroine. She prefers studying nature to dancing and she doesn’t quite fit in with the London social scene. Her social climbing parents are exasperated with her because she has not married into society. Bronwyn’s parents did not understand that she was brilliant they put her down because she does not conform to their wishes. I adored this character; she was warm, kind and very intelligent.
Ash Hawkins surprised me! I thought the marriage was one of convenience—Ash got a governess for his wards and Bronwyn was able to move away from her family and continue her research. The couple’s journey changed my mind. The chemistry between the couple sizzled—they are drawn to each other emotionally and physically. Ash understood that his wife was gifted and supported and encouraged her research and her desire to document her findings.
Bronwyn, Ash, Regina, Nelly and Eliza have something in common—each one thought they were unlovable—and this resonated with me because everyone wants to be accepted and loved. Ash was weighed down with family drama, Bronwyn thought she was too different and Regina, Nelly and Eliza have abandonment issues. Loved how this piece of the novel unfolded-it added the perfect amount of drama to the storyline. I enjoyed reading how the relationship between Bronwyn, Ash and the girls developed. Loved that Bronwyn listened to each one of them and that she understood Regina’s concerns because she could relate to them!
The novel is infused with humor and lots of witty banter. Bronwyn’s admission to Ash on their wedding night made me laugh out loud, Nelly and Eliza’s antics made me smile and I loved the Oddments meetings—the author writes fabulous dialogue for them!
Christina Britton’s Some Dukes Have All the Luck begins as a marriage of convenience and culminates as a romance filled with passion, understanding and trust! It’s a well plotted, character driven novel filled with family drama, sizzling chemistry, love and hope—all the elements of a novel that I adore!
Reviewed by Susan Gorman
ARC from Forever
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