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About a Rogue

About a Rogue


Desperately Seeking Duke #1

by Caroline Linden

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5

This new series from Caroline Linden starts with the search for a Ducal heir… there are three men in the running; a gambler, a Captain and a Frenchman. The gambler and the Captain are invited to meet with the duchess to learn of their good fortune. She also bestows upon them a living , so that they may start learning and acting the part of a refined gentleman.

Maximilian St. James can’t believe his luck! With this new connection and the living he now has, he can finally make his dreams come true. To do this he needs a wife… not any wife, a wife that will make him a partner in a business. He proposes to Cathy Tate, the pottery heiress and starts to plan his new business venture…

Too bad Miss Cathy has other plans… like running away the night before the wedding! Her father is instanced! He has no male heir, so bringing Max into the family was going to the solution to all his problems. But wait! He does have another daughter, Bianca! She has been against Max and his suit of her sister from he beginning, but this was never a love match, more a business arrangement. For the sake of her family business, Bianca agrees to the loveless marriage.

Bianca is able to keep Max at arms length until they decide to travel to London to further pursue the business. Together they see the sights, work on new developments for their pottery and drum up more business. Through like interests and respect for each others skills and work they begin to fall involve with each other… by the time they return home their loveless marriage is blazing with passion!

What a great start to a new series! I loved how the hero and heroine were not peers of the realm, but working gentry whom have a passion for their art. The hero Max stood out as well in this story. His wife Bianca gives him every bit of venom and spite she can deliver and he takes it all in stride, still respecting her and returning to her day after day to show his devotion. Almost like teaching an abused animal to trust again. Very well done.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I’m already excited to see what the next heir is up to!



About a Rogue by Caroline Linden is scheduled to release June 30th, 2020.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books through Edelweiss+. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.



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