Always Be My Duchess

Taming of the Dukes, Book 1

by Amelia Howard

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5

There is nothing I love more, than starting off a new book with a fun gender role swap meet cute!

In Always Be My Duchess by Amelie Howard, the series starter for her rom-com series Taming the Dukes does just this! The independent Duke of Montcroix is rescued by our struggling ballerina heroine, Geneviève Valery from a group of street thugs!

As one to see the potential in a business deal, Montcroix decides to proposition Miss Valery, Pretty Woman style, to act out as his current love interest to warn off the match making mama’s of the ton! Sounds like a solid plan, win, win… until the deal gets renegotiated and Montcroix and Miss Valery start having trouble keeping the business dealings separate from their personal feelings!

This was just a real fun story! From our stern and uncompromising duke hero to the self-reliant, vibrant ballerina, this opposites attract pairing has plenty of sparks and laughs. Though this book feels lighter side of angst, Howard doesn’t scrimp on the steam! This book really heats up … and in a variety of locations!

The hero and heroine were not the only character highlights for this book either- the extended cast (which I am eager to read their own love stories!) of friends made for a great extension of the characters personalities and set this series up for a lot if interesting romances to come!

As a reader of many of Howards other books, I enjoyed this one particularly due to it’s more light hearted flair.

This book overall was a real treat that I didn’t want to put down! The true sign of a great read!

Always Be My Duchess by Amelia Howard will be released July 12th, 2022.

Thanks so much to Forever Romance and Grand Central Publishing for gifting me with my review copy. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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