What’s a Duke Got to Do With It is Christina Britton’s second book in the Synneful Spinsters series, but may be read as a standalone.
Sebastian Thorne, Marquess of Marsten, and Katrina Denby were on the verge of something special when circumstances separate them, and send each of them away from each other, and out of the eye of society .
Several years later, Sebastian has returned to society as the Duke of Ramsleigh, in search of a wealthy wife to help him save his impoverished dukedom. Katrina, now living in Synne, has been ostracized by most of society, and disowned by her brother through no fault of her own.
When the two meet again in Synne, their feelings are rekindled, and they are drawn together, despite their best efforts to fight their respective feelings.
Second chance romances are not always a favourite trope for me as there’s usually a good reason a couple split up, and I usually can’t see how they could overcome their original problems, but in this case the couple never really got to start their romance. I really enjoyed reading their story as they reconnected and realized that they still had strong feelings for each other.
I enjoyed the cast of characters in the book but I felt mostly for Katrina as she was treated so unfairly due to someone else’s actions. I was happy to see her finally get her happily every after with Sebastian.
I will be looking for the previous books in the series as I had not previously read them, although I was familiar with the authors work. What’s a Duke Got to Do With It is a relatively sweet romance, I would recommend it to any historical romance lover.
Thanks to NetGalley, Forever (Grand Central Publishing), and the author for providing an ARC for review.
What’s a Duke Got to Do With It is available on July 11 2023.
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