This is book three on the Duke Dynasty series. In this book, Thorn and his brother, Gray, are looking into the deaths of their fathers. Gray hires Olivia, a chemist, who also has a past history with Thorn, Thorn is distrustful of her intentions. He thinks that years ago, she and her mother set him up, and blackmailed him, in order to make him propose. But after spending time with her, he finds he’s still attracted to her.
I really enjoyed this book. It was another well written book, and I absolutely adored these characters, and loved reading their love story. And I loved finding out how the characters Gwyn and Joshua, from the previous book are. I can’t wait to read about the others, and find out what happened to the former dukes.

Sabrina Jeffries' work was brilliant. I just had to finish the book. The characterization was amazing.

Thorn is one of three ducal brothers who decide to investigate the mysterious deaths of their mother’s three late husbands. One of those brothers enlists the services of Olivia, a young amateur chemist who has an unfortunate past with Thorn that resulted in scandal and decade-long resentment for both of them. Of course, spending time together in close quarters makes it hard to remember why they ever disliked each other.

This is such a charming series. I enjoy getting to visit with all of the various half- and stepsiblings who make up the complicated family tree. I was hoping the central mystery might get wrapped up in this book, but prepare yourself for another cliffhanger.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for the ARC to review.

Well this was just as awesome as I was hoping. The characters are extremely well written, love the quirkiness of our h, as well as our H. He is written in a way that you want to not like him, then you understand him and grow to love him. This story is extremely well written, at no point do you feel anything is missing. Looking forward to reading more from this series.

Who Wants to Marry a Duke by Sabrina Jeffries

Humor, Sex, Romance, Murder and of course it all leads to human drama!
I don’t know if you all will remember Cary Grant, a famous filmstar, but he was in a movie Arsenic & Old Lace where his two Aunts are poisoning men who are nearly at the end of their life cycle and to add to the mayhem Grant’s brother who is a psychopath serial killer with a deranged surgeon friend has arrived to add to the circus and in this book we find some similar circumstances as a deranged killer who is killing the husbands of the Duke of Thornstock and Duke of GreyCourt’s mother. Thorns father was killed in a carriage accident and he thinks that the carriage was tampered with. Thorn and his twin sister Gwy were raised in Prussia, but Thorn is an Englishman. His half brother Grey believes his father was poisoned by arsenic!
When Thorn first arrived in England he was besieged by the ton trying to marry him! At one ball a young lady came upon the Duke with stains on him and she was a budding chemist under the tutelage of her uncle. Miss Olivia Norley had the perfect item in her reticule to aid the man to save him embarrassment. In doing so, he gave her a kiss and her stepmother walked in and said she was compromised and she would see the Duke in the morning. She asked her daughter to leave the room and blackmailed the Duke that if he didn’t offer for her, she would release some damaging stuff about his father. The next day, the daughter not knowing any of this refused his offer which upset the stepmother and the Duke was livid because he didn’t know what games they were playing. The stepmother then told everyone that the daughter refused the Duke because he was a rake. Of course this was not true, but the Duke proceeded to then act a little wild. He also wrote plays, but nobody not anyone in his family except one friend knew that he was the author of these plays for the theatre.
Over the years, lady Olivia became even more studious in her chemistry studies that the Duke of GreyCourt has enlisted her aid in conducting the tests on his father’s exhumed remains to verify if he was indeed poisoned by arsenic.
Thorn at first doesn’t want her to do the tests because he doesn’t trust her, but he realizes that she is and never was in league with her stepmother.
The author, Sabrina Jeffries does an amazing job tying things together so that the book flows together and you don’t get confused about who is what and who is part of what family. There are four principle people who could be the killer and they all have family members and complicated connections, but Sabrina Jeffries makes it remarkably easy for you to connect. I recommend this book for anyone who likes a mystery and romance with humor tossed in to keep a balance of a compelling story!
I received a advanced copy from netgally, but this is my opinion!!!

Olivia and Thorn were great together. I loved their initial meeting and loved watching them find each other again 9 years later. They both have unusual pastimes for the time period, but it worked really well with their story line. Can't wait for the next story to find out who has been after them all.

Wow! This novel!! Anyone who loves historical fiction will love reading this. I did! 5 STAR!! Olivia and The Duke are very relatable characters and they take you for a ride!!!.

This story was a nice addition to the prior stories. Even from the beginning, I had no idea what would happen with Thorn and Olivia. The dismissed engagement, the time jump, and murder. It had everything and I was rooting for Thorn and Olivia the whole time. I also loved that Grey and Beatrice and Gwyn and the Major were back - I love checking in with old favorites. I enjoy that the murder plot of the dukes runs though all the stories and has so many layers to it. Wonderful story, I enjoyed it.

This book was fun and a really quick read. I particularly liked how passionate both Olivia and Thorn were about chemistry and theater, respectively, and the way that played into their banter. It was clear that they "got" one another, which can sometimes be glossed over in relationships. I was worried at first that Thorn was just going to be an ass, but while he had his issues/stubbornness about some things, he also showed a surprising ability to change his mind as he learned things/got to know people better.

This author does not disappoint!
I did not realize that this was the third of a series ( so I went and read the first book after I finished this one.) . However, it can be read as a stand alone.
The plot is thick- not to mention it is hard sometimes to keep the characters straight. It is helpful that there is a family tree at the beginning of the book to sort out the convoluted relationships of the siblings.
The protagonists of this tale are Marlowe Drake , Duke of Thornstock (Thorn) Who is a secret playwright and Olivia Norley, a lady chemist.
One of the duke’s half brothers hires Olivia to determine if his father was poisoned. Thorn starts to believe that his step- father might also have met his end as a murder rather than an accident.
Together they set out to prove the first duke’s death while contending with blackmail and attempted murder. Along the way, of course love finds them eventually marrying and the ending leads one to believe there will be a continuation of the story.
I received this book to read and write an honest review..

I enjoyed it, even if it wasn't as much as I hoped I would. Sabrina Jeffries is not one of those authors that disappoint, however I felt the third installment did not live upto the previous two.

You can always count on Sabrina Jeffries for a good read. Even this book, where the H, Thorn, is my least favorite of the siblings in this series.

Olivia was a different heroine, a chemist who wants to make a name for herself in that field. She and Thorn were constantly questioning each other’s motives initially but then started to change their opinions the more they were together.

I didn’t think there was a lot of character development initially but as the story went on, both Thorn and Olivia started to have more depth to them.

I like how this series continues to have lots of appearances by the other family members we’ve met, and we found out who Sheridan’s h is going to be in the next book. Bonus points for the ongoing murder mystery which adds more in depth plot compared to your average Regency romance.

This reads as a stand-alone but I think you’d enjoy the book more if you read the previous books and novella in the series.

4 stars

The next episode in the Duke Dynasty. There are three dukes and they start to suspect that their fathers or uncles were murdered. In this story Grey wants to find out if his father was poisoned so he commissions the heroine to use her chemistry on the remains. Unbeknown to Grey his step brother had met Olivia nine years previously and though he liked her, Thorn feels she and her mother was trying to trap him. This book is not so engaging as books 1 & 2 but its a quick read and reasonably enjoyable. It moves the mystery on and I'm invested enough in the arcing story to look for book 4!


I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is the 3rd book in the Duke Dynasty series about stepsiblings who are in search of the truth what happened to their mother’s three husbands who all died. This book can be read as a stand-alone book, but if you read the other 2 books in the series you will enjoy this book because the heroes and heroines of the previous books appear in this book. This book is about Thorn, who is a Duke, and Olivia who is a chemist. Thorn and Olivia met years ago at a ball where Olivia spilled a drink on Thorn and while trying to clean it up they were caught kissing by Olivia’s step-mother who blackmailed Thorn into proposing. Oliva turned him down. Thru the years, Thorn never forgot the girl who tried to catch him in a marriage trap but turned him down. Years later they meet again because Thorn’s brother Grey hires Olivia to look into Grey’s father’s death. Every time Thorn is with Olivia he cannot help himself – he is attracted to her. I really enjoyed this story and Thorn and Olivia. There is love, family and mystery. While reading this book, I kept thinking to myself, Who wants to marry a Duke? – I do!!! I cannot wait for the next book in the series to read about Sheridan, the Dowager Duchess last son not married.
I received a free copy of this book by Netgalley for my honest opinion.

I can always count on Sabrina Jeffries to write a delightful story with a great storyline and interesting, engaging characters. This one certainly fulfills all those attributes. The heroine, Olivia Norley is a quirky, but charming, avid chemist. She meets the Duke of Thornstock at a ball , and while applying her genius chemistry skills in removing a stain from his shirt, they are caught in a compromising state. Her scheming Mother blackmails him into asking for her hand in marriage, but she turns him down. They don’t cross paths again until years later when his half brother hires her to use her chemistry skills to determine foul play in his father’s death, and as it turns out, several others. Thorn does not trust her and is determined to follow her closely. Close enough to drive her crazy, and fall in love. Thoroughly enjoyed the plot and delicious romance. A great read!

I really enjoyed this book. It was a bit slow to get started but once you understood who all of the characters were, the reader could sit back and enjoy the literary ride. With both main characters the author unfolds their complex backgrounds and characters and you feel that you really get to know them. The hero’s and heroines layers are revealed as the story progresses. It’s the perfect balance of mystery and romance. There is humor interlaced throughout. I particularly enjoyed the weaving in of the sub characters and their plots which may be tied in with the authors other books. It’s a tease that makes you want to keep reading and find out what happens. I liked the mystery and it’s not solved in this novel so stay tuned readers. Looking forward to future novels and past and getting to know this family better.

Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was a disappointing book especially from such a well known, acclaimed author. Both the hero and the heroine acted childish from beginning to end. Olivia is a self proclaimed chemist who wants to be respected in the field but all Thorn sees is a seductress out to entrap him into marriage. Neither is capable of seeing what is in front of them and frankly I lost patience with waiting for the story to improve. Just not worth the time.

Thorn - Marlowe Drake, the Duke of Thornstock - and Olivia bump into each other at a ball. It results in a drink being spilled on Thorn. Olivia, a bluestocking interested in chemistry, offers to help get the stain out immediately. Thorn is intrigued by Olivia, but when they share a kiss and are caught by her mother and her mother’s friends, Thorn feels set up. When Olivia turns down Thorn’s proposal, he is simultaneously insulted and relieved. Years later, Thorn’s brother hires Olivia to test his father’s remains to see if he was poisoned. Thorn doesn’t trust Olivia’s intentions and decides someone needs to keep an eye on her.

This is definitely my favorite book of this series so far. I love a bluestocking and rake pairing! Thorn and Olivia quickly realize neither one of them have the full picture regarding their previous encounter. Once they have the full picture, they are able to indulge in the chemistry they discovered they had before. I love that Thorn is a secret playwright and Olivia is a huge fan of his plays. The scene where she meets the man whose name Thorn uses as cover is probably my favorite scene!

I am highly invested in the mystery that is playing out in this series. The danger seems to increase with each book, so you know they are getting closer to finding out what happened. I have multiple theories and I can’t wait to read the next book!

It's such a nice surprise to read a book where the heroine is something other than an heiress who wants to attend balls and wear pretty gowns. This one is A CHEMIST. OMG A SCIENTIST. She sounds and behaves intelligently and I absolutely devoured this novel. I loved Olivia, although Thourn not as much because he was really turned off by her intelligence and seemed inferior to her. All in all, great read, lovely romance, and a refreshing story.

I received an ARC from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Sabrina Jeffries is my go-to guilty pleasure romance novel author and this latest installment does not disappoint. I haven't read the first two in this series, though I may now go back and indulge, but that didn't really affect my reading of this one. Both Thorn and Olivia are everything I want in a romance novel. He's the bad boy with a heart of gold and she's the bluestocking who just wants to find a man who respects her brain AND her heart. Plus they have a sordid past and start off on the hate side of love-hate... absolutely ideal.