Although this novel is set against a background of suspense and a feud between two families, it is nevertheless witty and romantic. Certainly, the attraction between the main characters is strong despite their determination to fight it. Two strong-minded and determined people vow to set matters to rights but end up in a comedy of errors. Having read the first two books in this series, I was delighted when this book came out but was sadly disappointed. The plot is good but the author did not do justice to it as the story is mostly driven by dialogue and very little action. The novel does come to a happy conclusion, but I was left with questions as to what actually happened. I received a copy of this romance as a gift through Dragonblade Publishing and NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review.

Another excellent story from Melanie Rose Clarke!! I was quickly pulled into this story and read it straight through, just couldn’t put the book down. I loved the MCs - Kenneth Macleod, the new Duke of Foxworth, and Sophia Hawkins who is the Duke of Bradenton’s younger sister (Bradenton is from book 1 Escaping the Duke). The chemistry between Foxworth & Sophie begins slowly but builds realistically throughout the first half of the book. I love slow burn stories that play up the UST — The author does an amazing job!! ❤️‍🔥

The plot of revenge by kidnapping fits with the entire series and all the crazy situations these characters find themselves in.

The Blurb:

🖌 When a Scottish duke targets her brother, Sophia will do anything to protect her family, including kidnapping the powerful lord. What happens when the duke kidnaps her instead?

Social justice crusader Sophia Hawkins will do anything to protect her family. When Kenneth Macleod, the new Duke of Foxworth, forges a feud against her brother, she doesn’t care how powerful he is – or that neither man wants her involvement. If he won’t abandon his revenge, she’ll take matters into her own hands.

Perhaps a little kidnapping is in order.

Kenneth would much rather be in Scotland, the gorgeous country of his mother’s ancestors, than in prim and proper England. Only the father he never knew leaves him a title, wealth, lands and the responsibility to care for it all. It’s the life he never wanted, and there’s one man to blame: the Duke of Bradenton. Now he will exact his revenge. Only something lovely, vibrant and entirely delectable stops him.

Lady Sophia is everything he wants in a woman, and the only woman he can’t have. She is beautiful, brave and brilliant, and the more she defends her brother, the more he wants her. Yet how can he forgo his revenge? He is a man accustomed to getting what he wants.

Perhaps it’s time for a little kidnapping of his own.

Final thoughts:
I really hope this is not the last book of the series—there is so many potential stories left that I will be disappointed to be left hanging. I did enjoy this story, loved the characters, the plot flows very smoothly, there is lots of romance in this book as the two MCs go through their unique courtship — it’s a feel good type of romance.

I highly recommend this story & the entire series!! Definitely a top contender for 2022!
5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 5 Flames 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥