4 stars

I quite liked this story. The writing is good. I was a bit surprised at some of the historical elements. At the beginning of the story it says it's set in 1890, then at one point talks about high waisted dresses. I think of those as regency. I would think we are looking at post crinoline more flexible skirts that allowed a person to ride a bike and play tennis....which I think our hero/heroine do take part in at one point. Charlotte is the daughter of a duke. On the death of her parents, her brother, being overly protective kept her in the country. Charlotte has a list of things she wants to accomplish. Her brother thinks she should marry and lines up a marquess. He even converts her trust fund into a dowry. We then move onto the well used trope of Charlotte wanting to ruin herself so she doesn't have to marry and wanting to do so with her brother's best friend, Hamish another Duke. After about 50% we get a lot of sex within marriage. Hamish seems to be acting nefariously with a couple of friends, a genius and a private investigator. At one point they have to travel and Hamish uses his phaeton was that a carriage or an early automobile? As a duke he definitely could afford one....if not why not go by train? It's the start of a series so I can understand the introduction of Charlotte's brother and Hamish's illegitimate sister. It was Ok but I'm not convinced I will stick around for Camille's story.

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

“The reason I’m here is to proposition you into ruining me” - Lady Charolette

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an e-arc of A Lady’s Duke.

I had a blast reading this book. I loved how bold and adventurous Charolette was and Hamish was there to assist her * in every way*.

It is my understanding that there will be a book 2 and I cannot wait to read it.

Wow this was a fantastic read. I'm really shocked that I got into it so quick. I loved it from start to end and would happily read the rest of this authors work.

Thanks to Dragon Blade Publishing for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
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A Lady’s Duty is a historical romance novel following our lead Charlotte attempting to get out of an arranged marriage brought on by her older brother.
I really enjoyed this story, since I am a fan of this type of regency romance.
I love that the characters had flaws and were not one dimensional. Charlotte is headstrong and probably smarter then most of the men in her life, being an intelligent woman during these times was useless and frustrating. Women were considered objects or in Charlottes circumstance she was the property of her brother before he married her off and becomes the property of her new husband.
I really liked how the author spoke about these historical aspects I even learned a few things that I didn’t know of before.
I found the plot enjoyable and very fast, within the first few chapters you meet the love interest. Personally some of the scenes with the love interest were not interesting to me, but may be interesting to others. I was more interested in Charlotte as a character, sans man. Her relationship with her friends and family members I found more interesting as well as her life in the country!
Overall enjoyable read and very nice cover art.

I rate this a 3.75. The story felt slightly overwhelming as there were so many plot points which prevented all of them from being truly developed. And some of the interactions felt very childish. There were several chapters in a row where the MMC was trying to keep her safe and she would just yell. With that said, each character was I retesting and I wanted to know about them. I loved the idea of Charlotte’s list and her marking them off. I liked that Hamish was helping her accomplish his goals. Her brother, Camille, and Percy all held my attention and I wanted to know more. I am looking forward to reading the next one. Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.