Hooked...but…!

My guilty pleasure continues, but sadly I was not as enamoured of the Duke’s Enforcer as I have been other titles in the series. I love the Guards but the storylines have become somewhat repetitive the last several times.
You know, hero with a backbone of steel and a heart of gold rescues a damsel in distress from a really bad situation. In this case it’s Darby Garahan who falls in love with the much terrified young woman, Miss Aimee Anderson. Down on her luck, Aimee has answered an advertisement to work as a milliner, only to find she’s destined for a brothel. After rescuing Aimee, Darby proposes marriage to save her. The marriage is strewn with boulders of self doubt and it’s our hero’s job to cast the rescued damsel’s fears out. The marriage is a work in progress. Of course there’s more!
Despite my quibbles, despite the well worn plot, I must admit I just can’t stop reading any new additions to the series.

A Dragonblade ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)

3.75 ⭐️

I knew this was the last book in a series before I read it, but I really didn't feel like I was missing out on character development as I often do when I don't read the other books through a series. That automatically had me liking the book.

I liked the plot of this book and thought that it was paced really well. The characters were both enjoyable in my opinion. I really liked the relationship between Darby and Amiee. I loved how he was showing her that she can trust him and others, despite what had happened to her. The only thing. I wasn't a big fan of was the instalove on both of their parts.

I definitely plan on reading the rest of the series!

Thank you NetGalley and Dragonblade Publishing for providing me an arc copy of the book in return for my honest opinion.

I so enjoy the Duke’s Guard series and this one is no different! Darby is the protective man of my dreams, with his honesty, integrity and willingness to share his feelings. Aimee is a cruelly abused woman, who, in trying to better herself, ends up in a worse situation. I loved how the author portrayed these victims with honesty, and not just having Aimee just fall into his arms. I have so loved the banter between all the cousins in the guard and this story does not disappoint! Emma melts your heart, seeing the duke and duchess again was delightful and the story was well defined. I was a bit put off that the villain(s) were caught but not where we could see. This is such a delicious story to get lost in!

I received this book for free and these are my own opinions

I couldn't put it down. I was enthralled with the story. The characters were well-written. The story was good! It kept me interested from the beginning till the very end of this intriuging story.