One Fine Duke

Today's post on One Fine Duke by Lenora Bell. It is 377 pages long and is published by Avon. The cover has to two main characters on it about to kiss in a field of daises. The intended reader is someone who likes historical romance. There is some mild foul language, sex and sexuality, and mild violence in this novel. It is the third in the School for Dukes series but you do not have to have read the first tow to understand the plot. The story is told from third person close of the two main characters. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- Ready.
Raised in the countryside by her overprotective uncle, Miss Mina Penny's dream of a triumphant London season is finally here. She determined her perfect match long ago: Rafe Bentley, the wickedest rake of them all. There's only one very large, very unyielding obstacle: Rafe's brother Andrew, the reclusive Duke of Thorndon.
Aim.
This was supposed to be simple. Duke goes to London. Duke selects suitable bride. Love match? Not a chance. But when Drew meets Mina, she complicates everything. How can a lady armed with such beauty and brains fall for his irresponsible degenerate of a brother? Drew vows to save her from heartbreak and ruin, no matter the cost.
Desire!
But Mina is no damsel in distress. She's daring, intuitive, passionate...and halfway to melting Drew's cold heart. And although Mina thought she knew exactly what she wanted, one breathtakingly seductive kiss from Drew changes everything. Now Mina must decide between long-held dreams and dangerous new desires. Could her true destiny lie in the arms of a duke?

Review- A cute love story about two likable characters. Mina wants to do something important in life, to be more than just a protected woman, someone like her mother. Drew wants tomorrow to be just like yesterday and wants a quiet wife like that too. Of course when they meet they clash. Mina tries to make herself look bad to Drew but instead just makes herself more interesting to him by genuinely not wanting his attentions. As they get to know each other, they see that they are perfect for each other. There is some good character growth over the course of this novel with Drew learning to real deal with his trauma and Mina learning about what she is really wants out of life. The sex scenes are not too long and are natural but you can skip them without losing plot points. If you want a fun historical romance with interesting and likable character then you should give this one a look.

I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this novel from my local library.