By: Christina Britton
(Isle of Synne #3)
The Duke of Carlisle has accompanied his mother to the Isle of Synne, to spend time with her friend’s family and give her a chance to heal. The Duke, Daniel, is all too glad for the reprieve before the traumatizing London season begins, and he must find a wife. Daniel, not only has physical scars and PTSD from the war, but he is also traumatized from the years of mental torture his cousin inflicted upon him. Margery Kitteridge, who was disowned from her father for marrying the boy she loved has spent several years in mourning, and plans to continue to do so, forever. Spending most of her time by her grandmother’s side, she has seen the gift of her grandmother’s matchmaking talents. So when the awkward Duke arrives, shortly after a blackmail letter, Margery thinks she has solved all her problems. When she proposes the Duke hire her, to help him find a wife, the two embark on a crazy adventure. Will she be able to find him a wife, and pay off the blackmailer? Or will their mutual attraction get in the way?
Despite this being the third in a series, it is easily read as a stand-alone novel. Though the writing was a bit repetitious, the storyline is amazing! The main characters are the type that readers will be rooting for, from the very first chapter. Readers can relate to some of the pain and anguish that they each have experienced. While there is a very large cast of secondary characters, the main set provide comfort and laughter. The uniqueness of this storyline will be appreciated amongst regency romance readers.
This was my first Christina Britton story. I thoroughly enjoyed the role reversal of the confident woman and the war-hero man with so many traumatized self-doubts. The storyline makes me want to read more of the series, just so I can’t get glimpses of these two, again. The author’s next book is a spinoff of this series and will be focused on one of the unique secondary characters that we met in this book. I look forward to seeing how that works out.
Notes:
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