Good start to a new series

Last Night with the Duke: The Rakes of St. James

By: Amelia Grey

Rating: 4 of 5

lastnightwiththedukeThis is the first in a new series of historical romance novels by Amelia Grey. There is a set-up of three young Dukes, known in their youth as The Rakes of St. James. The three men are older and wiser and in this story, the Duke of Griffin has hired a youngish woman to chaperone his twin sisters as they make their come-out.

Griffin has to deal with the potential of harm to his sisters based on his earlier wild ways. While there is a big lead-up to this potential, the book fails to deliver on it. I either wish there had been less talk of the possibility or a stronger result. As it is, it is a bit of a let-down.

Otherwise, the book was fun to read and the reader gets to see the romance that blossoms between Esmeralda Swift (the chaperone) and Griffin. Esmeralda has a younger sister, Josephine, who is a charming character though she has some sad moments in the story.

I liked the book and would certainly seek out the next book in the series.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.

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