ROMANCE

Duchess Material

by Emily Sullivan
Forever: Grand Central. Nov. 2024. 336p. ISBN 9781538742341. pap. $17.99. HISTORICAL ROMANCE
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A duke looking for the perfect duchess falls in love with his best friend’s improper younger sister in Sullivan’s (The Hellion and the Hero) latest. Will Margrave suddenly became the heir to a dukedom overnight and, in the years since, has tried to live up to the expectations and traditions suddenly thrust upon him. However, this change in status meant the loss of a budding romance with his best friend’s younger sister, Phoebe Atkinson, an unorthodox young woman who shuns the wealth and class she was born into and teaches at a school for underprivileged girls. When Phoebe calls on Will to get her out of a jam, their lives and beliefs seem impossible to reconcile, but as the two get caught up searching for a missing girl, they start questioning what tore them apart in the first place.
VERDICT A historical romance that shines in the growing chemistry between Will and Phoebe and in the depiction of Phoebe’s family dynamics. Match Sullivan’s book with readers who enjoy Victorian romance and appreciate earnest and stubborn heroines.
Reviewed by Sierra Wilson , Oct 01, 2024
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