ROMANCE

May the Best Duke Win

by Paulia Belgado
Harlequin Historical. Aug. 2022. 288p. ISBN 9781335723406. pap. $6.75. HISTORICAL ROMANCE
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DEBUT Kate, a bold and liberated American heiress, is stunned by her father’s demand for her to marry into the British aristocracy. She begrudgingly acquiesces and vows to marry any noble who supports her ambition to work on the fledgling rail system. Thinking that this will allow her to stay independent for a while, she returns to her normal life, where she accidentally falls for Sebastian. He’s a duke, which is a win, but he’s also disgraced—not exactly the type of noble Kate’s father had desired. Plus there’s the little problem that Sebastian has vowed never to marry.
VERDICT In this debut novel, Belgado uses a feminist lens on the historical romance genre. Her sumptuous writing brings drama and a little bit of spice to the forced-marriage and single-forever tropes that readers know and love.
Reviewed by Ahliah Bratzler , Aug 05, 2022
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