Book Review
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kenjariTall, Duke, and Scandalous
by Amy Rose Bennett
This historical romance was pretty light but overall enjoyable. Thanks to some slightly bonkers plotting, quiet Jane Delaney, who runs a rare books shop with her grandfather, ends up in a marriage of convenience with Christopher, the Duke of Rothby. He marries Jane so that she can help him solve two problems: after a minor head injury, he is struggling with face-blindness, and someone is trying to kill him. Jane also has a problem of her own - someone is blackmailing her after stealing a journal containing the first draft of a sexual health pamphlet. This marriage provides Jane with the means to discover and deal with her blackmailer. In the midst of all of this intrigue, Jane and Christopher's strong attraction to each other grows into love.
While a little slight in some ways, this book. was still fun. The addition of two mystery plots gave the narrative shape and added higher stakes to the story. I really liked how both Jane and Christopher were a little older and thus had pasts and experiences that significantly shaped them. They had to learn to trust each other and to work through their own baggage that hindered the development of that trust.
by Amy Rose Bennett
This historical romance was pretty light but overall enjoyable. Thanks to some slightly bonkers plotting, quiet Jane Delaney, who runs a rare books shop with her grandfather, ends up in a marriage of convenience with Christopher, the Duke of Rothby. He marries Jane so that she can help him solve two problems: after a minor head injury, he is struggling with face-blindness, and someone is trying to kill him. Jane also has a problem of her own - someone is blackmailing her after stealing a journal containing the first draft of a sexual health pamphlet. This marriage provides Jane with the means to discover and deal with her blackmailer. In the midst of all of this intrigue, Jane and Christopher's strong attraction to each other grows into love.
While a little slight in some ways, this book. was still fun. The addition of two mystery plots gave the narrative shape and added higher stakes to the story. I really liked how both Jane and Christopher were a little older and thus had pasts and experiences that significantly shaped them. They had to learn to trust each other and to work through their own baggage that hindered the development of that trust.
