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TITLE: Up All Night With a Good Duke
THE SYNOPSIS
Artemis Jones―"respectable" finishing-school teacher by day and Gothic romance writer by night―has never lost sight of her real dream: to open her own academic ladies' college. When Artemis is unexpectedly called upon by a dear friend, a fellow Byronic Book Club member, to navigate her first London Season, she comes at once. Who knows, perhaps she can court the interest of a wealthy patron for her school. As long as she can avoid her high-handed aunt's schemes to marry her off.
Dominic Winters, the widowed Duke of Dartmoor, needs a wife―someone who will provide him with an heir and help him to manage his spitfire adolescent daughter. The problem is, Society has dubbed him "The Dastardly Duke." Rumors are rife that he murdered his mad wife, so his choices for a suitable bride are limited. But then, he meets the ravishing and passionate Artemis Jones, who might just be everything he needs.
THE HERO
Dominic Winters, the Duke of Dartmoor, lost his first wife tragically and mysteriously. Since she died, he has thrown himself into his work and raising his daughter. But Celeste is older now and rebelling against her loneliness and confinement. He has his hands full, but suddenly Artemis stumbles into his life and she brings an energy he hasn’t felt in a long time and he can’t stop thinking about her.
THE HEROINE
Artemis Jones is an independent woman who never plans to get married and has hopes to open a college for women. She is also a secret author of Gothic romance novels! She lost her heart (and her virtue) when she was making her debut and has decided to never get married.
THE PLOT
Artemis comes up with this crazy idea to fake a compromising situation where her aunt discovers them and disowns Artemis and she can finally be left alone in peace. But Dominic has other plans and a fake engagement is born and slowly he chips away at Artemis’s resolve to remain single.
Artemis and Dominic are just to cute together! They have the best flirty banter and are honest with each other (which is a refreshing change), no hidden feelings. This was a pretty dynamic story with many interweaving plot lines…the budding romance between Dominic and Artemis, Artemis’s sisters debut, Dominic’s daughters rebellion, the snooty governess, the evil brother-in-law…as I list them out, I feel like I should be overwhelmed, but it really wasn’t and hopefully it is just great setup for future books in the series!
TROPES
Historical Romance, Victorian Era, Beta Hero, Single Dad Hero, Titled Hero, Widowed Hero, Bluestocking Heroine, Bookworm Heroine, Compromised Heroine, Experienced Heroine, Independent Heroine, Spinster Heroine, Working Heroine, Fake Relationship, Hidden Identity, Author Heroine, Orphan Heroine, Five Star, Three Flame
HistoricalRomance, VictorianEra, Beta/cinnamonrollHero, SingleDadHero, TitledHero, WidowedHero, BluestockingHeroine, compromisedheroine, BookwormHeroine, ExperiencedHeroine, IndependentHeroine, SpinsterHeroine, WorkingHeroine, FakeRelationship, HiddenIdentity, authorheroine, orphanheroine, fivestar, threeflame
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