Dare is a reserved, gruff duke that likes order and does not like change or surprises. Juno is a fashion-conscious, enthusiastic "finisher" for young ladies entering or not having as much success on the marriage mart. My thanks to NetGalley for the ARC I received of this work. Heat level: intimate episodes, moderately hot. It had good writing style, was very character-driven, and the story was quite engaging. He knew he was rigid but he wanted to change for her and make her his Duchess. Juno was full of cheer, charm and grit and was able to get the grumpy Duke to smile and even laugh. Sometimes oil and water do mix and that is what occurred in this novella. In one instance, the Duke replied, “I don’t recall the last time someone provoked me to laughter.” Despite Juno’s endeavors to secure a match between Marina and the Duke, it was not to be. She isn’t afraid to “chew him out” on several occasions. He can’t understand why he is attracted to her. When Dare, with his mother’s encouragement, decides to attend a house party, he meets Juno and her new charge, Marina. The young miss she has been hired to prepare for the marriage mart, has a meddling mother who is intent on seeing her daughter married to a Duke. Juno Langton, a successful refinement tutor. Dare, the curmudgeonly Duke of Warrington, meets his match in widowed Mrs. I really like this new offering by the author in her new series, Matchmaking Chronicles.
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