To the Duke, with Love

by Amelia Grey

Sloane Knox, the Duke of Hawksthorn, has one mission: to marry off his sister. A notorious scoundrel, he's never looked out for anyone other than himself - unit now. Hawk has the perfect gentleman for his sister in mind. But what he didn't count on was the man's sharp-tongued sister to get in his way... Miss Loretta Quick knows a thing or two about arranged marriages, having escaped one herself. So when the arrogant - and breathtakingly handsome - due tries to force a loveless marriage on her brother, Loretta makes it her personal crusade to stop his nonsense once and for all. But despite all her tricks at avoiding marriage, Loretta finds herself an innocent up against the most scandalous of rakes, and she can't deny that she's in danger of losing her heart to the duke...

• ISBN13: 9781250102515
• Publish Date: 5 December 2017
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 19 October 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Imprint: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English

Reviews

[Cocktails and Books]

Hawk and Loretta had banter that was fun to follow. She didn't bow to his dukedom and stood her ground with him, even when he was determined to go to "war" with her.

I would have liked a little more closure between Loretta and her uncle. He banished her, but that all fell by the wayside when Hawk stepped in.

A great addition to this series. Amelia Grey is one of my go-to historical authors and she doesn't disappoint with this one.

[Lindsey Gray]

Sloane “Hawk” Knox, The Duke of Hawksthorn has enemies. People he thinks might ruin his young sister, Adele, to get their revenge. His solution? Arrange an engagement to the best candidate before the season begins.

Miss Loretta Quick fled from her own arranged marriage and won’t let her younger brother marry for anything but love. When Hawk arrives on her doorstep on the verge of a winter storm when her brother isn’t even in residence, she reluctantly lets him stay to explain his proposition. One thing that throws the whole night into utter chaos is the arrival of a sick beggar boy at Loretta’s kitchen door. Hawk doesn’t trust the boy but his pull toward Loretta has him giving in to her wishes to help the boy.

Hawk and Loretta eventually agree to let Adele meet with Paxton Quick to see if they might like each other enough for marriage. What starts as a mission to wed their siblings quickly turns into a game of desire for Hawk and Loretta.

I though Hawk and Loretta were both too stubborn to see any side other than their own in the beginning. As the time they spend together grows longer, the fiery passion erupts to a point where Hawk will fight family and friends to find a way to be with Loretta. The addition of the beggar boy to the story was an interesting twist I didn’t anticipate, but rather enjoyed the obstacles he presents. The twists and turns toward love are not easy, Grey makes the journey a worthwhile one. Hawk and Loretta are feisty and have a passion that explodes when the two join forces. They became one of my favorite historical romance couples as the novel ended in an unexpected perfection.

I received this book for free. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.