Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart (Love by Numbers, #3)

by Sarah MacLean

[Angie]

Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke’s Heart is a sweet conclusion to this series. Obviously, it’s focused on the twin’s long lost sister, Juliana. She has been the center of gossip and scandal since she was introduced into society. Then one night, when fleeing a particularly bad evening, she winds up hiding in the carriage of Simon, Duke of Leighton. The two bump heads constantly because she doesn’t follow the rules of London society, and he’s all about the rules. Juliana thinks that the duke needs a lesson in passion, and she’s just the one to teach him.

I did really enjoy Eleven Scandals, although more in the second half that in the first. In fact, I was a bit bored with the beginning as it felt very cliche. The sassy Italian woman must show the stuffy British man what he’s missing in life by just focusing on duty and propriety. It was just a very obvious route for Juliana’s book to take, even though nothing too scandalous happened at first. But once they have several run ins, spend some time together, and feelings develop, I was super into it. The tension was killing me!

Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke’s Heart is a fun romance, although not my favorite. I did really like how this one gave background to the author’s other series. The heroine of the first book had been dumped by a duke ten years prior, and I’m sure you can guess who that duke was and who he dumped her for! I’m quite glad that I started that series while I waited to get this one from the library, because I like seeing connections like that.

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