The Duke's Unexpected Bride by Lara Temple

The Duke's Unexpected Bride (Harlequin, #452)

by Lara Temple

From country miss…to London duchess!

Sophie Trevelyan has been enjoying her visit to London, even if her closest companion is an overweight pug! Then she encounters the dashing Duke of Harcourt, who intrigues her more than is strictly proper…

Max knows he must marry. He’s looking for the opposite of his high-spirited fiancée, who died some years ago, so he tries to keep his distance from bubbly Sophie. But when her life is endangered, Max feels compelled to rescue her…with a very unexpected proposal!

Reviewed by celinenyx on

2 of 5 stars

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DNF at 61%. While the female main character, Sophie, is charming there is very little conflict and the love interest, Max, is dull as hell. Sophie is sassy, but has little to no agency in the story, and doesn't show any character development besides liking Max.

A big point is made of Sophie being a virgin, with Max "claiming" her and being thrilled to be the only man ever to touch her in this way, blahblahblah. His possessive jealousy and constant guilt over having sex with his fiance just isn't the kind of energy I want for 2021.

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