My Inconvenient Duke

Difficult Dukes, Book 3

De: Loretta Chase

Narrado por: Kate Reading

USA Today bestselling author Loretta Chase continues her Difficult Dukes series with this charming brother’s best friend second-chance historical romance.

Of all the dukes in all the world, why does it have to be him?

Lady Alice Ancaster needs a husband, and fast, because her reckless brother is going to get himself killed, leaving the dukedom—and her future—in their repellent cousin’s clutches.

The Duke of Blackwood has known Alice since childhood, and they’ve always had a special connection. But years ago he broke it, when he chose a riotous life with his two best friends instead of a reasonable one with her.

The trouble is, the tall, dark, sardonic rogue keeps turning up exactly when needed, and ready—though he sometimes needs a push—to play the hero, if only for as long as it takes.

Being irresistibly drawn to the Wrong Man is not convenient, but when events come to a crisis, Alice has to make a choice. The question is, can she live with it?

©2024 Loretta Chase (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

Moreso My Convenient Duke🤗

I really liked this trilogy of the Difficult Dukes...it had a very good fold in with the events in the first two books. One thing seemed a bit off was some dates not aligning...but now I'm ready for a combined prequel/sequel combo story which would highlight Uncle Fred and Aunt Julia as well as Cassandra's sister, the Flower 😅😂 & Morris.
I love Loretta Chase's storytelling.🤗

Good Listen

Overall the book was okay. The end dragged out and I found myself not listening. Too much time passed and too many dates listed. I like the characters in all three books. I won’t listen to it again but I would recommend listening to all three books.

So enjoyable, long wait was worth it

The author convincingly wove together many characters relationships and motivations..I had been so puzzled by Alice's character and I liked the resolution . Some beautiful setting descriptions, an interesting plot and gentle, calm narration. Will be able to enjoy listening to this story again.

Such a satisfying story!

Loretta Chase is one of my favorite HR authors. I bought this book as soon as it was available. Although I tried to stretch it out, it was too good. I devoured all 11+ hours in less than a day!
I loved the hero, Giles. When we meet him, he is wild and seemingly out of control, but the reader soon learns that underneath he is ruled by an unwavering sense of honor. He is protective of the heroine without being controlling. And like some of my other favorite Loretta Chase heroes he is charmingly oblivious to love. He doesn’t even recognize his feelings when he blurts out a marriage proposal for no apparent reason.
The heroine is strong and likable and a good match for the hero. The side characters, especially Alice’s main suitor are likable as well.
One of the most interesting aspects of the book is that it reaches a lovely and classic HEA, but it doesn’t end there. It goes on to deal with the challenges of the first year of marriage and comes to yet another satisfying HEA.
I know I’ll be reading this book again!

Least romantic romance ever

Too much time spent on secondary plotlines and not nearly enough on the couple left me very disappointed! I love Loretta Chase, her dukes, and the voice of Kate Reading, but not this installment. Having read the first two, I was excited to learn about Alice and Blackwood and their hinted-at estrangement, but this book was just meh! I found nothing overly exciting - especially their coming together. Several conclusions we already knew from the first books in the series, so it wasn't much of a page turner. Even their estrangement turned out to be no big deal. I wanted more heat, sparks, and lovey-doveyness!!

the progress of the main characters relationship and their growth and care if each other as a married couple.

the narrator kate reading is my all time favorite. as for the nook. I liked it all. I wondered when the villain would make his move and just how dastardly it would be.

Wonderful story and narrator

What a pleasure to hear witty and very funny banter, made even more humorous by a gifted narrator. The hero is wonderful, both protective of and sensitive to the heroine. It's refreshing to enjoy an unusual romance, that takes the time to build from friendship to love, while the hero and heroine rescue an endearing street urchin and pursue villains. It's also unusual and enjoyable to see how the couple fares after marrying. And this story ties together beautifully with the other two wonderful stories in this series, which is a tribute to the author's skill.

Nobody does it better than Chase and Reading…

Oh how I love Loretta Chase! I have never had a bad experience. Her gift for character, romance, setting, and history are beyond compare. And the banter! Her dialogue is so quick and dry - nobody does it better. Then when you add Kate Reading as narrator to the mix, it makes for some of the very best historical romance reading experiences. As far as I’m concerned, you can’t go wrong with a Loretta Chase story. Though I am sorry the Difficult Dukes series has come to a close, I can’t help but remain excited for what Ms. Chase cooks up next! And in the meantime, I can go back and re-read/listen to her wonderful catalogue to my heart’s content. As I always do. ❤️

Lovely story

This story is chronologically earlier than the other two books in the Difficult Dukes series but was written after them. I thought the facts of this story integrated well with the two earlier books. Alice and Giles were well matched and understood each other. Having met them in the earlier books, it was satisfying to see how they came to their HEA.

Laborious to listen to - - Not well integrated

If this hadn't been a Loretta Chase book, I would have quit 1/4 of the way through. I listened to the whole thing, but honestly the storyline was not well-integrated with the previous books.

In book one and two we are told of the issues between the couple. So I went into the book with the expectation that it would be about difficulties in the marriage based on the hero's anti-feminist view. You have the hero reading the feminist book, which makes you think it is about his personal growth. But no, 3/4 of the books is about pre-marriage. And not that exciting. Jonesy (the boy in book and book 2) is part of the story - and then her brother gets into trouble.

It is pretty much boiler plate. So much like her other books, and to be honest, the put down of men as being dumb as rocks was funny the first time. But now not so much. Maybe it has just gotten old, or maybe I am more enlightened..

They get married, and the big issue is very benign.

I wouldn't advise purchasing. Rent it from the library.