Highly recommended - I liked the characters and their backstories in this book but didn't find it quite as far-fetched as I often do with romance. Can Jeremy overcome his unexpected yearning or will he gain the confidence to ask for Betsy's hand in marriage? When Betsy finds herself becoming attracted to Jeremy, will she go the safe route and marry a kind but stuffy future duke or give in to attraction and marry the exciting man she's falling for? He is a wounded soul and likely has been cut off from the title of marquess after a row with his father. If not, she is his for the night.īut, when Jeremy begins to fall for the real Betsy - not the society facade but the billiards-playing, beer-loving, slightly wicked and adventurous Betsy - he's unsure what to do. If she wins a billiard's game, he'll take her where she wants to go. But, Lady Betsy yearns to go on an adventure in breeches, sneaking in where women are not allowed, just once before marriage. They're friends from school and Jeremy knows the future duke is trustworthy, plus you can't do better for titles than a duke. When Thaddeus, Viscount Greywick and a future duke, proposes to Betsy in the billiard's room, Jeremy encourages her to marry him. He's certainly no prospect for marriage but at least he's interesting. Lady Betsy is accustomed to seeing him slouched in a chair, drinking whiskey, or laid out on the floor unconscious in the billiards room.

While recovering from a gunshot wound and an episode of PTSD, he's been living in Lindow Castle, the Wilde family estate. Jeremy Roden served in His Majesty's Army during the American rebellion and lived through a tragic battle. Best to find a boring husband, she thinks, rather than to awaken her sexuality. She's rejected them all and lives with the fear that her mother's behavior may be hereditary. So, for her first season she has put on a sweet, demure face and garnered a large number of proposals. Lady Betsy Wilde worries that her mother's lascivious reputation has rubbed off on her after the duchess left her family for a blond Prussian man when Betsy was a child.

Say no to the duke by eloisa james