3 of 5 stars
Peter Rathbone, Duke of
Compton, is flat broke due to mismanagement from a long line of dukes. As the
last Compton duke, Peter does everything he can including fixing things in his
mansion when he can. He is fighting a losing battle and he has lost hope that
he can bring the estate back into the black. When his younger sister Delia dies
in a tragic accident, Peter is now alone in the world. A group Delia's friends
come to visit and Peter has to stretch his meager budget to accommodate them.
Miss Ada Grandison was the one who found Delia at the bottom of a cliff and she
has come to hopefully find closure and solve a mysterious puzzle Delia left.
Falling in love with the duke wasn't in the plan, but can she understand that
love isn't everything when there's no money to live?
I usually love Ms. Ashford's
books, but this one was a struggle to get through. I didn't really feel the
connection between Peter and Ada. She seems more committed to the
"idea" of love than actually trying to understand Peter's reluctance
to form an attachment to her. The mystery surrounding the estate's missing
treasure was the saving grace for this story. The secondary characters
including Ada's aunt helped carry the story.
I voluntarily read the
advanced reader copy and all opinions are my own.
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