Never Met a Duke Like You

Content warnings: torture (mentioned), being committed to a mental facility while sane

Lady Vesper can't stand her childhood best friend Aspen, Duke of Graydon. But she can't keep her hands off of him either...

Lady Vesper Lyndhurst is a charming, exemplary duke's daughter that other young ladies in society can look up to. She wears her perfection as a mask to keep outsiders from getting too close. When she was shunned in romance by her childhood best friend, she decided to never marry. But when the handsome Aspen, Duke Greydon returns to his estate, she will come face to face with her past.

The female friend group Vesper tries to call the "Hellfire Kitties" return in this novel, each with her own causes and decidedly unhistorical feminist mindset.

Filled with witty banter and steamy romance, this enemies-to-lovers novel will thrill fans of historical romances like the Bridgerton series.

It's no secret that I've loved Amalie Howard's adult and YA novels, and she's become one of my favorite new authors. This outing delivers as much fun as the first entry in the series and is recommended for readers of historical romance.

Amalie Howard is a well-rounded adult and YA author. While studying in Trinidad, Maine, and Paris, she participated in extracurriculars including choir, fencing, steel drum band, soccer, dance, and piano. She was born in Trinidad & Tobago and lives in Colorado.

Series: Taming of the Dukes, #2

Publisher: Forever

Length: 384 pages

Release Date: October 17, 2023

Representation: neurodivergent main character

I received an electronic galley copy of this title from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.