“For the first month of our marriage, you will be mine when I ask for it, where I ask for it…”
Abandoned at the altar, Lady Anna hunts down the groom's brother for an explanation. Only...he's the most attractive -and ruthless- man she's ever seen.
Duke Theodore didn't expect a disheveled bride to burst into his study. Needing a wife to raise his daughter, he offers the fiery minx a he will marry her in his brother's stead, only if she abides by his rules.
1. She must never seek him out, unless it's about his daughter. 2. She must give him an heir. 3. She must never fall in love with him...
*If you like a realistic yet steamy depiction of the Regency and Victorian era, then His Accidental Duchess is the novel for you.
An enchanting regency romance of 80,000 words (around 400 pages), written by Sally Vixen and published by Cobalt Fairy.
No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a strong happily ever after.
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Wow that was intense. I loved both the hero and heroine. Sometimes I wanted to smash boogies skillet over his head but he did good in the end. Little kitty was the sweetest. I just loved her. Sweet little girl. The staff was wonderful. There was a despicable villain but he got his in the end. It was a hard angry time until the end. He didn't want to love her but he did. It took some sad moments to get there. I loved when he finally dispatched the bad guy. And the epilogue was just right!!!
Read: 9/7/25 Setting: ? I'm guessing Regency or Victorian England Trope: MOC , emotionally distant H 3.5 stars
Anna is left at the altar by her best friend, Henry. Distraught, she goes to the Duke's home, hoping to find her groom there. Unfortunately, she only finds Henry's rude brother. She's shocked when he offers her a MOC with him. Anna can't turn him down. Her late father's gambling debts have ruined her family financially. One money lender is an Earl, and he has made it clear just what he expects from her. Now, being left at the altar has ruined her in the eyes of society. Anna accepts the Duke's offer.
Theodore didn't expect a disheveled bride to burst into his study, but he won't waste this opportunity. He needs a mother for his daughter and a male heir, and Anna could fill that role wonderfully as long as she follows his rules.
1. she must never seek him out unless it's about his daughter . 2. She must give him an heir. Hopefully, she'll be pregnant in a month. After that, she can have the freedom to do whatever she wants with whoever she wants. 3. She must never fall in love with him.
All goes to Theodore's plan until their wedding night. When a letter from Henry falls out of her sleeve. Is she in love with his brother? Theodore wants her to be his alone. So he decides not to consummate their marriage, at least not until Anna begs for him to take her. Anna has a rule of her own. Theodore has to spend an hour a day with her.
Anna and Theodore find themselves at a standoff. Meanwhile, Anna puts all her energy into taking care of Theodore's daughter, Kitty. A sweet relationship develops between these two. Theodore also joins them on their little expeditions. Can true feelings develop between this couple, or will Theodore always be distant?
There are other problems this couple might face. First, Anna has to face the scandal from being left at the altar by one brother only to marry the other. The second problem is the villainous Earl, who owns most of her late father's debts. This man was not happy about his plans for her being thwarted by the Duke. He won't go away quietly. Third, is a man from Theodore's past who has information that could hurt his daughter.
Luckily, Theodore is a force to reckoned with! Believe that! But will his own secret past ruin his new relationship with Anna?
liked: 1. I liked this author's writing style. This book was over 400 pages, but it felt more like 200. The fast pacing made this book fly by. 2. I liked Anna! She was practical and did what she needed to do for her family. Her attitude was refreshing. She's kind to all but can give as good as her husband when provoked. Something Theodore really enjoys doing. 3. Henry was gay. Anna knew that their marriage would be in name only, but she was desperate. I thought it was wonderful that Henry couldn't go through with the marriage and doom them both to a life of misery. Instead, he and his longtime partner left for Italy. Henry is barely in the story, yet I admire his bravery! Though, he should have told her before the wedding day. 4. Why did Theodore pick Anna? He was impressed that Anna wasn't afraid of him and said what she honestly thought. Theodore admires this trait and doesn't try to suppress her. 5. I liked Theodore. That grumpy a**hole grows on you!. I also love how protective he was with his family. He was definitely not a man to cross! 6. I loved Kitty! Though, she was a little too well behaved for a 7 year old. Not uncommon for most books and movies. 7. The other secondary characters were great. I liked how the staff rallied around Anna. 8. The two villains of the story both get their comeuppance in very satisfying ways.
disliked: 1. Theodore not consummating the marriage!. He made his intentions clear from the beginning. He would join her in bed until she conceived his heir, and then she could have other lovers. So why does he suddenly become possessive? Theodore does a 180° on his rules. Now, she has to beg for him !🙄. Luckily, the author did a good enough job that this didn't bother me as much as it usually does. A big pet peeve of mine, I'm afraid. 2. The sex scenes. They finally consummate their marriage (60% into the story) while in a carriage. Sexy, right? Unfortunately, the author rushes the scene. Foreplay is over too quickly before they have sex. It just couldn't have been written better! 🤷♀️ 3. I wish the epilogue would have been set in the future. Like a year later. I think I've been spoiled by other hr writers. 4. If you're looking for a heavy romance then this is not the book for you. Theodore is emotional distant. He is definitely a hard shell to crack. So don't expect poems and beautiful love scenes. Still, I liked that there was a friendship that developed slowly between them before love.
Conclusion: This ended up being a quick but enjoyable read! This is my 1st book by SV but I'll definitely check out more of her other books when I'm in the mood for a light, quick read.
Cobalt Books say they are historically accurate. I, for one, am starting to wonder why I give them further chances. They are RARELY historically accurate. This one didn't even have a year it's set! Was it 1812? 1839? WHO KNOWS! The dresses described did not seem like Regency era dress and for books about dukes (Oh, so many freaking dukes! More than I think England every actually had!)... there's no mention of who is king or queen. There's a ton, but that does not narrow the time down. What bothered me most was two things 1) The Archbishop was in Canterbury. He didn't hang around London offering out special licenses to get married. This is the sixth (?) book I've read this year where they have to get a special license. And there are TWO in the one. 2) There's always instalove. And there doesn't have to be. It's a freaking romance. Let time pass! So, h is set to marry H's brother to save her family from poverty (special license #1). H's brother is gay and flees the DAY of the wedding with his lover. Because his lover didn't want him to be married as it would be cheating for them to be together? But sure, run off and leave your friend abandoned at the altar. Also, marriages like this totally happened all the dang time and I'm sure most lovers were fine with it. Oh, and apparently all of London just shows up to weddings? I was too tired to google if you had to be invited to a wedding. Anyway, so h runs out of the chapel in her wedding dress (which is white, again... not a thing before Queen Victoria, but is this after 1840? WHO KNOWS?!) and goes to H's house to see if her fiance is there. He is not.
His brother, who didn't approve of the marriage, is home. His friend was just suggesting he get married again, to get a mother for his little girl. He's like "Meh." h shows up and he's all "marry me" and sets out some ridiculous rules for their marriage and then gets special license #2. They get married in a church (::clears throat: special licenses meant you didn't have to get married in a church) and have a wedding breakfast until it's suddenly night time. Wedding breakfast lasted all day? Something happens when they try to consummate the marriage that night (I can't remember) and he's all like "I'll make you beg" and leaves the room because he is a jerk. H being a jerk does not change. So, they have one night together looking at the stars with his daughter and they do one more thing together, so it's been a month. They go to a ball and he gets an orgasm from her on a desk in the library (nice guests). They have barely talked at this point. Then, they're at an opera that she loves and he seduces (?) her to leave at intermission (jerk) and has sex with her in his carriage. Not very romantic, if you ask me... but whatevs. What bothered me was there was apparently NO livery around. Servants are thin on the ground in Cobalt books. Nobility just be leaving their carriages outside opera houses and hoping no one steals them. Anyway, they spend the night together, big scandalous thing happens involving his daughter, she tries to talk to him, he's horrid to her, and she decides to leave and go home. Then they're both like "I love her/him" even though it's been like a month. You can let the dang romance grow! I was not impressed. The love stories of the side characters, like his cousin who is now a widow and his friend Stephen, sound more interesting. Also, so tired of rakes. A big deal is made of him having lovers and... maybe that was the standard, but does it have to be? The man would be riddled with disease. Can't the H be chaste for one dang book?
Anyway, I had to read Wayward Duke by Katrina Kendrick to get over it. Much better book I will review later.
This was a story with a lot of side plots and stories within. In some ways, it was so much going on that it was hard to just focus on the build of the love between Theo and Anna. Anna did not make for a great heroine for me. Although it was expressed that she was so nice, she came across as unappreciative and a bit childish with her feelings for Theo. She complained about him and his rules, but she also demanded a lot that he was more than willing to do. Her actions didn’t always coincide with her internal dialogue. Theo was presented as cold, but his actions always did the opposite of that. He clearly took care of his brother, Anna, and her family. After some of the other issues were handled, they were able to get their HEA, but I didn’t feel invested in them as a madly in love which is why this was just okay for me.
I received an ARC of this book and am voluntarily leaving this review.
Theo was kinda a jerk & a bit unreasonable off & on throughout most of the book, though I did appreciate how he tried with Kitty. You could really feel for Anna situation & appreciate how hard she tried, & how loving she was to Kitty, I enjoyed Anna's thought process & really liked her as a character. There were several dark spots that made the book difficult to get though. I kept waiting for the story to start in earnest, but I felt like it didn't.
Well. So, hey I finished it... That's gotta count for something, right? 😆🤷🏻♀️
This story was not good. I'm surprised I did finish it tbh despite the help of heavy skimming after the halfway mark.
The writing wasn't horrible but it wasn't great either. The pacing was a trainwreck as was transitioning and more importantly the timeline. As in there was not clear timeline. And again, the way conversations were spoken was simply too modern to be acceptable for a historical.
*sigh* For me there was also just so many problematic things with this book that even if I had enjoyed this story I would have found it difficult to ignore them.
**Spoilers below**
- The hero's daughter was described as having "pale blonde hair" that was almost white. Yet, her mother, as detailed in the one flashback of her from the hero's POV while birthing said daughter, was said to have black hair. Later, when a mysterious man pops up that pisses the hero off we learn that's his daughters bio dad. He was also described as brunette.
See the problem? How did they create a child with pale blonde hair, hm? Better yet, how had no one, not a single soul question the legitimacy of the hero being her father considering he had auburn hair and her mother had black hair? So you see how either of those combinations don't work at all??
- The wedding itself was absurd and unrealistic. I know I'm not expert but I've read enough historical romances to know weddings back then were long affairs and nothing like what was described.
- The hero throws a hissy fit over the heroine having a letter from his brother hidden in her sleeve. Assumes it's because most women prefer to hold items they hold dear close to their bodies so it must mean she was in love with his brother. Upon this sudden assumption (which took place on their wedding night) he immediately decides to throw down some poorly put together seduction in the form of informing the heroine she would have to come to him when she was ready and "beg him" because he wouldn't take an unwilling woman nor a woman in love with someone else. He wanted his wife to belong to him. lol sure buddy
- Following the hero's fit of jealousy we then promptly forget it ever occurred and suddenly his jealousy is no longer an issue nor does he believe the heroine is in love with his brother. ✨ magic ✨
- The pacing was shit. Plain and simple. We start with the heroine and how her life's horrible. To a week later to her being engaged and about to be married to her best friend (the hero's brother) who is clearly gay and is freaked about marrying her. He then jilts her to run off with his art instructor or something and she becomes the laughingstock of society in five minutes flat while she promptly runs out of the church crying and screaming at everyone and immediately runs to the hero's house to find his brother. Said brother isn't there, blah blah intro with the hero and the heroine and they make a deal. Then they're getting married, how long after making said deal this occurs we don't know. I assume a couple of days? Once married they act like the wedding feast is pointless so we ignore including that scene while tossing in a awkward kissing scene and the impromptu jealous tantrum. From there it's detailed as every day, so for a few chapters we got literally one day after the next. And then it was maybe every other day from the timeline of the two events they attended and then would you look at that we're 70% through already. Gee, nothing interesting has happened at all! And the the heroine mentions "weeks" when they have a big fight and I was confused. It'd been weeks? Since when?! Anyway! Insert dramatically tearful "I want to go home" wish from the heroine immediately after the fight in which she in fact packed everything up and goes home. While the hero chases down his daughters father to pay him off again, then promptly returns home to see his wife is gone and to chase after her. From there we have to throw in the evil Earl who's been harassing the heroine's family over her dead father's debt the entire book so we can have the hero save the heroine and beat the bad guy up. Cue the pointless and robotic I love yous from the MCs and then it's a wrap. 🥱
- The heros bff claimed he had observed that the heroine cared for the hero. Was in fact falling in love with him. To which I call bullshit. The hero's bff hadn't been around the heroine at all except when he spoke briefly with her and walked her out after her initial meeting with the hero in the early chapters. Otherwise this dude was out of sight out of mind unless the hero went to the club and he met him there. Tell me when that fool ever "observed" the heroine to even come to such a conclusion? The MCs went to only two events and the heros bff was never mentioned as being in attendance and the rest of the time they were at home and the bff never visited sooooo 🤷🏻♀️
- The MCs had no chemistry. What. So. Ever. The hero was an ass, an aloof unfeeling arrogant ass. He never evolved and didn't once soften aside from maybe cracking a smile for his daughter and laughing once after their first time together. He was just a robot spitting out words. I hated him. Which made the heroine look all the more the fool for supposedly catching feelings for him, which tbh was impossible to even fathom in such a short time and considering how little they spoke to one another let alone any one-on-one time spent together. It was non-existent.
- Their first time together was in a damn carriage. And it was so unromantic and out of the blue that its inclusion had no impact at all on the story.
- Towards the end the heroine gets upset about not knowing the hero's past with his first wife. He clams up, becomes all assholery and she gets her feelings hurt because he doesn't trust her.
One, ofc he doesn't trust her because they've only known one another a couple of weeks! And it's not like they spent any time together to improve that.
Two, he could have given her some vague details if he actually gave a shit especially for the sake of him giving the care of his daughter into her hands.
Three, when he admits everything at the end he outright says he was a cold bastard who didn't love his first wife and didn't care that she took lovers. So, why tf was he so distrustful and angry over her having another man's child? Hello! That's how that works, moron. And yet also, why tf did he bother marrying the first wife either for that matter? It didn't even sound like he liked her. There was so little detail offered that it made little sense and left more questions than answers. The lazy brief admission only made him look even worse and didn't explain anything about his actual first marriage at all. Yet another waste of time.
While I enjoy Sally Vixen and her steamy hot historical romances, I admit it was the beautiful cover art that drew my attention to His Accidental Duchess, the started novel of The Regency Wedding Crashers. The cover features a gorgeous dark hair male, with the most lucious long locks with a slight curl, that begs you to run your hands through to see if they are as soft as they look. The handsome man has a close cropped beard with full sideburns and is dressed impecably for an evening out in a black jacket with a startched whit cravat. Oh to be the lucky woman attending a ball with him! He has is right arm lovingly draped across the neck and shoulder of a Snow White beauty. His left arm is curled tightly about her waist as he stares longingly at the raven hair lady. Her eyes are closed and her hands are folded across his hands that are wrapped on her body. The picture screams passion and has you pulling out the proverbial folded fan to cool down the scene. The cover sent shivers down my spine and I swear the art was as steamy as Ms. Vixen's story. The artist is not listed anywhere in the Amazon page, which is a shame, for whoever designed the cover deserves to be recognized. Well Done Cobalt Fairy Publishing! You definitely got me to purchase not just His Accidental Duchess but the entire series!
Of course, Sally Vixen deserves her own accolades, as she has once again written a wonderfuly captivating story about a Duke who needs a mother for his little girl and a fiery minx , Anna, who has been dumped at the altar by the Duke's brother and Her best friend, Henry. The two main characters undergo a magnificent transformation from mere aquaintances to lovers under Sally Vixen's talented hands. I could close my eyes and picture the story playing out in front of me. The scenery, the people, the majesty of the story setting was realistic and picturesque. Again, Sally, His Accidental Duchess is a glorious regency novel, well-written and deliously entertaining.
The entire series is available on Kindle Unlimited which makes it affordable. Yet, I was so enamoured with the first book, I immediately one-clicked the entire series for my Kindle connection. Thank you, Sally Vixen and Cobalt Fairy Publishing for providing me with a fun weekend of quiet reading. I can hardly wait to finish the other two books!
I liked this better than the last book I read by this author but I still has some issues with it. What I liked: - the Duke's household for once wasn't mean to the new Duchess - Anna and Kitty together and also Kitty bringing out the good in Theo - there was some chemistry between the Anna and Theo
What I didn't like: - firstly, and this is a huge one. How is Theo any different from the creepy Earl? In the first two meetings between Theo and Anna, Theo grabs her by the wrist or by the chin. In the prologue (if you read that separately) the Earl grabs her. Why is it ok and possibly even considered "sexy" if the hero manhandles the heroine? Because he's not old and fat? Sorry, still wrong and a huge turn off. And again, Theo makes sexual demands of her (that he thankfully later backpedals on) but it's not sexy, especially when you see the Earl treating her the same way. - I can accept insta-love on occasion but this was just way too rushed. She basically falls in love after their first time together (yes it happens but it just feels so pathetic and then she runs away because he hurt her. I get that, too. But I wanted her to stand up to him in a different way besides running home to mommy). - Their first time together is in a carriage? Come on! That is NOT sexy. She's a virgin and he thought a carriage was better than a host's library at a party? - the end with the Earl who still goes after this girl after being warned off by a Duke? Seems crazy and stupid and fine, I guess go with it but how it unfolds seems even crazier
The author has potential and I liked what little I saw of the other Duke so I might read that story - I just hope he doesn't end up sounding just like this Duke despite initially seeming to be something else in this story (the description for book 2 implies he might be another cold Duke with "rules" but maybe he won't)
Sally Vixen's His Accidental Duchess unfolds with an electrifying plot: a bride abandoned on the altar bursts into a duke's home, demanding explanations, only to depart as his wife! The story is compelling and engaging, with a great amount of tension, romance, and intrigue. Lady Anna's fierce determination drags you in from the first chapter, while Duke Theodore's enigmatic attitude piques your interest. Their partnership, motivated by desperation and guided by regulations, provides an unexpected basis for a story of forgiveness and love! . Anna's character is intriguing, she enters her marriage of convenience with fortitude and dignity, despite her weakness and the controversy that surrounds her. Her developing relationship with Kitty, Theo's vivacious little daughter, is an emotional highlight, sweet and genuine in every moment! Theo, on the other hand, is a puzzle—stern, tormented by his history, and hesitant to let his carefully crafted world be upended. However, when the structure of their arrangement begins to deteriorate, the emotional tension between them becomes unbearable. It's the type of dynamic that makes you tremble as you root for love to prevail over fear and doubt! . The villainous Earl of Downton delivers intriguing structure to the plot, his presence a dark cloud over Anna’s and Theo’s lives. The stakes feel real, and the resolution is deeply satisfying. Meanwhile, Vixen’s design of the story flows effortlessly, balancing moments of romance with bursts of drama! The marriage contract, Theo’s rules, and Anna’s determination to break through his emotional walls create a structure that is as compelling as it is unpredictable. Each twist feels deliberate and enhances the plot’s intensity without ever losing its elegance! . The author's outstanding writing. and the chemistry between the characters make His Accidental Duchess an unputdownable read. Vixen writes with lyrical precision, soaking passion into each scene without falling into sentimentality! The victorious and compassionate peak ties together all loose ends and effectively wraps Anna and Theo's story! This is historical romance at its best: thrilling, emotionally packed, and completely satisfying.
My first time reading a Sally Vixen and I seriously enjoyed this. What surprised me the most was how *historical* this one felt, the characters acted with decorum, as people of their day would act rather than modern men and women time warped into the past.
*minor spoiler* For example - it's pretty obvious from the get-go that George is gay. This isn't used as an opportunity for every character to stand up to give a speech telling the reader how open-minded and progressive they are. We're not forced to read as every handsome member of the aristocracy announces loudly that they support gay rights, even if it does go against the grain. Hurrah, we all stand up and clap at how modern and cool these gentry in the 19th century were. Rather - the people around George are deeply concerned and try as best they can to keep this 'devastating' secret out of the public, because they *know* the consequences should George be exposed. His dearest loved ones are worried about him, but also know he must secretly disappear into exile. He is lost to them, no matter how badly they want to keep him. It feels real, and pays homage to men like George who had to live in those times, and face-up to those prejudices.
I'm deffo going to read more of SV. I have a good feeling about her.
Sally Vixen introduces us to her new series, Regency Wedding Crashers, with her book, His Accidental Duchess. I have read all of Sally’s Regency novels and this new series is just as good as the others. Anna, our female protagonist, has been abandoned at the altar. Totally shocked and embarrassed, she takes off to find her erstwhile groom’s brother. Showing up at Duke Theo’s home wet and bedraggled Anna asks the Duke where his brother is. No one knows but the Duke offers her a proposition to save her reputation. Marry Him, follow his rules and take care of his little girl, Kitty. Thus begins our story of Anna & Theo. Sally has a formula for writing a fun, enjoyable regency romance with well-developed characters, a fast-moving plot and enough spice and mystery to keep the reader’s attention. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series.
Umm… there could have been so much more to this story… This was a quick read… And this is why I don’t like short books… There was so much more that needed to happen… The main characters needed to be together more -we needed to see them spending time together and falling in love… I think this author might be afraid of descriptive steamy scenes… two quick scenes, not descriptive at all and both times they were both actually fully clothed lol-no dirty thoughts… No dirty words… no dirty talk- which to me does not show how passionate they really were for each other- well I was looking around for a new author, but this just isn’t for me
Theo is an absolute arse, I wanted to throw something at him for his attitudes. Anna has the patience of a saint in dealing with Theo. Kitty is precocious and adorable. It would have been an added characterization to see Anna do more of the things for Kitty that she discussed. Not doing more than music lessons seems a more timid behaviour than her initial actions would suggest. The only negative aspects of this book were the wrong pronouns being used and grammar errors. There were not enough to detract from the plot, so I still give this five stars. I look forward to reading the whole series.
This is not an original story. It's strongly similar to Tessa Dare's "The Duchess Deal " but not nearly as good. It's supposed to be a historical romance but the historical background, customs and geography are so vague that it feels more like sketchy school play with paper characters, scenography and costumes. The plot is also lacking and annoying at times. Some trivial facts are described in detail, and then more dramatic action is rushed, sketchy, and makes little sense. The cover is alluring but misleading and the book is much more blunt.
Another good book by Sally Vixen. Anna's family were struggling after the death of her father and they were being blackmailed. To try to save them Anna proposed to her childhood friend, Henry, and he reluctantly agreed. However, he jilted Anna at the altar. Anna was desperate and begged Duke Theo to help her. They agreed to a marriage of convenience. The story deals with blackmail, gambling debts and illegitimacy but despite all of this love grows as Anna and Theo find their way forward together.
His Accidental Duchess: A Historical Regency Romance Novel
This book was very everything I would’ve expected by this wonderful author. Every book I have been lucky to read has been wonderful, challenges met with determination and love blossoming from unusual circumstances. So much love there but the characters had to find their ways to each other, compromising in the way they had been behaving in the past with commanding arrogance, not the way to a lady’s heart. Great books to read. I like romance and feelings these books offer.
I enjoyed this book although I guessed the plot almost straight away. We knew about the jilting from the introduction but other areas such as an evil peer forcing himself on the mother of our heroine because of late husband’s debts has been done before. Having said that I loved the interaction between Theo’s daughter and Anna. Happy ending. However as with all Cobalt books I could neither access the prequel nor the extended epilogue. It’s getting very frustrating
This story sure has a different beginning, never have we started with a lady abandoned at the alter , to run to confront the errant groom brother, a Duke in her dirty and rain soaked wedding gown. Anna is distraught because her mother andsisters are broke. Theodore is not friendly, to say the least but offers to marry as his daughter needs a mother, great beginning don’t you think!
I was disappointed in the writing. It comes across very one dimensional, flat and I wonder if it is AI generated. I have read a number of the Cobalt Fairy books and find most of them to be poorly written. Dukes and Duchesses are not addressed as Lord or Lady. It seems the publisher is trying to write modern day novels inserted in a Regency time period without researching the time period. Anna was an idiot and Theo was a disappointment.
You are not a good when you are left at the altar. Anna runs away not knowing what to do. All of her plans have fallen flat. She goes to Henry's house in hopes of talking with him. But when she arrives the Duke and his friend are the only ones there. The Duke does not know where his brother is. When the Dukes goes out he makes proposal to Anna that she can't believe she is agreeing to.
The heroine has asked her friend to marry her due to a villain’s threats. The only problem is she is left at the altar. She then goes to his family home to ask where he is. No one knows. The hero says he’ll marry her in his brother’s place as he needs a heir and his daughter needs a mother, just don’t fall in love with him. The hero has a trust issue than could drive a wedge into this arrangement. The heroine and the daughter hit it off. The villain returns. It was a very interesting read.
Spicy romance(mild description); consummation after marriage. Anna seeks to escape a family blackmailer and pushes a friend into offering for her. Although her friend jilts her, his brother, a duke, marries her to have a mother for Kitty, his daughter. Anna is open with her husband about her relationship with his brother. The openness helps to establish the necessary love for the marriage. There is a dramatic rescue at the end of the story.
The story of Theo and Anna was wonderful, though I hope we read more about them in the series. A runaway groom brought theses two together. Anna was desperate to save her family and was going to marry one of her best friends until he ran off. This brought Anna to the home of her friend and a proposition she couldn't refuse. There were twists and a few turns. I enjoyed the story and the characters, and look forward to the next book. Enjoy!
Anna needs to marry quickly to save her family. Harry leaves her at the alter. She storms over to his home but he is gone. Theodore needs a bride of convenience to take care of his daughter. So much goes on in this book. You will want to read from start to finish. Excellent book.
Good story and characters. The I has hidden spiders in his closet and was afraid to live and trust again after his first marriage. Little does he know that Anna is different and was made for him. they have their ups and downs and soon work everything out.b they get their HEA and so much more. Highly recommend and happy reading.😊
Sally Vixon just keeps getting better and better. I have been reading her books for the last year and this story "His Accidental Duchess" is the best. Her plot keeps the reader involved, the characters are definitely different and memorable. I gave the book 5 stars.
Absolutely loved it brilliant characters . Great interaction with each other.
There's a lot more to this it's a must read I read it in one session - I have read the rest of the series - Some of the characters come into this book. I RECEIVED AN ARC COPY