An Unsuitable Duchess

by Kathleen Buckley

After her guardian’s death, Anne Sinclair comes to Town seeking a man with broad interests, rather than broad estates. She possesses a competence and a pretty face, so why did her late guardian think it might be difficult for her to make a match? The question becomes urgent when she discovers that London can be perilous for a young lady of inquiring mind—especially when she has a hidden enemy. Lord John Anniscote unexpectedly inherits the title and responsibilities of his dissolute brother, the Duke of Guysbridge, including houses, servants, tenants, and the need to provide himself with an heir. Formerly poor, cynical, and carefree, he finds himself hunted by marriage-minded females. When a plot against a young lady up from the country touches his honor, can the new duke safeguard her reputation and repair his own?

Genres: Historical

386 pages, Paperback

First published May 19, 2017

About the author

When she was three years old, Kathleen Buckley’s father bought a set of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Big books! With all kinds of words (and pictures) in them! By the age of twelve, she knew she wanted to write fiction (she also wanted to be a journalist, a spy and a spaceperson—but NASA wasn’t accepting female spacepersons then. She never became a journalist because she hates asking pushy questions, nor a spy, because she’s not good with foreign languages, has bad eyes and is not athletic. In semi-retirement, she began to write full-time, at least when not pursuing her other hobbies: reading, cats, cooking, and costume.

See more on her website at ​https://18thcenturyromance.com/

Reviews

[InD'tale Magazine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Author Kathleen Buckley has written an engaging Regency romance with a good pace, strong and likeable characters and historical depth.

Read full review in the 2017 November issue of InD'tale Magazine.

[Zara West · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Regency period novel has the pace and historical depth that is rarely found in current regency romance. Special attention has been paid to the language of the period and the formalities. At the same time, it has a lively plot with a charming duke and a rather forward young lady. The characters grow to love each other through a series of unfortunate events. A recommended read.

[Leonie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why is Kathleen Buckley not more widely read? I throughly enjoyed this one, with only a few caveats to take away that last star, as I enjoyed the last two! Good writing, solid historical background, intelligent hero and heroine, complicated plots (where some of the star is sometimes lost but it never bothered me), attraction, meeting-of-intellects, great dialogue, character growth, and just plain enjoyment. No spice, true, but then I quite like my spice to be a fully spicy book (these are the books you read with one hand, as the song used to go…), not sporadic scenes in a historical romance.