Book Review: A Duke In Need Of A Wife by Annie Burrows (M&B Historical)

A Duke In Need Of A Wife is written by Annie Burrows and published by Mills & Boon Historical. Both the main characters in this novel are, for their own reasons, outcasts in the high society Ton. Sofia Underwood is the granddaughter of a Duke but her parentage is questionable as her father was a soldier and her mother Portuguese.  Oliver, the Duke of Theakstone, needs a wife who will accept care for and love Olivia, his illegitimate daughter. Their first meeting is very much by chance. Sofia is an orphan and Uncle Ned and Aunt Agnes are her guardians.  They have taken lodgings on Marine View in Theakstone Creacent so Sofia can recuperate  from a winter illness by taking daily swims in the sea. Sofia is watching the fireworks celebrating the end of the Napoleonic war when she she sees that a woman has been hit by a firework as is on fire. She rushes to help her, as does Oliver. He is intrigued by and is determined to find out more about her, so invites her and her guardians to a select party at Theakstone Court, along with several other women he is considering to be his wife.  Sofia’s beauty and personality have caught the Duke’s attention, but will she accept his little daughter, and his proposal?

This is a fun and enjoyable read. Sofia’s little dog Snowball steals the show, as does little Olivia. Oliver doesn’t know how to express his emotions, whilst Sofia is very conscious of her parentage. Both characters have issues that are addressed throughout the book, giving an insight in to attitudes of that particular time.

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