Review: The Duke's Quandary
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2014
I love CH's writing style; Penelope Clayton, botanist, bluestocking, has no desire to marry, but her ward and aunt have decided that she needs a season and hopefully find a husband. A friend of Penelope's aunt(the Duchess of Manchester) has offered to help sponsor Penelope. Penelope is physically ill about the whole thing; she is clumsy, awkward, has no social graces and is like a fish out of water when she enters "society". Even though the Duchess and her daughters are nice to Penelope and even the young Duke, Penelope just doesn't feel that she should be where she is; what's worse she begins to feel something for the Duke. But she knows that it is fruitless because he is searching for the "perfect woman" for his future Duchess and Penelope just doesn't fit the bill but he can't keep his hands off her no matter how often he tells himself she is all wrong for him. Yes, the book is somewhat predictable but the cat and mouse relationship between the two is good.