Duke Seeks Bride

“Duke Seeks Bride” by Christy Carlylye is a swoon-worthy, classic story where guy literally stumbles over gal, they watch glowworms, then they wonder if they’ll ever see each other again! Secretary Miss Evelyn “Evie” Graves is going on a working holiday to Ireland for her employer, a countess, to help the Duke of Rennick. However, the countess doesn’t know Alexander Pierpont and Evie are already in each other’s dreams. I love that Evie and Alexander were attracted to each other upon their meet-cute yet they were practical enough to not pursue each other. When they surprisingly met again, their earlier practicality adds to the feeling of being fated mates. The close proximity allows their dreams to become reality. Alex has a timeline to fulfill a stipulation in order to keep the estate that is home. So, of course, there is a fun secret identity, fake engagement aspect to the book which allows them more allowance to be with each other. I appreciate that this book is about choosing love for personal and professional decisions. Alex has supportive and non-supportive family members for his time spent with Evie and for his horse endeavors. Evie is supporting a sibling so life is in London. However, being separated is not an option when an accident shows how much they care about the Ton’s rules. If you enjoy different social class, holiday love stories, and low angst yet bursting attraction and compatibility reads, then I highly recommend this book!!! Thank you to Net Galley, Avon, and Harper Voyager US for the ARC in exchange for a honest review.