She longs for the freedom that wasn’t afforded to women of her station, and she doesn’t want to conform to the dictates of society or her parents’ pressure.
She knows her parents want her betrothed to a member of the ton, but she wants to become a spinster and write for her father’s newspaper. She’s also really headstrong and unconventional. Usually, they’re in the third person, so it was an interesting change for the genre.Įliza is an intelligent, curious, and wild young woman. I haven’t read a lot of historical romances in the first person. The story is told in first person from Eliza’s perspective, which gives you a ton of insight into her character. Synopsis: It’s 1814 and nineteen-year-old Eliza Melrose, daughter of a printing magnate, is about to be launched into London’s high society – much to her distaste, the last thing she wants is a husband.Įliza’s ‘misplaced’ thirst for adventure, knowledge and the creative word is a bone of contention for her father, who battles endlessly to keep her curiosity and ambitions in check, for women are not meant to ask questions or give opinions in matters of business.īut then she meets the youngest son of the late Duke of Chester, a disgraced nobleman who is shrouded in mystery and proving quite impossible to resist…ĭisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links, including Amazon, and I may earn a small commission, at no cost to you, if you purchase through my links.Ī slow-burn historical romance, One Night With the Duke is an entertaining story with danger, secrets, and intrigue.
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