sebastian, duke of wessex, chokes on a strawberry and is struck by an epiphany. he must get married. the only one of his immediate family left, he realizes it cannot all end with him. so at the outset of the duke's wicked wife, he enlists miss eliza benton's assistance in coming up with a list of ladies who might be suitable brides.sebastian plays the thoughtless popinjay, but behind the frivolity and studied devil-may-care attitude lies a person who feels things deeply and is acutely intelligent. he leans into his reputation, and accomplishes quite a bit via schemes that are at once amusing and also kind and thoughtful. eliza begins to see beyond the surface of sebastian's social varnish, and the man beneath tugs at her heartstrings in ways she does not anticipate.
she has a plan. she doesn't mean to marry. to her, marriage, and carrying a child, is certain death. her mother and stepmother both died in childbirth. and she fears that for herself and the easiest way to avoid it is to avoid marriage altogether.
but the connection between sebastian and eliza cannot be denied, and even though neither wants to admit that they are only meant for each other, it's only a matter of time.
this is a delectable entry to continue the wicked secrets series, and possibly my favorite yet because sebastian is just an absolute delight of a character.
**the duke's wicked wife will publish on march 16, 2020. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/entangled publishing (amara) in exchange for my honest review.
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