Now known to be a bastard, she and her brothers are utterly disinherited, and their cantankerous father doesn't intend to help them. Read moreĪnne Margaret was a lady who effortlessly belonged to the upper crust of society-until Ash Turner, her third cousin, revealed that her parents' marriage was bigamous. I look forward to reading the rest of this series and I would highly recommend Courtney Milan's books to someone looking for great historical romance novels. The characters drive this story and what great characters they were. Margaret and Ash are characters with depth who struggle with their vulnerabilities. Ash just wants to make things right for his brothers by becoming heir to the duke but as he struggles with his own vulnerabilities he opens up to Margaret unaware as to her true identity.I really loved that Courtney Milan's books not only have some great steamy scenes but also have great characters and plots. When Margaret poses as a nurse she struggles with her loyalty to her family as she discovers Ash isn't quite the villain that she thought he was. They both clearly had their struggles which seemed to all go back to the same thing, who was to become the heir to the current duke. This book had everything in it that I like about Courtney Milan's books characters with depth, a good storyline, some great steamy scenes, and a swoon-worthy male main character.Margaret and Ash were characters that I really enjoyed following. I had hoped we had embarked on a deliberate voyage.'I have not read a Courtney Milan book that I haven't enjoyed so yesterday when I was in the mood to read a good romance book I decided to start a series from her that I haven't read yet. 'I do believe we are straying into the improper,' she said.'Oh, no,' he contradicted. Still, it's not overly emphasized here and doesn't take away from my overall enjoyment of the book. Learning disabilities are a real thing but it seems sometimes the entire Ton suffered from one type or another. These loyalties clash with their own relationship, testing loyalties against their love.There's a subplot with Ash's competence and education which, quite honestly, I'm just tired of in historical romances. Much of the drama resides in Ash's relationship with his brothers and Margaret's with her own siblings. The current Duke is bedridden, nursed by his daughter Margaret who assumes a different identity in order to derail Ash's plans.Ash is stubborn and brash which at times made me not like him so much, but Margaret is a strong woman who stands up to him. When Ash Turner discovers the Duke of Parford was in a bigamous marriage, the discovery delegitimizes the current heir and his siblings as well as putting Ash in as the Duke's heir.

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