Reluctant to marry.

Love, The Duke (Say I Do #3) by Amelia Grey        

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The last thing Drake Cheston Kingsley, Duke of Hurstbourne, expected to be faced with after a long trip to the private hunting box where he was to meet his friends since their school days, the Duke of Stonerick and the Duke of Wyatthaven, was a missive from an old childhood friend whose ill, Winston Stowe.

Around a year later he’s entirely unprepared to contend with was a truculent young woman dressed as a man who’s inveigled her way into his home. He comes face to face with Ophelia Stowe. Hurst had already twigged she was a woman but he’s rather surprised by her admission. He’s further surprised when she declares she wants his help to find a valuable artefact, a chalice, stolen from her brother Winston’s church.

Ophelia and her mother haven’t told anyone in the hope they can track it down. They don’t want Winston’s memory to be besmirched over the chalice’s disappearance.

A great beginning, with Ophelia testing Hurst’s patience every step of the way in her dogged search for the chalice. 

The attraction they feel for each other grows. However, Hurst and Ophelia have a long way to go before they fully trust each other. The ending, whilst lovely, dwindled somewhat. The initial punch of the story faded into sweet understandings.

Still, an interesting finale to this series. 

A St. Martin’s Press ARC via NetGalley.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.