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~**~ ARC Review: Dating the Duke (The Aristocrat Diaries) by Emma Hart ~**~


***5 Stars***

After reading Lady Love I couldn’t wait to get my hands on Addy and Alex’s book and I was not disappointed in any way. It hit all the right buttons when it comes to my book loving heart and left me wanting to spend a lot more time with Addy, Alex, Olympia and their friends and family.

I ADORED Addy and Alex. Addy is vivacious and sweet, even if she is an introvert. Alex comes across as a bit stiff, but it’s understandable considering his station in life, but he has a huge heart. Their journey to their HEA was a lot of fun to experience. While they were friendly, they weren’t friends, so watching as they became more was a lot of fun. I loved their bantering and flow and the chemistry between them was undeniable. They do deal with a few bumps in their road, the biggest brought on by themselves, but I really liked how everything worked out for them in the end.

This was a great addition to the series. Fun, quick, sweet and low on drama but filled with lots of heart. I loved catching up with Gabi and Miles ~ OMG magpies ~ and the inhabitants of Whitborough were awesome! But outside of Addy and Alex, Olympia stole the show. Sweet, precocious and stubborn, this girl will rule the world one day…and I do hope that we get to experience it. But I cannot wait to get my hands on Eve’s book and see both her and her beau bring each other to their knees.

~ Copy provided by the author & voluntarily reviewed ~


A duke and a writer walk into a bar, and the barman says—never mind. They’re in the library, and they’re not wearing any clothes. Oops.

My name is Adelaide Astley, and if there was anything remotely exciting about me to tell you, I would.

Sure, my uncle is the Duke of Leicester, and my mother bucked family tradition to marry “below” her and open a hotel, but I’m nothing but an aspiring author with a Tudor era obsession.

Oh, and I’m spending the summer tutoring the daughter of the current Duke of Worcester—who happens to be a regular in my highly inappropriate midnight dreams.

Thirty-year-old Alexander Winthrop-Bentley is so not my type, but hours of chess games and arguments over Tudor dynasties mean we’re thrown together more often than we should be. And when he shares with me that he needs a date for a charitable event, my mouth betrays me by offering myself up for the evening.

How I find myself naked in the library is another matter entirely. Ahem.

When the society papers declare us an item, neither of us have the heart to tell our families the truth. Only my twin sister and best friend know the truth, but they both agree we need to keep up the charade, even if only for the summer.

But when the end of August comes and my return home beckons, I have to ask myself a question.

Is it only his daughter who’s stolen my heart, or has Alexander done the very same thing?

Release Date: January 18th, 2022

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Emma Hart is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over thirty novels and has been translated into several different languages.

She is a mother, wife, lover of wine, Pink Goddess, and valiant rescuer of wild baby hedgehogs.
Emma prides herself on her realistic, snarky smut, with comebacks that would make a PMS-ing teenage girl proud.
Yes, really. She's that sarcastic.
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