Review: Duke of Manhattan

Duke of Manhattan by Louise Bay
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What could be better than a marriage of convenience trope? Well add in the British nobility of course!

In a convoluted entail which excludes his daughter entirely, the Duke of Fairfax's title and estate will only pass to the eldest married male in his family. As his eldest grandson, Ryder Westbury would inherit except he's not married and he has no intention of changing that status, until his grandfather tells him that he also owns a controlling interest in Ryder's business which he can no longer sell or transfer - on his death it will pass with the rest of his estate to Ryder's cousin Frederick who loathes Ryder and will delight in wresting his company from him.

Scarlett King is divorced from her childhood sweetheart, the split came out of the blue and destroyed her world. Now she has a new dream and a fledgling perfume business with her friend Cecily. The only problem is they have loans falling due and no way to repay them. Westbury Investments is offering the money but only in exchange for control of their company, control neither woman wants to give.

Imagine Scarlett's surprise when her rebound one-night stand turns out to be the head of Westbury Investment ... and he has a new offer to put on the table.

This was a steamy, sexy, super fun read. Moving between life in a million dollar apartment in Manhattan to a stately home in England, complete with croquet and pheasant shooting this marriage of convenience quickly becomes real, but will Scarlett and Ryder realise this before it's too late?

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