Ne'er Duke Well

Name: Ne'er Duke Well
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Alexandra Vasti
ISBN: 9781666666410

Author: Alexandra Vasti

Narrator: Mhairi Morrison

Unabridged: 12 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 07/23/2024

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Southern

Synopsis

In this steamy Regency romp, Lady Selina is determined to find the Duke of Stanhope the perfect wife—the only problem is she's starting to think that might be her. Peter Kent—newly inherited Duke of Stanhope and recently of New Orleans, Louisiana—must become respectable. Between his radical politics and the time he interrupted a minor royal wedding with a flock of sheep—not his fault!—he’s developed a scandalous reputation at odds with his goal of becoming guardian to his half-siblings. For help, he turns to the cleverest and most managing woman of his acquaintance, Lady Selina Ravenscroft. Selina is society’s most proper debutante, save one tiny secret: she runs an erotic circulating library for women. When Peter asks for her help, she suggests courtship and marriage to a lady of unimpeachable reputation. (Which is to say, definitely not herself.) But matchmaking doesn’t go according to plan. Peter’s siblings run rampant on Bond Street. Selina ends up in the Serpentine. And worst of all, the scorching chemistry between Peter and Selina proves impossible to resist. For the disreputable duke and his unpredictable matchmaker, falling in love just might be the ultimate scandal.

About Alexandra Vasti

Alexandra Vasti is a British literature professor by day and a USA Today bestselling romance author by night. After completing her PhD at Columbia University, she made her way to New Orleans, where she lives with her family and by evening crafts swoony, laugh-out-loud historical romances.

Her books-such as Ne'er Duke Well, Earl Crush, and the Halifax Hellions series-have drawn acclaim for their heart, humor, and richly drawn settings. Her work has also been featured in The New York Times, NPR, Entertainment Weekly, and elsewhere.

Alex grew up in a family steeped in romance reading, discovering the genre at age 11. She shares her life in Louisiana with three kids and two mostly feral cats, fueled daily by oat milk lattes, guacamole, and a deep love for Regency hijinks and historic settings.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ✨⚡ Kelcey (felinebooktrovert) ✨

His voice was steady, his eyes on hers. "You bring the morning with you. You're the light, sweetheart. When you walk into a room, I can't see the shadows. There is nothing in this world that could persuade me to send you away if I thought you wanted me half as much as I want you." Oh man, I loved......more

Goodreads review by Sophie

This is an absolutely wonderful read, unbelievably Vasti’s first novel, with charming characters, a beautiful plot, and a very touching story. This is quite simply the best historical romance I have read this year! Need I say more? I should hope not, and you should be devouring this book posthate! H......more

Goodreads review by PlotTrysts

This was one of my most anticipated reads of 2024, so when I got a chance to read it in 2023, I dropped literally everything else on my TBR and jumped in. I will admit a few things up front: I was nervous about this American duke from Louisiana. A lot of historical romance handwaves away the source......more

Goodreads review by Hannah

Update: I tried the audiobook and good lord the narrator’s New Orlean’s accent for this man is terrible atrocious horrible. I can’t tell if I just don’t enjoy it in general or if the narrator did a poor job, but I recoiled so fast. It sounded like I was watching Scooby Doo on Zombie Island and the h......more

Goodreads review by Ali

Peter Kent has inherited a dukedom, which uproots him from New Orleans and plops him into England. No one is super thrilled by this, least of all Peter, but he tries to make the best of it by attempting to get guardianship of his illegitimate half-siblings, one of whom is very sweet and one of whom......more

Quotes

“A historical romance with the energy of a Parks & Recreation episode. Like the iconic sitcom, the characters in this are all so darn loveable, you can almost see the twinkle in their eyes.”