The Heiress Bride

April 10, 2023
The mystery of the Duke of Hollinburgh’s murder comes to a suspenseful close in bestseller Hunter’s final A Duke’s Heiress Regency (after Heiress in Red Silk). The eccentric late duke left fortunes to three unrelated and unsuspecting women, much to his avaricious family’s chagrin. Two of these women have already accepted their inheritance, but Nicholas Radnor, the new duke, has yet to locate the third. So he’s shocked when she shows up at his door. Unaware that she was named in the duke’s will, Iris Barrington calls on Nicholas hoping to gain access to his library to search for a Psalter her grandfather was accused of stealing and so clear his name. While waiting for his solicitor to verify her identity, Nicholas hires Iris to appraise his library, hoping there’s enough value to clear his financial ailments. The pair are instantly attracted and quickly fall into bed, leading to some steamy scenes but not enough buildup to really get readers on board with their love story. Meanwhile, they’re both in danger from the duke’s murderer, who is still at large. The mystery far outshines the romance, but for fans who’ve been waiting for the killer to be revealed since book one, this is sure to satisfy.

Starred review from May 15, 2023
Will the third time truly be the charm? At least that's what Nicholas Radnor, the Duke of Hollinburgh, wonders when rare-book dealer Iris Barrington turns up at his London townhouse with a claim to Nicholas' late Uncle Frederick's estate. Nicholas hopes that now that the third and final mystery heiress to his uncle's estate has surfaced, he can finally discern the truth about Frederick's untimely demise. While Iris is not averse to picking up some extra money in the form of an unexpected bequest, her real reason for meeting with Nicholas is to find the proof she needs, in the form of a rare psalter, to finally right an old wrong that has besmirched her family's professional record. However, if in the process, Iris gets the opportunity to professionally ogle Nicholas' fabulous bibliographic holdings--not to mention the man himself--well, so much the better. Hunter (Heiress in Red Silk, 2021) delivers a fitting and fetching conclusion to her brilliantly conceived and smartly executed A Duke's Heiress series with a superbly satisfying love story that offers a perfectly calibrated mix of scintillating wit, stellar characterization, and smoldering sexual chemistry.

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