No Other Duke Will Do is book three in Grace Burrowes Windham Brides series. While this is part of a large Windham series it is possible to read this one separate from the others, the next book I'm not so sure because the next bride and her future husband kind of start their reluctant courtship in this book. Elizabeth after narrowly escaping a marriage she didn't want travels to a house party in Wales until the scandal can die down, and even though her plans with her sister involve a spinsterhood together her family is urging her to marry. That is the last thing Elizabeth wants but one look at the St. David library and she's willing to rethink that especially since the owner is exactly the type of man she would marry. Julian St. David, Duke of Haverford, knew his sister planned the house party so he could find a wife but he also manipulated the guest list to include plenty of eligible bachelors for her. Julian wants to get married and have kids but as it is the estate has no money to support a wife or kids at this time. Keeping the castle a float his tenants safe and the mines out of the valley are his main priority but then he meets Elizabeth and while everything in him wants her he doesn't think he can have her yet. Julian is a little slow on the up take he has no idea just how much his family's library is worth.
Julian and Elizabeth's romance isn't the only thing going on, it's a house party of course not, When the neighbor, Lucas Sherbourne, crashes the party and tells Julian that unless he allows the marriage between Julian's sister, Glenys and himself he will call in the twenty thousand pound note the St. David family owes his. Knowing this Julian makes sure to tell his best friend who has been in love with Glenys forever. Griffin the younger St. David also has finally told his love he loves her and told Julian that he can't stop him from marrying her. That's not all two more matches come from this party. Elizabeth has already determined she's going to marry Julian she just him to realize things are not as hopeless as they seem.
Overall, a good read. Julian is a bit dense and it gets old just one of those moments you want to smack him upside the head.
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