ARC REVIEW A Rogue of Her Own by Grace Burrows

Windham Brides #4, The last of the Windham's finally gets married. Charlotte Windham is certain she is going to maintain her spinsterhood. She feels the only way to get out of her family's matchmaking is to create a little scandal that will make her an undesirable. She feels that Lucas Sherbourne is the perfect man for the job, but Lucas doesn't have a simple dalliance in mind he wants marriage. She thinks about it and turns him down; during their goodbye kiss, however, they are interrupted by Charlotte's Aunt and Uncle and Charlotte marries Lucas. The romance between Charlotte and Lucas is fairly easy, Charlotte knows her mind and once she realizes she loves Lucas there is no stopping her; Lucas is a little slower on the uptake. Charlotte and Lucas have quite a bit in common despite the difference of the parentage and that she is from a well titled family. Lucas sometime feels guilty for marrying her seeing as he's so far beneath her but Charlotte shows him she is happy where she ended up she wants to be the perfect wife for him and with his mines in the works Charlotte sets it in her mind she's going to know everything he knows so she can help. Her talent with numbers helped a great deal with the mud slide and double checking the numbers. 

Charlotte has always been very headstrong and independent, she keeps herself apart from everyone even her own family. In school she had a very good friend, a vicar's daughter, who after school was able to get enough money for a season in London. Charlotte's friend was seduced, lied to, used, abused, and then abandoned when she found out she was with child and then died from a complicated childbirth. Charlotte never knew the name of the man who did this to her friend but she vowed if she ever found out who this titled "gentleman" was she would ruin him. This also lead Charlotte on her charitable endeavors of helping young woman who found themselves in the same situation. Charlotte has told only one person this story and that was Lucas and he tells her he would help her ruin the man. That is until they find out that man is the same man who just bought into a partnership with Lucas for his mine and is being thoroughly annoying. Charlotte and Lucas have their first real argument and as much as Charlotte loves Lucas she can not forget that he is choosing business over her. Lucas must find a way to set things right with the wife he loves and not lose any money.

Overall, this was a very light and easy romance, and charming. Lucas and Charlotte were perfect for each other and it was obvious in the last book. This book may be the fourth in this series and a spinoff of another and Lucas and Charlotte may have meet in the previous book this can be read as a stand alone. Book 3 does have quite a bit of background on Lucas but where it leaves off with Charlotte and him is where this book picks up and everything you need to know is wrapped up in a nutshell. The series and the book are wrapped up in a nice little bow everyone is happy, well almost everyone the bad guy is not.     

ARC REVIEW No Other Duke Will Do by Grace Burrowes

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.           

ARC REVIEW Too Scot to Handle by Grace Burrowes

Too Scot to Handle is book two of the Windham Brides series a spinoff series to Grace Burrowes' Windham Family series. I tell you I was a little intimidated when I opened the book and saw that big family tree, but it is safe to say I read this one just fine without reading the first book or the books in the previous series. The Windham Brides are four sisters, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Megan, and Anwen Windham they are cousins to the Windhams in the other series.

This book was so fun to read, it was well written with the right amount of humor, deception, romance and action. The main characters kind of ease into their romance. Anwen is so concerned with the orphanage she is almost oblivious when Colin starts to show interest. It's an easy romance too, once they share with each other how they feel it's nice because they are both open and honest about everything, not even the vindictive and conniving actions of certain people can change that. Anwen has dedicated herself to the orphanage the House of Urchins. She's trying to find a way to make sure they have enough clothes, food, and coal for the winter months as well as the salary for the headmaster. The older boys are a rambunctious group who have a pivotal part in the main story line. Colin is out of the Army and at times wishes he was back in it, trying to fit in with the London society is very depressing, his so called friends are a bunch of idiots who spend money better than they make it and as much as Colin needs help fitting in his patience only goes so far. Anwen is the only person he's met that has ethics close to his and getting in on the board of directors for the House of Urchins is his way of getting close to her not to mention he agrees with her cause.

Anwen's overprotective family sees what is happening and makes sure they know everything about Colin, even though his brother did just marry Anwen's sister, in the book The Trouble with Dukes. Someone is out to get Colin, to scare him out of London and make a mockery of him, but not even blackmail will work. Colin quickly learns that even though Anwen's family is overprotective they will close ranks and protect what's theres and that now includes him since it's obvious Anwen loves him. But it's not just Colin that's in trouble but the orphanage is in trouble when a great amount of money has gone missing.

Overall, this was a great book, very enjoyable, loved the characters and the protagonist was perfectly hateful.