The Duke That I Marry by Cathy Maxwell

Willa Reverly won the most points in a game with her friends when the Duke of Camberly proposed marriage. But she hasn't seen the man since and she's ready to call off the marriage so she sends him a note.
That note sends Matthew Addison into a panic. He needs her money. The ducal estate should be very much more profitable than it is but it is actually deep in debt. In meeting with Willa again, Matthew realizes that there might be more to his soon-to-be-bride than he had thought, even more than he had hoped for.
A little thin on the "loss of money" plot line but otherwise a good book.

Four stars
This book came out November 27
ARC kindly provided by Edelweiss; Opinions are my own

The Fairest of Them All by Cathy Maxwell

Oh. I really wanted to like this book. When I read the excerpt of the Gavin looking the ballroom over and being ready to choose his duchess, I was very excited. And then... he turned into such a douche. And he wasn't even the main character. Instead, his decades-missing twin brother turns up and swipes the girl that Gavin had just set his eyes on. Literally, hasn't even met her (though Jack has)and thinks that he's going to lurv her forevs. Even after this book though, I'm still ready to find out what happens with Gavin and Sarah, Charlotte's aunt.
Anyway, Jack is astonished to see the young woman who had pick pocketed his friend at the duke's ball. And the more time they spend together, the more he wants to be closer to her. Like, a LOT closer. This book is wrought with more drama than most Maxwells.
As I mentioned, I didn't love this book but I did like the first in the series am still looking forward to the next one.

Two and a half stars
This book comes out on May 31