{"id":31426,"date":"2024-08-21T10:33:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T14:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=31426"},"modified":"2024-08-21T10:33:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T14:33:49","slug":"review-good-duke-gone-wild-by-bethany-bennett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/21\/review-good-duke-gone-wild-by-bethany-bennett\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Good Duke Gone Wild by Bethany Bennett"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-31426\" data-postid=\"31426\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-31426 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_happ882 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_a58i882 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_yrpo882 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1032\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett.jpg?resize=640%2C1032&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-31427\" title=\"good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett\" alt=\"good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett.jpg?w=930&amp;ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett.jpg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett.jpg?resize=635%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett.jpg?resize=768%2C1239&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett.jpg?resize=400%2C645&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7tud882 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dorian Whitaker, Duke of Holland, needs an heir after his so-called \u201cfairytale marriage\u201d ended in disaster. When the intriguing bookseller he\u2019s hired to liquidate his late wife\u2019s library finds love letters revealing an affair, he is drawn into a mystery alongside a lady whose sharp intellect dazzles him and dares him to imagine a new adventure outside the gilded cage of the Ton.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">If anyone found out Caroline Danvers writes erotic novels under a pen name, she\u2019d face utter ruin. Except her latest hero inspiration is none other than the Duke of Holland\u2014a man with the power to destroy her family\u2019s bookshop. And yet the real man proves to be so much more than the character she created. Even as they expose the dark secrets of his past, she knows he can never discover her own. But the more time they spend together, the more tempting it is to rewrite their ending and turn fantasy into reality.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_sezu883 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xw9s883  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg?resize=146%2C44&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Aug 20, 2024<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Bluestocking Bookseller<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:<\/strong> 1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Grand Central<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Forever\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>My first Bennett novel won\u2019t be my last.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect, but a heroine who\u2019s an erotic novel writer wasn\u2019t one of them. As a reminder, I\u2019ll often pick books I haven\u2019t read the blurbs of to review, and if I did read this one, I don\u2019t remember. I know why I selected the book. It has Duke in the title. I won\u2019t lie, I\u2019m a sucker for a duke time and again.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking of dukes, this one, the <strong>Duke of Holland<\/strong>, is no slouch. He\u2019s a duke with a broken heart who finally found a woman he\u2019s attracted to. Only she\u2019s a mere employee of a bookseller. What\u2019s a duke to do? Well, get her to help curate and sell a library, of course. Never mention his ongoing interest or finding ways to be close to said curator.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Caro<\/strong>, our heroine, is in between writing books and trying to save money to purchase her own cottage and live a life of her own. All her own, with no expectations from anyone. She helps her aunt and uncle in their bookstore and happily pockets her paycheck and earnings. Of course, who wouldn\u2019t be flattered that a duke, one she\u2019s highly attracted to, pays attention to her? When working in his library, she unearths a mystery via letters, and she\u2019s invested in helping Holland solve the problem, though it also means getting much closer.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Things that made this book good, well-developed characters that you can\u2019t help but root for. A good look at the other side, I loved not just living in the nobs&#8217; houses or with the rich characters, but hanging out with Caro and her cousins as they navigated the life of have-nots. There are plenty of underlying sub-plots that kept my interest, but I won\u2019t lie, sometimes I found myself skipping over descriptions and details, seeking less telling and more showing.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, I think this is a great start to a new series, and I won\u2019t lie; I want to see Constance and Hattie get their own HEA in the near future. For readers who enjoy <strong>Sarah MacLean<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_cn7d883 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3yRd3hJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3SZubsn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett\/1144575289?ean=9781538740491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/good-duke-gone-wild\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Bethany_Bennett_Good_Duke_Gone_Wild?id=Zl3nEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dorian Whitaker, Duke of Holland, needs an heir after his so-called \u201cfairytale marriage\u201d ended in disaster. 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src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett.jpg\" title=\"good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett\" alt=\"good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett.jpg?w=930&amp;ssl=1 930w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett.jpg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett.jpg?resize=635%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 635w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett.jpg?resize=768%2C1239&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett.jpg?resize=400%2C645&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dorian Whitaker, Duke of Holland, needs an heir after his so-called \u201cfairytale marriage\u201d ended in disaster. When the intriguing bookseller he\u2019s hired to liquidate his late wife\u2019s library finds love letters revealing an affair, he is drawn into a mystery alongside a lady whose sharp intellect dazzles him and dares him to imagine a new adventure outside the gilded cage of the Ton.<br \/><br \/>If anyone found out Caroline Danvers writes erotic novels under a pen name, she\u2019d face utter ruin. Except her latest hero inspiration is none other than the Duke of Holland\u2014a man with the power to destroy her family\u2019s bookshop. And yet the real man proves to be so much more than the character she created. Even as they expose the dark secrets of his past, she knows he can never discover her own. But the more time they spend together, the more tempting it is to rewrite their ending and turn fantasy into reality.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Aug 20, 2024<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Bluestocking Bookseller<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:<\/strong> 1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Grand Central<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Forever\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>My first Bennett novel won\u2019t be my last.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect, but a heroine who\u2019s an erotic novel writer wasn\u2019t one of them. As a reminder, I\u2019ll often pick books I haven\u2019t read the blurbs of to review, and if I did read this one, I don\u2019t remember. I know why I selected the book. It has Duke in the title. I won\u2019t lie, I\u2019m a sucker for a duke time and again.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking of dukes, this one, the <strong>Duke of Holland<\/strong>, is no slouch. He\u2019s a duke with a broken heart who finally found a woman he\u2019s attracted to. Only she\u2019s a mere employee of a bookseller. What\u2019s a duke to do? Well, get her to help curate and sell a library, of course. Never mention his ongoing interest or finding ways to be close to said curator.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Caro<\/strong>, our heroine, is in between writing books and trying to save money to purchase her own cottage and live a life of her own. All her own, with no expectations from anyone. She helps her aunt and uncle in their bookstore and happily pockets her paycheck and earnings. Of course, who wouldn\u2019t be flattered that a duke, one she\u2019s highly attracted to, pays attention to her? When working in his library, she unearths a mystery via letters, and she\u2019s invested in helping Holland solve the problem, though it also means getting much closer.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Things that made this book good, well-developed characters that you can\u2019t help but root for. A good look at the other side, I loved not just living in the nobs' houses or with the rich characters, but hanging out with Caro and her cousins as they navigated the life of have-nots. There are plenty of underlying sub-plots that kept my interest, but I won\u2019t lie, sometimes I found myself skipping over descriptions and details, seeking less telling and more showing.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, I think this is a great start to a new series, and I won\u2019t lie; I want to see Constance and Hattie get their own HEA in the near future. For readers who enjoy <strong>Sarah MacLean<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3yRd3hJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3SZubsn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/good-duke-gone-wild-bethany-bennett\/1144575289?ean=9781538740491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/good-duke-gone-wild\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Bethany_Bennett_Good_Duke_Gone_Wild?id=Zl3nEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31426"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31434,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31426\/revisions\/31434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}