Drake, the Duke of Annick believes he has found the perfect woman to be his duchess. Charlotte Trethow believes she has found the perfect man to be a husband. However, the reality of marriage soon comes crashing down on them both, and they must struggle to find a commonality if their marriage is to have a chance.
I was very curious after reading the first book in the series as to the romance between Charlotte and Drake and so hoped that the next book in the series would tell their story. This book is cleverly linked to the first book in the series yet is a stand-alone story. It was wonderful to see Charlotte develop from the naive, immature yet starry-eyed girl into a woman with confidence and maturity. Drake also developed into a man that had strength and character. Together their story made for a lovely romance. The appearance of characters from book one also gave depth to the story. I so look forward to the next in the series!
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

It's a sign of a pretty good author when she takes a character who I found obnoxious in the first book and the beginning of this book, then makes me like him!

Drake and Charlotte both go into marriage with misconceptions about each other's character only to find that they really don't like each other once they get to Drake's estate. Add in a less than loving Dowager Duchess and that makes Charlotte's experience even less pleasant.

As the story progresses, Drake and Charlotte learn more about each other and particularly in Drake's case, confront the past in order to move forward. By the end of the book, I really liked both characters and was quite happy with how their relationship turned into love and trust and respect.

Bring on book 3!

The Duke and the Enchantress is the second book in the Enchantress series.
This book reminded me of an old school romance. Where misunderstanding and omissions were the drama that added to the story. I will say that I really liked it. Recently HR books seem to follow the same storyline, but this one was felt different. This story had a hero, Drake, that was not perfect all. There were times when I wanted to smack him in the head because he seemed oblivious to what his wife, Charlotte was going through.
Drake and Charlotte could of resolved some their problems if Drake could just grow a pair and stand up to his mother. Charlotte expected for him to stand up to her against his mother, but I'm glad that she did it on her own. I hated him during this moment. I later see his point when he tells her that she needs to do it on her own so his mother will not see her as weak.
Many things happen in their marriage that drive a wedge between them. It is not until they finally accept themselves for who they are that are finally able to be together at peace.

Overall it was a great story!

**Thank you to the author/publisher for providing the ARC through NetGalley for an honest review**