When I saw this book available for request, my finger clicked request quicker than you can think "read me". The first book in this series, which I was also fortunate to read an ARC of, is one of my favourites of the year so far.

I went into Misleading a Duke with high expectations, and I was not disappointed. I absolutely adore the Wallflowers of West Lane and everything they stand for. I have a history degree with a specialism in women's suffrage, and these women are just the kind I'd love to study. Faith is such an endearing character, knowing her own mind and using sound logic and reason to help herself, and herself alone, determine what is best for her.

Nicholas, as many men of the period did, has some demons to face due to his position, and uses these to push away those who get too close; enter Faith. There were some very tense moments in their story, particularly in the castle,but I thought the author dealt with them very humanely,and didn't romanticise those dark moments.

I thought their realisation moments were quite lovely, and of course the Wallflowers were at hand to play their parts. With each book I read I hope that we'll get to find out about Geb Arafa's happiness... and I suspect one of our Wallflowers...

Thank you to the publisher, author and NetGalley for the review in exchange for an honest review.

Very unique historical romance, but the characters were hard to connect with. I didn’t particularly like the female MC and her ‘friends’ - some times, it seemed like they were immature people playing games.

The action was meh. It’s not really something I actively choose to read.

All in all, it was ok?

Whew, I feel like I'm still coming off of a slight high after reading A.S. Fenichel's Misleading a Duke. Talk about ACTION. PACKED.

This book is way more dramatic than the description lets on, and the French spies it alludes to aren't just cartoon villains; they're actually terrible people. This novel almost plays like an action movie as much as it does a romance, and it's truly unlike anything I've read in historical romances recently. It doesn't quite reach the level of thriller, but there's definitely seat-of-your-pants tension.

Think of it like the film The Princess Bride in terms of how it runs the emotional gamut. And personally, I loved The Princess Bride, so it's no surprise that I really enjoyed Misleading a Duke too.

4.5 Stars. It took me a little bit of time to warm up to the hero, but once I really started to like him, I could not stop turning pages! A great follow-up for anyone who liked the first in the series!