Set in 1858, this book features Artemis, a romance novelist and ‘ruined’ woman, and the Dastardly Duke of Dartmoor, whose reputation is besmirched by rumors he killed his first wife. Artemis’ secrets drive the plot and while the book features 20th century mindsets, they are not that outré for those times. They are, however, etymologically unexplored as to their derivations. Punctuated with kindness, hope, and affection, the story is thoughtful and the HEA well won. Enjoyable.

*I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

I am such a sucker for historical romance, and this one did NOT disappoint! Artemis Jones is a respectable teacher by day, and Gothic romance novelist by night. She is saving to found her own school for ladies, that will teach them the same subjects as men. She has no desire to get married, but when her friend asks her to help fend off suitors during the Season, she dutifully quits her job and heads to London. What she doesn't expect is Dominic Winters, the Duke of Dartmoor. Social outcast and suspected murderer Dominic has shut himself and his daughter out of Society. But when Artemis and Dominic bump into each other on a rainy train platform, each of their lives as they know it will be changed forever...

This was a wonderful, fun read. If you're looking for:
- bookish narratives
- strong female characters
- historical romance (without historic values)
- high heat with lots of chemistry
- witty banter
- genuine connections (romantic and platonic)

Then this is absolutely the book for you! I will definitely be keeping my eye out for the next book in the Byronic Book Club series!

This book I just read , it had a blend of gothic romance as well as romance in general. We follow Artemis Jones who works at a school as a teacher and she has this dream where she wants to one day open her own school for women. She also is so annoyed with her aunt who treats her like dirt. She gets a letter from her friend that tells her if she can come by in london and kind of take over for her season because she doesn't want anything to do with it she doesn't even want to get married, it would be better for Artemis to find someone instead of her and they can meet again how they used to have book club meetings.

Artemis is a independant woman, honest, and loving she is also a gothic romance writer something that some people dont know about her but many love her books under a different pen name.
So as she takes her friends letter an gives her a call she says she will be there because she doesn't want to be a teacher here anymore with her aunt around, she leaves.
While at the station she meets the Duke of Dartmoor at first she doesnt know who he is but they instantly have a connection they are attracted to one another he sees the books she is holding and says something like you like gothic novels. So they instantly click.

He is on his way and later on wants to find out more about Artemis Jones. He himself has a teenage daughter celeste and you dont hear anything but the rumors later on about him that he 'killed' his wife and is a former widower.

I loved the connection between Artemis and the duke of dartmoor (dominic) and I loved the connection she had with Celeste as she was a lonely depressed young woman sad about what happened to her mother and just did not accept at first her father dating somebody else. But in time she will. I dont want to give away too much of the story as I have thought it was an amazing read it had its own gothic elements and there was alot going on many mysteries and a lot of romance. There was a bit of spice as well. I give this book 5 stars.
Thank you for letting me read it.

This was my first book by the author, but it won’t be my last. I really enjoyed the book and particularly the mail characters. I loved that Artemis was a writer and teacher with her own goals, that she was fiercely intelligent and independent, and that she was also deeply loving and loyal to her sister, her friends, and Dominic. I also really appreciated that Dominic treasures these qualities in Artemis and that he was willing to change his mind and re-evaluate when the circumstances warranted. At first I though this would be a five star read for me, but especially in the second half of the book, I find some of the plot points overwrought; the same can be said for some of the sex scenes. I know that Dominic is supposed to be a Byronic hero, but let’s bring down the melodrama a notch.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC. All opinions are my own.

When bluestocking spinster Artemis literally bumps into widower Dominic they both feel the attraction. Rumors fly about Dominic’s past with people saying he murdered his wife. When Dominic has problems with his teenage daughter, he asks Artemis to befriend her. Artemis wants to open her own school for women. She makes a deal with Dominic that if he appears to ruin her, her family will cast her off and he will fund her school while she befriends his daughter and finds out what is troubling her. Things go awry. I received an ARC from NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for my honest review.

Up All Night with a Good Duke by Amy Rose Bennett is a historical romance set largely in London in 1858. Artemis Jones is a finishing school teacher for young women who is also secretly penning Gothic romances. Her dream is to open her own academic college for women. When her good friend asks her to help her through her first London Season, Artemis quits her job and comes at once. The widowed Duke of Dartmoor, Dominic Winters, needs a wife to help him with his daughter and to provide him with a son. Unfortunately, rumors abound that he killed his first wife. Therefore, he is shunned by most of his peers. When Artemis and Dominic meet, sparks fly.

Dominic is confident, charismatic, charming, forward thinking, and attractive. However, due to the rumors, he is also lonely and tries to avoid dealing with anything that’s difficult or painful (unless it’s business). Artemis is opinionated, difficult, unconventional, pragmatic, beautiful, and intelligent. Celeste, Dominic’s teenage daughter, is bored and lonely. Both characters are likeable, but I had a hard time accepting that Dominic would have let the rumors continue for years without trying to combat them.

While the novel is somewhat predictable, I felt connected to their story and wanted them to work through their issues. Will respect and attraction become more or not? Their dynamic was one of the most compelling aspects of the story. While some of the novel was a little over the top and the romance progressed rather quickly, I went with the flow and enjoyed it. There are several steamy scenes throughout the novel. The author shines a light on some deeper themes including loneliness, how gossip can affect lives, women’s rights, assaults of various types, jealousy, secrets, censorship, and much more.

Overall, this was an entertaining and fun novel. The endearing characters kept me engaged throughout. I also enjoyed the literary references. This is the first book in the Byronic Book Club series and I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca and Amy Rose Bennett provided a complimentary digital ARC of this novel via NetGalley. This is my honest review. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way. Publication date is currently set for June 28, 2022.

I generally enjoy Amy Rose Bennett's writing, and I enjoyed Artemis and Dominic as characters. Dominic's relationship with his daughter was well done and atypical in the sense that she was a child who remained in the orbit of her father's day-to-day life. Given that, I did think the story got lost in non-additive storylines midway and that weighed down the second half of the book for me. 3.5 rounded up to 4
NetGalley provided an ARC; my opinions are freely given.

This was a real delight! Both of the characters were nice, intelligent people and it was great to get to know them and watch their relationship grow. Their feelings and conflicts were very honest and real, so it was gratifying to see how they worked through them. This was quite spicy too, in a supremely enjoyable way. The heat and passion and affection were sigh-inducing. This was a very pleasant read that I'd recommend to anyone for a smart, steamy good time!

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

3.5 stars

The first book in her new Byronic Book Club series, Amy Rose Bennett gives us a heroine with a great name and a scandalous secret. Schoolteacher by day and gothic romance writer by night, Miss Artemis Jones is the very definition of a bluestocking and is not afraid to let you know it. It's a really fantastic set up (and fodder for a great title)!

However, I found myself wanting a bit more out of this book. As I pointed out, the concept is great and I loved the idea of an authoress protagonist. While the idea of her being a writer creates a source of tension at various points, we barely get to see her actually write and there are practically no excerpts from her books. It was something that I was really looking forward to and something that would have been a really good addition to the book overall.

The romance is decent, although I wish it had gone a little deeper into the emotional aspects of the relationship. What will keep me coming back as the series continues is the clear set-up we get with the other members of the Byronic Book Club and the romances that they will eventually have. The glimpses we get of them - again, not enough! - were certainly tantalizing and I find myself curious to see what antics they will get up to in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for an ARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review!

Up All Night With a Good Duke contains a fantastic romance with this caveat – there seemed to be a bit of ‘filler’ in this romantic tale. After about 70% (on my Kindle), I was ready for the story to move on and leave off a bit of the sex; get on with the story. Amy Rose Bennett is one of my favorite story tellers drawing you in to her romantic tales. So, this seemed unusual for her.

Artemis knows her own mind, knows her body and relishes in her womanhood. Dominic is quite unusual for his time in accepting Artemis for who she is as a strong female. Together they are a perfect fit. It just takes a former lover, a frustrated governess, a confused sister and daughter and a shooting to help them, finally, to find their HEA. The conflicts that could have kept them apart actually bring them together.

This is a great beginning for the new AR Bennett series, The Byronic Book Club.

There may be spoilers.
I have to say that I read the blurb and I really did not have high hopes for this book.
A heroine who is a teacher at a finishing school. She is an orphan. Hmm, the author probably made her 20 years old. And the hero needs a teacher for his teenage daughter. So it is probably a March-December romance, blah, blah, blah.
Boy,was I WRONG!
The heroine is an independent 29 year old spinster who is trying to teach her students about math, literature and science at a school that has traditional studies like menu planning and fashion accessories. She us saving every penny to open a college for women. It opens with her being reprimanded by the headmistress for allowing the students to read "filth" like Jane Austen. And the heroine is also a writers of the romances, but a little more bold than regular. The headmistress has taken all of her novels and is threatening to fire her, when the heroine gets a letter from her best friend who is being forced at 28 to have her first season. If she helps her friend, she can also help her younger sister who is not allowed to have her season until the heroine does. And while she is at the balls and parties, she might find a sponsor for her women's academy. The heroine thinks she is taking out 5 birds with 1 stone and promptly tenders her resignation and gets her books back.
The hero is about 9 years older than the heroine,has a 15 year old daughter who is turning him pre-maturely gray. He first meets the heroine when they are both trying to get a cab at the train station in the rain. They meet again and again and the hero actually hires the heroine to help him out. But the heroine still hasn't told anyone about her secret side job of scandalous novels.
I was very surprised at how well written and engrossing this book was. I was very happy at the end and promptly re-read the whole book and I still liked it! I give this book 5 stars and a recommendation to read.

I mean look at that blurb, and then the cover. It promises ALOT and gives high expetations. But the character`s chemistry were nonexistent and Dominic came across as annoying. Artemis...was alright? But not anything else that i could care much for.

This is so good. The storyline has a fast pace, and the tension kept me glued to the story with murder/danger, mystery, soulmates, etc. I really liked Artemis and Dominic, as well as the supporting characters. The flow is overall good and well-written.

Artemis Jones is a finishing school teacher who longs to open her own school for young women so they can learn all the things that men are taught - science, astronomy, etc. She has no desire to marry and have children after her debut left her ruined. She believed in a man who wanted one thing only and it was not marriage. Artemis is also an author of salacious novels under a pen name. No one is aware of her book writing. She meets the Duke of Dartmoor, who is under a cloud of suspicion regarding his wife’s death. He is ostracized by the ton, mostly due to his former brother-in-law spreading lies regarding his sister’s death. Since Artemis does not want to marry or have children, she does not mind having a relationship with the duke since she knows it won’t go further than that. They are drawn to each other and spend some time together. This is a steamy read and thoroughly enjoyable. There are some things going on with the duke’s daughter and Artemis sister. All ends well though. Towards the middle of the book the drama started with others and I couldn’t wait to see how it all turned out. This book was well written and couldn’t wait to finish to see what happened. I received an ARC from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you

Artemis Jones is a teacher by day at a finishing school and writes Gothic romance at night. She has always wanted to open a college for ladies. A friend in her Byronic Book club asks Artemis to help her to navigate her first season in London and she comes to help, while hoping to find someone to sponsor her college. The only trouble for Artemis is her scheming aunt who is trying to find her a husband even if Artemis is already twenty-nine.

Dominic Winters is a widowed Duke who needs a new wife, as he still needs an heir, but he also needs help to raise Celeste, his willful, teenage daughter. The only problem is that people in the ton are spreading rumours that his mad wife died by his hand and they have cruelly nicknamed him "The Dastardly Duke" which limits his ability to find a suitable wife. Dominic meets Artemis on several occasions and quickly sparks fly between them. He notices she is unlike other society ladies and she might become exactly who he's needing in his life.

Their banter seems to bring them both to life and I enjoyed a romance with older main characters. It has quite a few subplots which sometimes detract a bit from the main story, but I liked it overall.

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This is a fine Victorian era romance, but not one I will be rushing to put in people's hands. I found the repeated explanations of the limitations on (upper class) women's lives during the time period pretty didactic. I think the author would do well to either trust that most readers have a bit more familiarity with that aspect of the era or attempt to show those constraints rather than spelling them in strained dialogue out again and again.

I really liked the story. It's interesting, and I like when historical romance heroine's are so modern in their views on women's and people in general rights. But when the hero shares those views, or better yet, when the heroine helps him realize how he's wrong, it's just so good.

Up All Night With a Good Duke is the first book of a new series by Amy Rose Bennett called The Byronic Book Club.

Up All Night With a Duke features a strong-willed, beautiful, progressive main character that doesn’t care to find a husband and a mysterious love interest with a dark past and is sure to please historical romance readers.

The writing doesn’t exactly suit me; it’s a little clunky in some places. The premise was promising: Artemis doesn’t want to get married but her rich aunt won’t let Artemis’s younger sister debut until Artemis does. Very Taming of the Shrew. Artemis meets an intriguing stranger that also happens to be looking for a wife and stepmother to his teenage daughter. So many things about this book drew me in, but then it kind of fell flat for me.

The love connection wasn’t convincing for me. I loved the banter at the bookstore, but from there it was just meh. 3/5 for me.

This was a fun, spicy read. Artemis is a bluestocking who has sworn off men, and teaches at a school but longs to open a woman's college someday. After not one but two chance encounters with a duke (though she didn't know he was one until they met the third time), Artemis convinces Dominic to ruin her so she can get out from under the thumb of her tyrannical aunt. To add to things, Dominic agrees to become a sponsor of her college if she will help him relate better to his daughter. Unfortunately Dominic is scandalous himself, as his wife died under suspicions circumstances and some believe he killed her (Artemis is not one of them). So now Artemis is thrilled about the chance to be ruined because she will get everything she ever wanted...but sometimes goals change. And what happens when Dominic doesn't exactly execute his role in the ruination to Artemis' original design? This book had a number of twists and turns, including insidious subversion from a member of the duke's household staff and a bad character from Artemis' past who rears his ugly head again. I definitely recommend this book! I received an advance copy of this book so I could provide an honest review, which you just read.

I enjoyed this story about a bold bluestocking and a Byronic hero finding love. This is the first book in Amy Rose Bennett’s new historical romance series The Byronic Book Club, and it is an interesting and romantic story. I enjoyed the layered protagonists, the strong commentary about women’s rights, and the swoon-worthy romance!

Artemis is a smart and self-assured bluestocking, and I love that she challenges the status quo. A finishing school teacher by day and a Gothic romance writer by night, Artemis is a strong protagonist that knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to reach for her goals. And some of the swears she uses are hysterical. I feel like I need to integrate them into my daily conversations just for fun.

Dominic is a dark and brooding Byronic hero, much like the heroes in the books Artemis writes. Secrets surround his past and the death of his wife, and he seems like a man shrouded in mystery. His story definitely has some Jane Eyre vibes, and I liked the nods to classic British and Gothic literature throughout the story. However, the more Artemis gets to know him and his daughter, the more she realizes he is nothing like the gossip mill suggests. He is such a swoon-worthy hero, and the way he feels about Artemis is everything I love in a romantic hero.

The romance between Artemis and Dominic is so good! They have fantastic chemistry, and their intellectual conversations about literature and life are as wonderful as their more romantic scenes. Their relationship has several tropes that I enjoy, especially the fake dating and opposites-attract elements. However, the pair soon realizes they have much more in common than Artemis originally thought, and they are drawn to each other from their first meeting. The biggest problem for their relationship is that Artemis’s future plans don’t include marriage, and with her writing secret, Artemis doesn’t see how she can have everything. However, Dominic is super supportive of Artemis. He doesn’t judge or discredit her, and he is one of her biggest allies. They make a great team, and their love story is wonderful.

Strong commentary on the inequities women faced and how restrictive societal rules were for women, especially in comparison to men. From the books they read to how they behave to what they wear and who they spend time with, everything is judged and judged harshly. Artemis’s dream is to open up a women’s college where women can gain an education similar to men, which is unheard of. She is a woman ahead of her time in a society that is rich in tradition and social conformity. Celeste, Dominic’s daughter, is reprimanded for reading books that are deemed inappropriate, though many of these books are considered classics today. It’s eye-opening to see how easily a person could be vilified in this judgmental and unforgiving world. There are also some strong assertions about the validity and enjoyment of romance novels, which I loved.

I would definitely recommend this book to historical romance readers, and I look forward to reading the next book in the series. Artemis’s friends seem as compelling as her, and I’m eager to learn more about them and their love stories. Thanks so much to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of the book. All thoughts are my own.