This was a fun historical read! I liked the main couple's dynamic together as they rediscovered their love for each other after realizing their anger at the other was misplaced because of lies they had both been told in the past. I thought the miscommunication of those lies was done well and the reveal of the truth to each other wasn't drawn out unnecessarily long. I also enjoyed the Isle of Synne setting that we saw for part of the book and would be interested in reading more of this series.

I have loved all of Christina Britton’s Isle of Synne and the Synneful Spinsters books and the latest book to the collection, The Duke’s All That just adds another 5 star read to the pile!

How can you go wrong with the magic of the Isle of Synne combined with a second chance for romance between a secretly married pair as they roadtrip to Scotland for a divorce!?!?

So much room for snark and smexy antics as this estranged pair learn about their past from the others point of view and grow together as they race towards tearing themselves apart again!

This was one of those books that grabs your attention from the first few pages and keeps you hooked until the final fulfilling HEA. The characters and you go through a lot to get there, making it all the sweeter!

Unlike many of the other Synne books, most of the story takes place of the isle, but I found I still had plenty of island shenanigans and a good reunion with our favourite friends from the series as the show up in force for one of their very own Oddmints!

If you have been reading along with this series or not, you should grab yourself a copy of The Duke’s All That - you don’t want to miss this roadtrip!


Thanks to Forever Publishing and Netgalley for my eBook review copy. Opinions are my own.

Seraphina and Iain come together again, years after their secret marriage and both thinking the other abandoned them. Immediately after their separation, Seraphina endured unspeakable pain and humiliation but managed to survive and save not only herself, but her two younger sisters, while building a good life on the Isle of Synne. Iain has reappeared in her nice, quiet life demanding a divorce and carrying years of misplaced anger and hurt. Their travels to secure the divorce is also a journey of revelations and realizations that their young love, which was torn away from them, has not been completely extinguished. Excellently drawn characters populate a story filled with palpable fear and pain and a lovely reconnection that leads to their well-deserved HEA. I've loved the SYNNEFUL SPINSTERS Series and I highly recommend.
WHAT I LIKED: Romantic-Steamy-Tragic-Wonderful Characters-HEA

I received a complementary copy of this book and am honestly providing my honest review.

John Castleton, Viscount, better known as Rook, Was the only legitimate son to Earl of Elverton as that man was a mean womanizing bastard who didn't care for anything that was not his pleasure. Rookhope on the other hand was smart, strong, loyal, kind, and cared what happened to himself and others. He would not let his baser needs rule him.

His father has numerous illegitimate children that he is hoping to find once the Earl passes. While the Earl is currently alive, he has suffered an apoplectic fit that had left him unable to move or speak. The Countess has been taking care of him, while tormenting him with her exploits. Some maybe true while others are not.

While he does know his brothers that were placed with Ettie Trewlove, who loved them as if they were her own. Aiden runs two businesses, one a hotel another a club for women's pleasures. Here is where Took meets, as a favor for Aiden, a very different woman. She Is strong, independent, smart, shy, but innocent. She asks only for a kiss.

Leonora (Nora) Garrison, her brother Sam and mother are her to find investors. After their father fell ill and had trouble communicating. Leonora designed a machine that would type out his request. Since his passing that has been what has kept her going. Sam and their mother want a husband for her. Sam wants to follow his dream but doesn't want to disappoint Nora. Their mother wants status and to flaunt it.

Nora in an attempt to have A memory to be her own secret goes to a club for women only and asks for a kiss. She drinks three glasses of courage, absinthe or better known as the tree fairy. What she doesn't expect is what happens with the kiss.

So what is a Lord to do who is trying to live with the bounds of a strict code to undo the damage his father has done, when he is presented with a spitfire of a woman that wants no names?

What does a lady with an idea to support her family do when she crosses paths with a man that understands her?

Why they create a scandal, of course!

Join in as Rook unconventionally courts Nora only to realize he truly wants what she brings to his life. While Nora wants to feel how the otherwise of life with a man can be, since she knows she would not make a good wife but excellent businesswoman.

This is a spellbinding second chance romance.

The misunderstandings between the characters made sense and made for a fantastic reunion. I liked both characters individually but especially loved them together. I thought the romance was paced well and created a lot of tension. This was very romantic.

Definitely recommend for fans of second chance romances.

Second Chance Romance, miscommunication.
I was intrigued when I started this book but as I read it started to fall flat for me. I didn't connect with the characters. I don't understand why Seraphina would believe anything her father told her. This book wasn't for me.

Seraphina and Iain were determined to be together despite their differences in station but after secretly eloping they separate so she can say goodbye to her sisters. Each of them has a different understanding of what happened that night but regardless that’s the last they see of each other for years.

Now Ian is the Duke of Belgair and part of his new title is securing a wife. But when he finds out his first wife is very much still alive he will travel to the ends of the earth to find her, drag her back and get their marriage officially dissolved.

Seraphina has been on the run and trying to survive and keep her sisters safe so when Iain finds her she is terrified he’s here to jeopardize their safe haven. Once he reveals his plans she reluctantly agrees to travel back to Scotland with him. But along the way the truth of the past comes out and that flame they thought had flickered out comes roaring back brighter than ever.

But now the tables have turned and Seraphina is the one who has fallen from grace. How can she ask him to stay with her when she will only drag his newly acquired dukedom down?

I am a total sucker for a second chance romance and add in a meddlesome parrot with an equally tragic backstory and his mistress and I’m sold. Seraphina’s backstory broke my heart into a million pieces. She had to degrade herself beyond repair in order to keep her sisters safe. Her loyalty and compassion know no bounds which is why it was so hard to understand how Iain could have believed the story of that night in the first place.

Due to her trauma Seraphina had a very difficult time opening up to anyone and that translated into her time with Iain as well. It was frustrating at times as she continued to push everyone away. But in the end they got their well deserved HEA but we definitely didn’t get an easy journey there.

I’ve loved this series so much. I’m eager to see where she takes us next! Thanks so much to Forever Pub for the eARC!

I’ve been throughly inducted into Dana C’s Delicious Dukes Club!!
Read this book if any of the following appeal to you:
Friends to lovers
Forced apart and lies that separated
Second chances
Forced proximity
Heated passion
A knockout in kilts and a sexy brogue
A sassy siren who writes novels
A hunger for each other that ignites the pages
A love we all aspire to have.

I've enjoyed the Synneful Spinsters series, The Duke's All That included. Wow, Seraphina and Iain. They're both such good characters. There's a hint of dark as life's been unkind to them in their youth but now they're wonderful people and so deserving of everything they have and can have.

Britton writes fun, interesting, somewhat quirky characters. Seraphina is such a great sister. She's given everything she can to her sisters after enduring hell and taking them from their father. She's not let that hell stop her from being productive and caring. Iain's life has taken a turn he never saw coming and provided him amazing opportunities. Unfortunately, in good romance novel fashion, they are each under very wrong impressions of each other based on happenings the day they married all these years ago. After finally finding Seraphina, Iain has come to secure a divorce from the woman he believes spurned him. Seraphina wants nothing to do with the man would left her for a pile of cash. The two are forced to travel together to their former home to obtain a divorce and both cannot wait for it to happen. Of course, these two were fated for each other all those years ago and the trip does nothing but reinforce their feelings. It's not all as easy as that though and Seraphina refuses to get out of her own way!

There's a bit of danger, some dirty dealing, some dark times and when all seems lost will these two ever find their HEA? And let me add, the parrot is great! Entertaining but also indicative of Seraphina's character and personality!

Anyone who enjoys regency romance or romance in general will surely enjoy this book.

Thanks to the publisher, author and NetGalley for the ARC.

This is a lovely story about a second chance with a past love with engaging characters and a little bit of a mystery that will keep you entertained. Ian and Seraphina had amazing chemistry even after so many years apart. I enjoyed that they were forced to be close together due to their trip, which allowed them to get to know one another again and discover the truth about what really happened to cause them to be separated for 13 years. This book was hard to put down as I wanted to find out all about what happened to Seraphina and to see if and how she and Ian would be able to overcome their past hurt and start over, so they could finally have their happily ever after. I loved that Ian was able to reconcile with his grandmother and cousin. I adored Seraphina's pet parrot, Phineas. I laughed every time Ian called him a pigeon. If you are a fan of second chance romances, you need to read this book!

This regency romance left me with a heavy heart, ranking among the saddest I've encountered. Witnessing Seraphina and Iain rediscover love on their journey to Scotland for a divorce was bittersweet, especially considering Seraphina's tragic backstory. While the closure she received by sharing her story with her sisters, friends, and Iain was necessary, I found myself yearning for a few more scenes towards the end to fully recover

Lady Seraphina Trews and Iain McInnes fell in love while he worked in her father, The Earl of Farrow's stables at home in Scotland. They married without her father's permission and when she went to say goodbye to her sister's, her father separated her and Iain and led them to believe they had betrayed each other. Fast forward 13 years, Iain is now the Duke of Balgair and believes Seraphina to have died in an accident along with her 2 sisters, Millicent and Elspeth. Iain finds Seraphina after he received a long lost letter from a deceased housekeeper who used to work at the Earl of Farrow's home in Scotland informing him that she was still alive. Iain is seeking a divorce so that he may remarry and have an heir to inherit his title and fortune. Seraphina has much trauma in her past that she has not shared with her sisters or her closest friends, the Oddments who are featured in other books in the series. As Iain and Seraphina travel together to Scotland to obtain a divorce they are placed in close and intimate contact with each other. Feelings they long thought was dead were reawakened. After they shared an intimate encounter, Iain would like to rekindle their marriage but he has not revealed to Seraphina that he is now a Duke and she does not want any part of the aristocracy because of the past she and her sister's went through with her father. I wasn't expecting the plot to reveal what it did but I couldn't put the book down until I finished the story. It was very engrossing and poignant. A true love really does conquer all tale.

I received an ARC from Forever and NetGalley and I am voluntarily leaving a review

This is Book 3 in the Synneful Sisters and I am so fortunate to have gotten to read them all.

Book 3 follows Seraphina and Iain through their re-meet and re-falling in love. I love that this series has strong women and was set in a time when women were not empowered to be more than a housewife. Seraphina is a spirited woman who has been knocked down, mostly by her own father. She still gets up and takes on caring for her sisters and escaping their horrible father. During the story, it turns out that she had to do less than savory actions to keep a roof over their head at times, but she is the heartbeat of the sisters. The story is told while traveling on the road and Seraphina and Iain are reconnecting.

I hope there are more books to come in this series, as I have enjoyed a few of the sub-characters and would love for them to have their own stories told.

I received an advanced copy of this book and this is my honest opinion.

My first, not my last!

What happens when the truth is revealed?

Can Iain and Seraphina find the love they once had?

Will her father pay a price for what he did?

I do enjoy second chances and this author did a fine job of holding me emotionally and through a very well told story!

I will be checking out her backlist!

GREAT! That is all. Okay, so that is not all. This story contained some favorite tropes: second chance, road trip and one bed. Oh yeah! I absolutely loved this story. The characters are fantastically written by Christina. This book is a tad on the dark side just so you know. But it progresses and you learn the whys and misunderstandings and it is so emotional. Queue: get out the tissues. Iain was so deadest with getting a divorce and Seraphina decides it is the best thing also but along the way magic starts to happen. This is chef’s kiss perfect and is my favorite book of this series. Christina applause to you.

I adored Iain and Seraphina's story! I always love second chance stories and Britton did not disappoint! I just loved watching these two find their way back to one another!

The Duke’s All That by Christina Britton
Synneful Spinsters series #3. Historical romance. Can be read as a stand-alone. Previous characters show up briefly a couple of times and this would be a spoiler for the previous books in the series.
Iain MacInnes, the new Duke of Balgair, thought his wife of one day took money from her father to leave him and then tragically died. He receives a letter saying she’s alive and he’s determined to find her now and divorce her. Before she finds out he’s a Duke now.
Seraphina was told that Iain just wanted money and when her father paid him off, he left.
They were both lied to although neither knows it. Seeing each other again makes each mad but at the same time the attraction is still there.

Iain and Seraphina have a lot of chemistry when they meet again after many years apart, but there is also ugly history to wade through.
The middle, their travel, is long. Yes, they are reestablishing a relationship and connecting. We find out more about her time away and gradually what happened. We feel their longing.
They are both proud of their accomplishments and rightly so. But stubborn too. A little more openness would have gone a long way with each other as well as family and friends. And less of their travel time would have been fine too. But that’s me gripping.
In the end, we get a well deserved romance for the couple. It is sad they were kept apart but I did enjoy Seraphina’s strength in confronting the past.

When Iain lets go of his anger to re-meet his grandmother and cousin, and to finally establish true family, it brought tears both for the loss in the past and the closeness to be their future.
The pet parrot added a bit of levity during the travel.
I enjoyed the romance and continuity for the series with the secondary characters.
4.25

I received a copy of this from NetGalley.

It's always fun taking a trip to the Isle of Synne with the Odd Ladies. Seraphina has lots of secrets in her past and one of them, Iain MacInnes, Duke of Balgair, shows up knocking at her door demanding a divorce. As the story unfolds you get to see what drew them together in the first place and ultimately what drove them apart. This is a great second-chance romance that has depth, great characters and of course a HEA. This series has been so fun--there's something for everyone!


Many thanks to Forever Grand Central Publishing & Netgalley for the ARC.

The Duke’s All That is a good conclusion to the Synneful Spinsters trilogy, and the best book of the three.

I liked both Seraphina and Iain. They were complex characters who both dealt with trauma and loss. Seraphina’s story was a good illustration of the lack of women’s agency of that time, and the few options that were available to women to survive.

One thing I really appreciated in the book is that after Seraphina and Iain learn the truth of their past parting, it did not automatically fix anything. They had to come to know each other as they were now in the story.

Thank you to Forever (Grand Central Publishing), NetGalley and the author for the advance reader copy. All opinions are my own.

This series has been freaking awesome! Christina continues to amaze me with her storytelling abilities. She has created another addictive romantic romp that I read in one sitting. This is the third book in the Synneful Spinster series, and it can be read as a stand-alone. But if you are a fan of Regency romances, I would highly recommend reading the entire series because it is such a fun series to read.
The Duke's All That focuses on Seraphina, who has been a bit of a mystery up to this point. In her group of friends who call themselves the Oddments, Seraphina has always been more reserved and guarded. She hasn't shared her past or how she and her sisters have ended up on the Island of Synne. We don't know much about her. I've been excited to learn more about her character, and I am happy to say that Seraphina's story did not disappoint me. The beginning of the book starts off with Seraphina and Ian getting married in secret. We know that Seraphina's father disapproves of the union and that these two plan on moving to Canada to start a new life. Before they leave, Seraphina goes to quickly say goodbye to her two sisters, and that is how the first chapter ends. The next chapter picks up many years later, and we learn that Ian has inherited a Dukedom and has just discovered that Seraphina is alive and living on a small island with her sisters. Ian's hatred for Seraphina leaps from the pages, but we don't know the reason for this hatred or why these two aren't together. Then we jump to Seraphina's POV, and we finally get to see what is going on in her head. She often alludes to dark and painful secrets and events that have happened to her. But those walls she has built are still up, and it's a bit for us to see what is behind them. When Seraphina first sees Ian on the Island of Synne, she panics because she thinks her father, whom she has been hiding from, may also know that she and her sisters are alive. When she learns that Ian only wants a divorce and that she will have to go to Scotland with him to get it, she feels like her carefully guarded world is starting to crumble. It is also apparent that she hates Ian for what he did to her, but we don't know what it is that he did. Ian and Seraphina set out to Scotland to get a divorce, but what they both learn on this journey will change their lives forever.


I loved everything about this book. Christina knows how to hook her readers in and keep them engaged and wanting more. I enjoyed this sense of mystery that is woven throughout the story. There are a lot of unknown elements in this book, and Christina does an excellent job at slowly giving us the information we need to solve these mysteries. Fans of second chance, enemies to lovers, miscommunication, and road trip romances will devour this book. All of these tropes come together to create a gripping and captivating story. I'm not always a fan of stories that have miscommunication as one of their main tropes, but it works in this instant. The main hurdle and conflict between Ian and Seraphina is whatever caused them to separate after they got married. For about 50% of the story, these two have an active burning hatred for each other. As a reader, we know that a third party (Seraphina's father) is most likely responsible for the events that caused these two to separate, but since neither Ian nor Seraphina is willing to talk to each other, it takes a bit for them to figure out what happened. Once things come to light and they realize that it was Seraphina's father who was the evil mastermind behind their separation, they both have to decide if they can still have a life together or have too much time passed to have a relationship. I knew that these two characters would get their HEA, but I had no idea what the journey to that ending would look like. I went on a wild, fast-paced ride and loved every minute. I also loved that the bad guy, aka Seraphina's father, doesn't actually appear until the end of the book. But his presence is felt throughout the whole story; he becomes this ominous threat that helps drive the plot along.

Ian and Seraphina's characters were all that I wanted them to be. Seraphina is more reserved and has had to do things to keep her sisters safe that she doesn't want the world to know. This causes her to appear to be distant and aloof. Underneath that hardened exterior is someone who is scared and wants to be loved. And Ian has a hard time getting over past hurts. He has a hard time accepting what happened and this new version of Seraphina. When we first meet these two characters, they are madly in love with each other. We know that they are meant to be together. But their lives don't go according to plan; now they have to re-learn how to be a couple again. Having a road trip as part of the story allows these two characters to spend the maximum amount of time together, which creates the perfect environment for them to reconnect.

The Duke's All That is a captivating story filled my heart with excitement and love.

Thank you, Forever Publishing, for the arc in exchange for an honest review.