Our esteemed lady Hoyt, did the astonishing thing of bringing in female dominance to a traditionally published Historical Romance and y'all should be so proud. Just a heroine in a typical dominant hero's field exhibiting female excellence. 

The heroine is also a virgin who grew up away from society, she learnt hands on and through books— truly a well read woman of bookish experience. When we were first introduced to the hero in Greycourt #2, I knew he was going to be a top tier tortured and repressed character. This proud man who growls at vegetables like they offend him, is torn completely inside by his yearnings.

I loved their interactions, with instant intrigue and attraction, yet layered with plenty of angst and complicated family history. Although at first, they seemed an unlikely pair—the heroine being sheltered and naive about London society—this actually made her the ideal match for him and allowed her to readily embrace his "peculiarities".

You don't need to read the first 2 Greycourt to read this but it helps since the back history is complex and there's an on going over arching story line. This book left me wanting more though, it felt incomplete and needed an additional scene to cap off their relationship but overall, what a comeback from Hoyt.

Thanks to Forever and Netgalley for the review copy and this is my honest review. No Ordinary Duchess will be out on 10 December.