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A review by yazthebookish
The Wayward Duke by Katrina Kendrick
3.0
3 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
"We’re friends."
Friends. What a lie.
Friends did not look at each other the way they did. A friend did not ache to dominate her in every wicked way Julian’s imagination provided. Ever since that first sketch, something fundamental had shifted between them. The space where friendship once dwelled had cracked open, hunger seeping through. Her gaze had ignited him, scorching away platonic bonds until all that remained was need.
Not friends.
He did not want her friendship. Not her kindness or compassion. Those things lived in the light, and what he wanted from her belonged to the shadows. He craved the slide of her body against his, her gasps as he pushed inside her. Wanted her prima untouched canvas marred by his hands, his mouth. No restraint. No going back.
It felt there was a big chunk of the past missing between the couple in The Wayward Duke.
The angsty romance and groveling was what entertained me throughout the book (and the STEAMY SCENES)!! marriage of convenience/second chance combo tropes are my bread and butter and I was left starved for more.
I wasn't that interested in the mystery subplot and found myself skimming over them.
Content warning: explicit scenes, mention of deat* of an infant, violence, grief.
"We’re friends."
Friends. What a lie.
Friends did not look at each other the way they did. A friend did not ache to dominate her in every wicked way Julian’s imagination provided. Ever since that first sketch, something fundamental had shifted between them. The space where friendship once dwelled had cracked open, hunger seeping through. Her gaze had ignited him, scorching away platonic bonds until all that remained was need.
Not friends.
He did not want her friendship. Not her kindness or compassion. Those things lived in the light, and what he wanted from her belonged to the shadows. He craved the slide of her body against his, her gasps as he pushed inside her. Wanted her prima untouched canvas marred by his hands, his mouth. No restraint. No going back.
It felt there was a big chunk of the past missing between the couple in The Wayward Duke.
The angsty romance and groveling was what entertained me throughout the book (and the STEAMY SCENES)!! marriage of convenience/second chance combo tropes are my bread and butter and I was left starved for more.
I wasn't that interested in the mystery subplot and found myself skimming over them.
Content warning: explicit scenes, mention of deat* of an infant, violence, grief.