Book Review: A Duke in Disguise by Cat Sebastian

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I don't think I've ever read a Cat Sebastian before! (But I met her at KissCon and guys, she's lovely.) She's also well known for writing queer historical romances, and A Duke in Disguise was her first (to my knowledge) straight romance.

It was really good, you guys. Five stars good.
It was a friends to lovers, but with this delicious tension running throughout where both people sort of knew the other liked them, but they couldn't do anything to fuck up their friendship.

On top of all that, she runs a newspaper, including one that is publishing a) seditious stuff, and b) an erotic novel, that - guys - he does the illustrations for. Sexy ones. But like... really sexy, to appeal to the female gaze.

It's all against a backdrop of a London that is plagued by an asshole government who are throwing people in jail/having them hanging for speaking out against them, and our heroine, Verity, definitely does that in her paper.
Did I mention she's also hella bisexual? And was having an affair with a duchess? But got out of it, and now they're friends, and the duchess is also rad as hell?

It took me a while to get into the subplot, which is the secret that our hero, Ash, discovers (hint: it's in the title?) but it was done very satisfyingly with not too much drama.
Also there is hat-wearing as declarations of love!

This is book two in the Regency Imposters series. Book one is Unmasked by the Marquess which I have on good authority (a.k.a Elley) that it's an excellent book too.

Shout-out to Edelweiss & Avon for giving me a free review copy! 'Twas delicious!

Hope your day is full of tea trays and seditious writing!
Love,
Lady P.

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