In the end, however, I was able to move on after seeing Graham come to terms with his mistake. I won't say what it was, you'll have to read and find out for yourself, but it caught me off guard, and I had a bit of trouble adapting to it for a while. My only problem was the sudden twist that was thrown into the story with less than 50 pages to go. Although the mystery and secrets found in this story did throw me for a bit, I came to terms with them in the end, when the hero and heroine get their happy ever after. In fact, as much as I enjoyed seeing Graham and Sophie falling for each other, I think the side story of two of the servants, John and Patricia's love was just as entertaining, if only a bit more brief in length.

Celeste Bradley does a wonderful job at once again bringing to life a set of characters that readers will want to learn more about- and not just the main characters either. You'll find all of these and more in the pages of Duke Most Wanted. I've heard that Bradley's other series are better so I may give her another try sometime. The action heats up in the final 1/4 but it is too little too late even though the twist regarding Sophie's identity is entertaining. Graham's sudden realization that Sophie is the love of his life is completely unrealistic and the fact that it stems from her physical transformation presents him as shallow and egotistical. The first 3/4 of the book are boring and drawn out. Her plots are simplistic and her characters superficial and one dimensional, even more so in this book than in the previous two. This series is my first encounter with Celeste Bradley and overall, I'm not impressed.

Suddenly, Sophie is in the running for the Pickering inheritance and for the man of her dreams. She never thought to marry let alone set her sights on a duke until Graham Cavendish, the only man she has ever felt comfortable around, unexpectedly inherits a title and a mountain of debt with it.

Fallen by celeste bradley