When I first read the first book in Megan Frampton's Hazards of Dukes series, Never Kiss a Duke, I thought that this book had already been published, and was devastated to learn it wasn't and I'd have to wait to read it. Now that I have, I can say that the wait was definitely worth it!
Tall, Duke and Dangerous is a story about two people who have both survived traumatic pasts trying to figure out how to move forward and what kind of people they are and can choose to become. It's also a beautiful friends - to - lovers romance story.
Nash, the Duke of Malvern, is a man of very few words, preferring to let his fists do the talking. His best friend's sister, Ana Maria, is newly out in Society after a lifetime of drudgery, and he offers to give her self-defense lessons. Ana Maria is caught between two worlds, neither of which she feels she belongs in, and enlists Nash to help her figure out what it is she really wants.
Tall, Duke and Dangerous is really a wonderful book, and Megan Frampton handles so many sensitive topics deftly and with care. It would have been easy to focus on the past traumas these characters have faced, but instead Frampton focuses on growth and possibility, while acknowledging what they have been through. It's a beautiful book and I can't wait to read Frampton's next work.
I received an ARC of this book from HarperCollins and NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
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