Spinster Gia Landon is tricked into a Season by her father seven years after her first failed attempt, but luckily she meets the Scottish Duke of Roxburghe, Jeremy Hale by chance. Together they form a friendship over their mutual love of horse....will it turn into more? 

There were several things that I enjoyed about this book! The beginning definitely grabs your attention, and the characters are relatively likeable. Gia is brash but kind, and she is genuine in her interactions with those around her. Hale is confident without being overbearing, and he actively tries to put Gia's needs above his own.  I personally thought the "will they/won't they" became a bit much near the end, especially for Hale (the MMC) who explicitly stated he wouldn't be opposed to marriage as long as it wasn't a marriage of convenience. I felt a lot could've been resolved with a good old fashioned heart-to-heart.

The writing was good, but at times a bit choppy. I believe some of Hanson's sentences could've been combined to make the flow smoother. Example: 

“It shocked Hale not only to hear that Gia had cried-he'd thought her impenetrable. But more so for the way his chest pulled tight at hearing of her pain"

It is grammatically correct? Yes, but it doesn't transition smoothly from one sentence to the next. Starting the sentence with "But" was a staple of Hanson and was found throughout the novel, and I feel it could've been parried down. Secondly, the writing style was definitely more tell than show. More often than not, the characters were telling the reader details that felt redundant or that we could've gleamed from context clues. You don't have to tell me she laughed and she thought it was funny. Gia laughing is telling me that she thought it was funny. You know?

Thank you Dragonblade Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC.