Anna Bradley is one of my favorites and "Damned If I Duke" was a great way to pass an afternoon. Prudence Thorne was raised by an ex-soldier father who taught her to ride and shoot but nothing about feminine arts. Then he went and lost everything in an ill-advised wager with Jasper St. Vincent, Duke of Montford. Montford is one of the BFFs of the husband of Prue's BFF, so she ends up seeing him more than she would like. A drunken encounter leads to a plot of blackmail, which leads to more interactions, which leads to more disasters - and a rising attraction.

The disasters are funny, and the chemistry appealing. The duo end up in a marriage of convenience (somehow even in the face of their mad attraction to one another) and Jasper quickly shows his whole arse as he runs from his feelings. Prudence's unwillingness to be anyone but who she is is admirable and touching. And the pair's eventual HEA is incredibly sweet.

A solid 4 stars. Bring on Grantham! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a complimentary ARC of this book. The opinions herein are my own.