Title:  The Captain’s Bluestocking Mistress
Series:  The Dukes of War (book 2)
Author:  Erica Ridley
Genre:  Regency Romance, Historical Romance
Published:  March 2, 2015
Source:  NetGalley

Story Blurb:

Captain Xavier Grey’s body is back amongst the beau monde, but his mind cannot break free from the horrors of war. His friends try to help him find peace. He knows he doesn’t deserve it. Just like he doesn’t deserve the attentions of the sultry bluestocking intent on seducing him into bed…

Spinster Jane Downing wants off the shelf and into the arms of a hot-blooded man. Specifically, the dark and dangerous Captain Grey. She may not be destined to be his wife, but nothing will stop her from being his mistress. She could quote classical Greek by the age of four. How hard can it be to learn the language of love?

Read on for my thoughts on The Captain’s Bluestocking Mistress.  No true spoilers, promise.

Captain Grey returned from the war a different man.  Oh, the physical man looks much the same.  But he knows he is a far, far different man now.  His mind refuses to leave behind the battles of war on the fields of war, but continues to play out scene after scene in his mind.  He can find no relief from his memories, of the things he had to do on the battlefield.  Xavier is lost or even trapped within his mind, reliving the war and feels the need to hide himself away from everyone he knows or cares about. He cannot find peace, and perhaps even worse doesn’t believe he deserves peace or a happy life now that he has returned home.

Jane Downing says outrageous things and has resigned herself to being on the shelf and a spinster at 24.  She has been invisible to most people the majority of her life.  Oh, she has some close friends but to most she has made such an impression (not) – that she tends to have to reintroduce herself constantly.

While Jane may have resigned herself to never finding love or marriage – she will not give up on finding passion.  And that is where Xavier comes into her plan.  He is handsome, sexy, barely knows that she exists and while he has changed since returning from the war – he is afterall, a man, so how could he possibly refuse to take her to his bed.  This bluestocking miss is set on seduction and nothing ,not even a snowstorm is going to stop her.

I really enjoyed Jane and Xavier’s story.  Charming, sexy and just plain fun.  Drop into the fun a cat from hell… you will find yourself laughing as you read.  I have no trouble recommending The Captain’s Bluestocking Mistress and give it a 4 outta 5 on my rating scale.

*I received an e-ARC of The Captain’s Bluestocking Mistress from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. That does not change what I think of this novel.*

The Captain’s Bluestocking Mistress can be found at Amazon in paperback and after March 2, 2015 on Kindle