Lorraine Heath’s A Duke of Her Own, the first of the Rogues and Roses books, focuses on Lady Louisa Wentworth and the Duke of Hawkhurst. Louisa is an earl’s daughter, but the estate is impoverished. Deciding to take her life into her own hands, Louisa begins a career as a social chaperone for a pair of American heiresses seeking titled husbands, Jenny and Kate Rose. Hawkhurst, himself desperately in need of funds, sets his sights on marrying Miss Jenny Rose. The only problem is her chaperone, whom he can’t seem to ignore.

In this book Heath tells a different story than she has in other novels. The protagonists honestly don’t seem to get along much at all, and neither seems very likeable. Both are very flawed individuals. Louisa is far too judgemental and Hawk is too secretive. Although both overcome these traits, that doesn’t come until the end of the book and feels rather rushed. The end of the story leaves many characters’ arcs unconcluded, and feels a bit unfulfilling. Overall it felt the book was lacking in true emotion, which is a vast departure from many of Heath’s other works.