I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. I wasn't sure what to think based on the title, but this turned out to be a surprisingly sweet and sexy story. This is a case where I loved all of the characters and was really pleased to see the titular Duchess and her husband be passionate and romantic several decades into their marriage. I know they get their own story, and I plan to be reading it in short order. My favorite character though, hands down, was the thieving cat Reggie. Probably because he's a mixture of two cats I am very familiar with myself!