A Good Day to Marry a Duke

October 1, 2017
An American cowgirl in London.In 1890, most Americans trying to start a new life are heading west, but Daisy Bumgarten has been sent all the way east: to London, to snag a duke. As she's the oldest daughter of a Nevada family that's newly made a fortune in silver mining, her bawdy public behavior--mainly riding astride in front of men--means that an aristocratic match is her family's only hope for her three sisters to make good marriages. Her family is set on matching her with bookish Arthur Graham, Duke of Meridian, but his old-fashioned aunts and uncles are horrified at the thought of a "dollar princess" marrying into their family and loosening their grip on the family estate. Desperate, they conscript Arthur's notorious rake of a younger brother, Ashton, into digging into her family background while tempting her away from Arthur. At every turn, Ashton and Daisy run into each other, as Daisy and her chaperones are hunting down the same family tree--and the more times they clash, the more Daisy thinks she's being asked to marry the wrong brother. Daisy's free spirit is contagious, and readers will gallop through the lighthearted love story that unfolds as she, Ashton, and their companions travel around England tracking down the truth of her ancestry. The contrast between stuffy London high society and dusty American cowboy culture heightens the humor of the story, and excellent pacing adds just the right amount of suspense. This is the first book in Krahn's new Sin & Sensibility series, and readers will look forward to learning more about the next Bumgarten sister to take London.Krahn returns to historical romance with a barn burner of an 1890s love story.

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October 9, 2017
Krahn’s first Sin & Sensibility Victorian romance is a fine beginning to a promising series. Wealthy Daisy Bumgarten has been shunned by New York high society for her new money and brazen, uncouth ways. She travels to London for a fresh start, planning to marry a nobleman and pave the way for her three younger sisters to do the same. She has hopes of landing Arthur Graham, the Duke of Meridian, but her plans are thwarted when his younger brother, Ashton, an impoverished scoundrel, agrees to assist his conniving relatives by seducing Daisy and discrediting her claims of having noble English ancestry. Ashton has always been protective of his bookworm older brother and refuses to let anyone manipulate him for his title. As Daisy and Ashton each seek to conclusively prove or disprove her heritage, respectively, they uncover more common interests and goals—including their intense attraction to each other—than historical documents, but familial obligations and Arthur’s growing interest in Daisy hinder their chance at happiness. Full of wit, deceit, manipulation, and a thoroughly entertaining mix of American and English cultural references, this amusing romance has set the bar high for the sequels. Agent: Gail Fortune, Talbot Fortune Agency.

December 1, 2017

When newly rich Daisy Bumgarten's free-spirited Nevada ways collide poorly with the notions of the snobbish New York elite, her social-climbing mother sweeps her off to England with one goal in mind: Daisy must marry a duke and ensure her younger sisters' futures. Guilt-ridden Daisy agrees, determined to become oh-so-proper and prove herself worthy of a duke's notice. She succeeds remarkably well, until Lord Ashton Graham, the targeted noble's skeptical brother, sets out to expose her true motives but ends up being captivated by the irrepressible Daisy in the process. Quick wit, bright humor, and a cast of vivid characters result in a refreshing romance that is vintage Krahn. VERDICT A brilliant start to an engaging new trilogy--and the author's first historical in a decade. Krahn (Soldier's Rescue) lives in Bradenton, FL. [Previewed in Joyce Sparrow's "Love Is All Around," LJ 10/15/17.]

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Starred review from October 15, 2017
American heiress Daisy Bumgarten has come to England with one goal in mind: to find herself a duke to marry. Setting her sights on Arthur Graham, the future Duke of Meridian, Daisy is fully prepared to do whatever it takesincluding putting butterflies in her hairto capture Arthur's affections, when she unexpectedly encounters a stumbling block: Lord Ashton Graham, Arthur's devastatingly tall, dark, and sexy younger brother. Tasked by his family with protecting Arthur from the title-grubbing clutches of Daisy, Ashton uses every seductive trick he knows to derail Daisy's plan, only to find he is the one in danger of falling for the audacious American. After a seven-year hiatus, Krahn is back, and romance readers will be thrilled to learn she has brought her A game. The smoldering sexual chemistry Krahn concocts between her protagonists is the very essence of romance, and the novel is not only brimming with Krahn's deliciously disarming wit, it is also graced with an endlessly entertaining cast of secondary characters.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)