Angeline's review posted on Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 2.75 STARS 
 Review copy provided for an honest review 
 The Accidental Duchess is book 4 in Madeline Hunter's Fairbourne Quartet Series. These are not stand alone books, in my opinion. There is an underlying plot that is in each story that builds until the conclusion. 
 Lydia is an Earl's sister who never wants to get married. Penthurst is a Duke who has been too busy with his duties to want/find a wife. The two have been at odds with each other for years. There is gambling, blackmail and a wedding. 
 I wanted to like these characters so much. Throughout the series, they were the wild cards. The ones you can't wait for their book because you expect great things from them. I'm sad that they were such a disappointment in their own story. It was slow moving and while most everything was resolved by the end, I didn't care by that point. 
 Penthurst was likeable enough. He was his usual Duke self. Lydia was not who I thought her to be. I did not expect her to be a dull and not very smart heroine. Oh, she was good at gambling, but that was about it. Unfortunately, I had figured out most of the ending at about the midway point. 
 Madeline Hunter is a fantastic writer. She deserves props for that and I am a huge fan of hers. I have struggled writing this review because I am not used to feeling this way about her work. 
 One of the things I loved about the story was the dialogue with Penthurst's Aunt Rosalyn. Lydia didn't take any crap from her and Rosalyn didn't mince words. It was humorous and a definite highlight. 
 Overall, this series is decent, but definitely not the greatness I expect from Miss Hunter. Somewhere between book 3 and 4, the charm was lost.