Full review at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books 
 I think we all know by now that I'm a big Eloisa James fangirl. I finished Four Nights with the Duke in a single sitting, and while it's not her best book, it enjoyed it immensely. 
 The thing I really loved about this book is that it's happening in layers. The heroine writes over-the-top gothic romance under a pen name, and so this book is a romance novel that tackles the stigma on romance novels. It's very meta. It's also very clever. The beginning of each chapter contains the heroine's notes on the novel she's working on, which are a reflection of the relationship she's currently navigating. 
 If Four Nights with a Duke is one thing, it's fun. The hero wasn't my favorite, but drunk uncle Chuffy and Mia's romance-writing notes were so enjoyable. While I enjoyed all the crazysauce-the lonely horse, the adulterous parents, the absent fiance, Vander coming to terms with his father's madness-they did detract from the overall conflict. I thought more time could have been spent sorting out Mia and Vander's complicated history. The youthful jilting and mixed feelings about their parents was meaty enough for the whole book without the extra side portions. 
 - Elyse