Convenient Plot Points

I know this an HR,but I can't just suspend common sense/reality. The plot is just too convenient. Everything just falls into place and this makes the story boring.
I can't express the problems with the plot without spoilers, so I will just say that things happened without any development.
the duke is poor, but he seems to buy clothes for his 5 sisters and music teacher without much worry. I still can't really understand why so many sisters (unless this is going to be another series). Towards the end of the book one of the sisters stops being mentioned, which makes me think the number of sisters was too much even for the author!!
One sister is in love with a jerk, but her sister gets letters from him and runs off to meet him. This seems odd since the sisters are very close and I can't imagine this betrayal happening...but is just to make the plot work out. This side story does not really make any sense and does not enhance the story or character development. It becomes a distraction for no reason.
Much of the book drags and insignificant elements take too long to resolve. I like this author, but this book was not very good. I don't think it is the last in the series and I am not sure if I will continue, but some of the other characters are interesting and I would like a good story about them i.e. the wallflower disguised as a male lawyer. Just not sure if the author has the ability to continue the series without poor writing quality.

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A sweet slowburn with lovable characters

Just the book I needed to get me out of my reading slump! This book was a sweet slowburn with lovable main characters, meddling sisters, and tropes that make it such a fun read.

Brandan Delamar, Duke of Westbury, was told his whole childhood how wicked he was by his father. Now grown, West had no other choice but to live up to that wicked title and gambled away his fortune. Now he is in need of an heiress, but with never feeling loved his while life, he doesn't believe it exists.

Viola Beaton is the duke's sisters' music instructor. She's a sunny personality who not only has accepted the roll of a wallflower, but also has a secret hidden in her love for music. While she might not be an heiress, she can't help being drawn to the dastardly Duke....

I loved this slow burn romance so much. The characters were so well developed, including the side ones, that I could not put this book down. West is my favorite kind of hero, the grumpy kind with a troubled past but still cares for those around him. And Viola was also such a sweet sole who keeps the peace and eventually learns to do things for herself. They made such a sweet couple and I'm glad I picked this up when I did!!

Thank you to netgally for an eARC of this title in exchange for my honest thoughts.

favorite.

This was my favorite book in the series! I hope there's another coming for the friend going to law school!