Much Ado About Dukes by Eva Devon (TLC Book Tour)

 

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Lady Beatrice has decided she will never marry.  She is independently wealthy and would rather fight for her various causes including the rights of women.  When she meets William, the Duke of Blackheath, she is sure he is her enemy.  Until she gets to know him and discovers he cares for many of the same issues as she does.  He also enjoys Shakespeare and the theatre just as much as she does. William fears marrying for love after his parent’s disastrous union.  When fate throws these two together, will they find that love may be in their future after all?

I enjoyed this romantic story. I’ve been really busy at work and life lately and it was a great escape. Marriage of convenience and enemies to lovers are two tropes that I greatly enjoy, and this book had both.  I loved the characters of both Beatrice and William.  I enjoyed that they both had misconceptions about each other at the start but learned to love each other as the story went on.  I loved that Beatrice was fighting for women’s rights and that William supported her as an independent woman.  I also liked the look into what happens when a woman loses her fortune and the lack of options they faced during this time period.  My favorite scene at a play they both attend, and they are well aware of each other’s presence.  It is a great slow burn scene.

I would rate this romance as a medium for steaminess. 

Favorite Quote:

“Her letters . . . they were nothing compared to the sharp beauty of her mind combined with her presence.”

Book Source:  Review Copy from Entangled Publishing as part of the TLC Book Tour.  Thank-you! I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

About Much Ado About Dukes

Mass Market Paperback: Entangled: Amara (August 23, 2022)

Publisher: 352 Pages

Shakespeare meets Bridgerton in this witty and lively marriage-of-inconvenience romance.

As far as William Easton, the Duke of Blackheath, is concerned, love can go to the devil. Why would a man need passion when he has wealth, a stately home, and work to occupy his mind? But no one warned the duke that a fiery and frustratingly strong-willed activist like Lady Beatrice Haven can also be a stunning, dark-haired siren who tempts a man’s mind, body, and soul.

Lady Beatrice is determined to never marry. Ever. She would much rather fight for the rights of women and provoke the darkly handsome Duke of Blackheath, even if he does claim to be forward-thinking. After all, dukes, even gorgeous ones, are the enemy. So why does she feel such enjoyment from their heated exchanges?

But everything changes when Beatrice finds herself suddenly without fortune, a husband, or even a home. Now her future depends on the very man who sets her blood boiling. Because in order to protect his esteemed rival, the Duke of Blackheath has asked for Beatrice’s hand, inviting his once-enemy into his home…and his bed.

Each book in the Never a Wallflower series is STANDALONE:

* The Spinster and the Rake

* Much Ado About Dukes