Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers: TLC Book Tours presents... MUCH ADO ABOUT DUKES by Eva Devon

Monday, September 19, 2022

TLC Book Tours presents... MUCH ADO ABOUT DUKES by Eva Devon - REVIEW!

Hi guys!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're joining TLC Book Tours on their current promotion featuring the latest release from author Eva Devon. It's the third standalone book in the Never a Wallflower series, and let me tell you...it is simply DEVINE! If you're a Historical Romance fan, you best make room on your MUST READ list because this series is not to be missed. Ladies and gents, may I present today's book of choice and blog tour guest...

Much Ado About Dukes

Evan Devon

Entangled Amara

Release Date: August 23rd, 2022

About the book...

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

ENTANGLED PUBLISHING | AMAZON

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Oh I had such a fun time with this one, I honestly am having a hard time NOT fangirling through this review! I've read the other books in this standalone series, and have yet to be disappointed. Within each novel, you get all the feels and then some.

Here, we have Beatrice...a headstrong young woman, unafraid of speaking her mind, seeking to raise awareness of those suffering in plain sight while working to end their plight, and aid woman in getting their own rights. She may have lost her parents early in life, but her uncle and cousin are the next best thing, and her own parents planning have left her with enough scratch to keep her living comfortably, and free all her days...at least until an unexpected disaster strikes, leaving her filled to the brim with passion, and willingness, but without the backing to be heard. All her talk of remaining on her own two feet, never to be tethered to a man like property turn from resolutions to dreams overnight. Funny how life can take you down a few notches at the slightest inclination. Good thing for Beatrice, she's found a match...in everything but the heart...or so they tell themselves.

Enter stage left, the Duke of Blackheath...akaWilliam. A fetching pair they make in more than just Shakespearean names. They both have so much strength of will, force of character, belief that they can fight the good fight and win against the injustices of the world...expect the world tends to listen to William more so than Beatrice. First, he is a man...and times were what they were; second, he is a Duke, and there's not much they can't get by with. Come to find out though...William, for all his talk of never falling in love, or marrying until he must to carry on the line, seems to find himself the savior of the moment, and willingly so...no matter how much he says otherwise. All the conditions placed on this marriage of convenience won't be enough to stop the inevitable....but they'll have to weather a pretty severe storm if they are to see happier days ahead. Good thing for BOTH of them, they are made of stronger stuff than most...and have family willing to set them to rights.

I adored watching them grow together, even if they BOTH protested too much! Seeing them navigate the unfamiliar waters they were in while trying to understand what they were feeling, what they desired, and how their focus could have remained the same and yet changed so very much...it made my heart glad. I cheered when they got closer and closer. I sighed in frustration each time they tried to walk away. I came close to tears when the darkness of the past seemed to be getting the better of him...but in the end, we get a HEA that they (and we!) deserve.

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About the author...

USATODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, Eva Devon, was raised on literary fiction, but quite accidentally and thankfully, she was introduced to romance one Christmas by Johanna Lindsey's Mallory novella, The Present. A romance addict was born. She devoured every single Lindsey novel within a few months and moved on to contemporary and paranormal with gusto. Now, she loves to write her own roguish dukes, alpha males and the heroines who tame them.

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Special thanks to Lisa at TLC Book Tours and the Entangled Publishing team for the ebook for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, the publisher, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now via Entangled Amara, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today! Be sure to CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE TOUR making its way through the blogosphere for more bookish fun!

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