Much Ado About Dukes

Breathtaking, unique story of women's rights! With more than a few references to Much Ado About Nothing as well as a few other Shakespeare plays, this romance covers a lot of ground while giving us a delightful love story set amid a charming cast of characters. Beatrice assumes that William, the elder brother of her cousin's fiancé, is as arrogant as dukes usually are. I loved how it turned out that Beatrice was, herself, a little bit arrogant (though not in an offensive way) until she realized that no matter how hard she tried to captain her own ship in life, she was still at the mercy of the men who controlled everything. I adored the banter between William and Beatrice, and the growing respect that allowed them both to confront their ideals and examine how to live them out with their actions. The conflicts they face are similar in content though very different in results when compared to what Kit and Margaret have to deal with. The author brilliantly compared and contrasted these two relationships in order to explore the overall theme of women's rights. There are some heavy issues highlighted along the way, especially the history William had with his parents, giving us a highly emotional climax as he finally comes to terms with what happened to him as a child and who ultimately was to blame. The author cleverly demonstrated that both men and women stood to gain by giving women the same rights as men. Everyone gets an HEA by the end, as love wins out over all the issues of control and scandal. Still, one can't help but be thankful that we no longer live in such restrictive times. It's a tremendously satisfying story, one that I highly recommend. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.

Much Ado about Dukes by Eva Devon, book two in her Never a Wallflower series, is an enjoyable, emotional, and wonderful story of two people, Will and Beatrice, who soon learn that all they once thought and assumed, after great consideration, is not quite what they believed. Never get married, but they do so to protect Beatrice. Never fall in love, but they do, despite promising not to. Influence Parliament to overturn the rules that make women property, with no rights. Hmmm, working on it. Thi

Excellent, absolutely love this!!! This is the type of romance that will keep you up all night reading. In depth and captivating characters, absolutely love Bertrice for her forthrightness and boldness. Very steady pace and not a dull moment to be had. Very well written, marriage of convenience such a delightful and tears of joy journey getting to know them and feeling their emotion as their hearts melt with newfound love. I received a free audio copy and voluntarily chose to leave this review.