Much Ado About Dukes

Never a Wallflower Series, Book #2

by Eva Devon
Narrated by Sasha Higgins

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

This is the second book in the Never a Wallflower Series and features a self-made wallflower whom dreams of being an activist and the Duke she is trying to influence.

After sending pamphlet upon pamphlet to the Duke of Blackheath, heiress and activist Lady Beatrice finally gets her chance to meet the aggravating man at a party where her cousin is set to meet up with his cousin.

But instead of the mutual loathing and animosity each expects from each other , when they finally meet, Beatrice finds a new ally and supporter for her causes and the Duke finds himself enthralled by her passion!

But neither one wishes to marry… so they will be friends and allies… that is until the truth of one of their circumstances changes, prompting a marriage of connivence between these friends!

This was a fun read and I loved seeing and the Duke both come full circle on their views of marriage and love. A perfect paring from the start in my opinion!

The only thing that nagged on me as I read this book, was that I could not easily see the connection between this book and the characters in the first of the series. Perhaps I missed something or it is simply just about different wallflowers finding their matches, but I was looking intentionally while reading for the connection.

I was fortunate to receive an audiobook to listen to and found that Sasha Higgins was absolutely delightful. Her voice work for Beatrice and the Duke was well done and reflected the characters. The pacing of the narration was appropriate and allowed for differentiation of scenes and characters. Her accent and style leads well to historical romance.

Much Ado About Dukes by Eva Devon was release August 23rd, 2022.

I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from Entangled Publishing and the audiobook from Dreamscape Media through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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