The Beast’s Bride by Eva Devon
by Eva Devon
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Lady Augusta Penworthy is in dire straights. Her father has spent every last coin and she and her sisters cannot even afford coal. One chance encounter and a torn gown change everything. While one might think a sudden marriage to a wealthy lord would be a relief, if that marriage is to to The Duke of Blacktower one would be vastly mistaken. For no young lady wishes to be the that infamous rake’s bride.
The Duke of Blacktower has a secret. He has vowed never to marry and ensured his fearsome reputation would dissuade any hopeful lady or their scheming mama. Now, his hand has been forced and his fury is unleashed. But Lady Augusta is not the manipulative young lady he believed and suddenly he finds himself tempted by his own bride.
- File Name:the-beasts-bride-by-eva-devon.epub
- Original Title:The Beast's Bride (The Bluestocking War, #1)
- Creator:Eva Devon
- Language:en
- Identifier:uuid:0f61cdd0-5c77-4dac-9f31-e5e376a65648
- Publisher:Bard Productions
- Date:2020-10-17T23:00:00+00:00
- Subject:Duke,Rake,Rogue,Wallflower,Bluestocking
- File Size:422.376 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright Page
- 3. For So Many New Friends Across the Pond Who Have Lit Up My Darkness. | Special thanks to: | Monica, Julie, and Elise. All who made this book possible.
- 4. While you wait for the next Bluestocking War book, read the first in Eva’s brand new witty and wild series The Wallflower Wins! | Read The Way The Wallflower Wed
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The Beast’s Bride, Book 1 of The Bluestocking War series, was about Lady Augusta Penworthy, eldest daughter of the Earl of Harrowton, and His Grace Adam, the Duke of Blacktower. Side Note: Since it's not listed above, I will say there is a prologue, an epilogue, and there are 38 chapters in this story. Augustus, being the eldest of three daughters, had the dubious task of keeping the ledgers for their reprobate of a father who, for as long as she could remember, did nothing but gamble and drink away the family coffers to the point they were without funds. She was considered an on-the-shelf spinster who would never marry. Yet she had to take care of her two sisters who were struggling right along with her in the wake of their father's bad reputation. She struggled to keep them fed, clothed, and warm because Lord Harrowton gambled and drank away all the money. She altered their clothing repeatedly in order to keep them as up-to-date as possible with the latest fashions, yet everyone who looked close enough could tell they were outdated. Adam had a secret that the people of society knew nothing about. Because of it, he had made a vow to never marry. He had no problem playing the rogue or making everyone fear him. It served his purpose to keep the population at arms' length. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, neither his nor Augustus' fault, they were being forced to marry. Adam informed her that, while they would marry, it would be an in-name-only marriage. Once married, both Adam and Augusta began to realize what they had first thought of each other might not be the truth of who the other person truly was. There was so much anger, angst, drama, struggle, betrayal, heartache, and pain in this book, from the prologue to nearly the end of the story. But there was chemistry, passion, friendship, and familial love that balanced it out. The storyline was a bit different than most historical novels, which was a relief. The secrets were plentiful, but the way the characters responded to them was especially surprising for, again, most authors don't have them react in such a way. The characters were very well developed, mature, and with an integrity, which I've not seen in most of the other novels I've read recently. I think these were some of the better characters to grace such stories than I've ever seen. Most authors like to portray their books in such a way that it causes the reader to struggle to like this character, or to dislike another. That's not what happened here, though I won't reveal how it played out. That's for the next reader to decipher. This book definitely earned a five-star rating. While it was much longer than most novels I've read of late, there was very little fluff (sure there was some, but that's what happens with all books, right?). It had everything one could desire of such a book. It will have its place with the other Keeper for the Shelves novels.