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Bringing Down the Duke: swoony, feminist and romantic, perfect for fans of Bridgerton (A League of Extraordinary Women)

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Evie Dunmore's debut is a marvel . . . a witty, richly detailed , historically significant, and achingly romantic celebration of the power of love and the passionate fight for women's rights' CHANEL CLEETON, bestselling author of Next Year in Havana I liked Annabelle from the very first scene. Her intelligence shines through when she cleverly manoeuvres her ignorant, pompous cousin, Gilbert, to her way of thinking. Although low-born, her father and her maternal great-grandmother had ensured that she received a well-rounded education and I admire her determination to fulfil her dreams of going to Oxford. With her smart, well-researched stories and wildly appealing characters, Evie Dunmore has a unique ability to write historical romance for the modern reader. Evie Dunmore is my favorite new historical romance author!” —Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling author It also had a great cast of secondary characters that were once again fully realize with personalities of their own - outside the needs of the MC. It’s clear we’ll get stories from the main female characters and I’m very excited to read how their HEA comes about.

Annabelle Archer is a country girl who’s been burned and controlled by men in her past and present, so when she gets the chance to attend Oxford University and obtain an education, she jumps at the chance to escape from her oppressive cousin Gilbert’s direct control of her. A steamy, intelligent and feel good historical romance, set in Victorian England at the time of the Suffragette movement!What an absolutely stunning, riveting, painfully gorgeous book!...It’s not only the best historical romance I’ve read in a long, long time, it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read! I adored it!” —Megan Crane, USA Today bestselling author

Sebastian and Annabelle’s relationship grows from a place that is about truly seeing and understanding someone as they are, which was a pleasure to read. This series balances friendship, politics, history, and romance in just the right mix.”—U.S. Representative Katie PorterAnd the anachronisms are awful. Going places without a chaperone, being alone with an unmarried man, wearing a skintight dress without undergarments (seriously this type of dress DID NOT exist), the use of the wrong honorifics, and language that felt too modern all appear here. Brilliant but destitute Annabelle Archer is one of the first female students at Oxford University. In return for her scholarship, she must recruit influential men to champion the rising women's suffrage movement. Her first target is Sebastian Devereux: cold, calculating and the most powerful duke in England.

However, looks only go as far, and his personality really distracted from the hotness, in my opinion. Stodgy dudes just don't get my panties wet. If Annabelle is portrayed as convincingly relatable, in her strengths and fragilities, smart and dignified in her beliefs and fights, I found that this book was mainly Sebastian’s journey and watching him finally come to terms with his inner "sentimental" self was sheer joy, as far as romances go. and Annabelle Archer, a beautiful but 'over educated' 25 year old becomes one of the first women to study at Oxford University. The fiery Miss Archer, is awarded a scholarship on the condition that she supports the Suffragette movement, and helps to recruit powerful men to the cause. It's whilst fulfilling this duty, that she first meets the wealthy and powerful Duke of Montgomery (Sebastian), a cold and brooding man, with links to the Tory party and to Queen Victoria. He opposes everything she stands for, yet she finds herself fighting her attraction to him. Have you by any chance missed that class at finishing school where they teach you to feign delightful ignorance in the presence of a man?"

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With all the pent-up longing and desire, it is inevitable that they will eventually succumb, and I enjoyed seeing the role reversal of the heroine seducing the hero. This series balances friendship, politics, history, and romance in just the right mix.” —U.S. Representative Katie Porter It is becoming clear to be me why a fair girl like you has been left on the shelf. You are not only bookish but a radical political activist. All highly impractical in a wife." I like how Annabelle sees beyond his cold, severe ducal facade to the man beneath - a man with a steadfast heart, who can be charming and makes her feel cherished. Funny, smart, and a fantastic read! Bringing Down the Duke was absolutely brilliant!” —Corinne Michaels, New York Times bestselling author

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