This is the first book I have picked up by Eva Devon, but it will certainly not be my last.
The Duke of Thornfield likes his life well planned out and in order. He detests crowds, balls and loud noises and needs time alone. He is seen as cold and arrogant but really he has to have order and routine so that he doesn't let anyone peek at his true self. Seeking solitude, he enters his private study and finds an argumentative lady in his seat.
Georgiana Bly is intelligent and tenacious. She lacks the skills that make ladies so successful in the marriage market and has happily settled into life as a spinster. She is hiding from the ball and quite likes his library and is not ready to leave. They argue, he kisses her, supposedly to scare her off and his aunt walks in. Now they must marry.
What sets this book apart is that the female character is never described as beautiful but has such intelligence and strength of character that you can't help but think of her as anything but. The Dukes flaws are not as a result of being one of the most handsome and powerful men in the land but because he shows signs of what we now know as Autism.
I found the story to be heartwarming. A female protagonist that is brave and refuses to let others find fault with her simply because of her lower station and a male that truly tries to make his marriage successful in spite of the hardship it brings him. A truly lovely love story.
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A marriage of convenience?
I received a digital advanced reader’s copy of The Spinster and the Rake by Eva Devon through NetGalley. The Spinster and the Rake is scheduled for release on February 9, 2021.The Spinster and the Rake is described as My Fair Lady meets Pride and Prejudice. Hints of both of these are present in the story if you are looking for them, but this story is not closely connected to either of its comparisons.The spinster is Georgiana, a woman who is not in search of a husband, content to tuck herself into the library during a party rather than forcing herself to mingle with the ton. The rake is Edward, a Duke content to life his life exactly as he sees fit, without the constraints a wife would place on his life. When Edward comes across a woman in his library during a party he has lost interest in, a battle of wits leads to attraction and a dared kiss. Caught in the midst of the kiss, the two are forced to marry to save Georgiana and her family from ruin.From here, Edward has the challenge of teaching Georgiana what she needs to know to be his Duchess. Georgiana seeks to teach Edward how to be a proper husband (well, what she believes a husband should be).The first half of this novel began to build what I was hoping for from this story. The two main characters were attracted to each other, but determined to win what they thought they were after. The conflict between the two, twined with their attraction, results in banter and flirting that is just a fun read. The problem for me was that this conflict and banter disappeared once we hit the midpoint of the story, shifting to a conflict that wasn’t much of a conflict at all. This shift in the story was a bit of a letdown. I would have liked the story to have true tension throughout, rather than what felt like a drawn-out polite conversation.Overall, The Spinster and the Rake was a fun historical romance, though I would have like more of the banter, wit, and challenge that started the story off.
