Questions About Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women, #1)

by Evie Dunmore (Goodreads Author)

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Loved the book, but am confused on one piece. At the end of chapter 30, Peregrin tells Montgomery, "I think there is something you should know about Miss Archer." But then I never see any follow up to this comment? What is it that Peregrin tells Montgomery about her?

Evie Dunmore

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I loved this book so much and can not wait for the next ones to comes out. Can you recommend other Romance novels that are similar to this one?

Alina Borger So, it's basically PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: The plucky, smarter-than-average heroine with lower-than-average prospects meets a cold, disdaining hero who f…moreSo, it's basically PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: The plucky, smarter-than-average heroine with lower-than-average prospects meets a cold, disdaining hero who falls for her against his better judgement.

That describes like 50% of all historical romance on the market.

I'd try THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME (Julia Quinn), or the Bar Cynster series (Stephanie Laurens) or the Wallflower series by Lisa Kleypas or any of Sarah Maclean's historicals. Even Mary Balogh's SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS would work (most of that series, truthfully).

This was a great book, but it's also pretty typical, you know? It just has a less racy cover. :)(less)

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Who sent the letter to Gilbert? I imagined it was Annabelle’s chaperone, but I don’t know for sure.

Evie Dunmore Hi Liz, in my mind it was Lady Lingham, but I suppose the chaperone would work, too ;)

Best,

Evie…moreHi Liz, in my mind it was Lady Lingham, but I suppose the chaperone would work, too ;)

Best,

Evie(less)

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I hate to admit this but I am a huge book snob and I'm trying to break the assumptions that romantic books are written well and are intriguing and aren't 'fluff'. Is this book good for people who don't read typical romance books?

Katilipops I'm with you... I like these books in-between the usual ones I read (lets face it SO MANY books are set during WWII which can get tiring, even though …moreI'm with you... I like these books in-between the usual ones I read (lets face it SO MANY books are set during WWII which can get tiring, even though they are awesome, and I like non-fiction mixed in too and need a lighter read after some of those too). Anyway, I admit my snobbery sometimes gets stuck right at the cover of some of these books, as awful as that sounds. I still will read them, but its cringey sometimes. Also cringey… some of the sexist scenes. This genre has a tough time balancing old school chivalry stuff with modern ideals that women are smart and kick ass - all without being super redundant in storyline. THIS book was good though! Actually, the first 2/3rds of it I was loving it. It got a little cliché the last 3rd... but if you only dip your toe into this stuff here and there - this one is good and at least the cover is not crazy embarrassing to have laying around the house in front of young kids. (also I enjoyed the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn. They are a bit redundant but the female characters are written well)(less)

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I loved this book! It was so much fun, and combined so many things that I love (history, suffragists/feminism, romance). What I don't get is how the numbers are done? I read a US Penguin Kindle version, and the numbers are always written as "twenty-and-five." Shouldn't they be "five-and-twenty?"