Bringing Down the Duke

A League of Extraordinary Women, Book 1

De: Evie Dunmore

Narrado por: Elizabeth Jasicki

“Dunmore is my new find in historical romance. Her A League of Extraordinary Women series is extraordinary.”—Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“This series balances friendship, politics, history, and romance in just the right mix.”—U.S. Representative Katie Porter

A stunning debut for author Evie Dunmore and her Oxford suffragists in which a fiercely independent vicar's daughter takes on a powerful duke in a fiery love story that threatens to upend the British social order.

England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. In return for her scholarship, she must support the rising women's suffrage movement. Her charge: recruit men of influence to champion their cause. Her target: Sebastian Devereux, the cold and calculating Duke of Montgomery who steers Britain's politics at the Queen's command. Her challenge: not to give in to the powerful attraction she can't deny for the man who opposes everything she stands for.

Sebastian is appalled to find a suffragist squad has infiltrated his ducal home, but the real threat is his impossible feelings for green-eyed beauty Annabelle. He is looking for a wife of equal standing to secure the legacy he has worked so hard to rebuild, not an outspoken commoner who could never be his duchess. But he wouldn't be the greatest strategist of the Kingdom if he couldn't claim this alluring bluestocking without the promise of a ring...or could he?

Locked in a battle with rising passion and a will matching her own, Annabelle will learn just what it takes to topple a duke....

“With her sterling debut, Evie Dunmore dives into a fresh new space in historical romance that hits all the right notes.”—Entertainment Weekly

“There is nothing quite so satisfying as seeing such a man brought to his knees by a beautiful woman with nothing to her name except an inviolable sense of her own self-worth.”—NPR

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One of Publishers Weekly's Best Romances of 2019

"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

“Evie Dunmore’s debut is a marvel....A stunning blend of history and romance that will enchant readers.”—Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author

“Evie Dunmore's Bringing Down the Duke dazzles and reminds us all why we fell in love with historical romance.”—Julia London, New York Times bestselling author

Wow! What a first book!

This is a great book and even better when you find out this is her first book. The story of what women went through to attend college, push for the vote, the attitude towards women and their minds, and how men controlled women’s life made me appreciate how far we have come. And, in some cases, how far we have not. It also highlights how the aristocracy viewed lower class women. The love story and friendships are lovely and the struggle was real. It was great to have a non-debutante age heroine.

Historical Romance

This book is one that has a lot of historical information, all having to do with women that helped make our lives better. I loved the little truths of history that are thrown into this modern regency romance. Though this book is one that is set in regency times the language is not that of that time period, the language is that of the modern age. The romance is a typical enemies to lovers trope, it happens to have a lot of intresting moments throughout the story that show a woman before her time. The historical aspect of this book was most intriguing. There are things that I learned that made me realize that sometimes the person that we have learned only a little about has more layers that end up giving you a total different look at them then what we had expected. Truths are brought to light in this story that makes me respect the Sufferagettes from days gone by. With the romance side of the story, there are a lot of things that make me want to smack both romantic interests. However, this story is one that has a lot of heated moments with lots of frustrating ones that are thrown in with them. I rate this book at a Mazano Pepper, there is a slow burn and lots of explict moments that heat ones blood. I would put this book at a 4.5 out of 5 stars.


I recommend this book to those who like Historical Romances, ones that don't always follow the rules of the language that was spoken at the time of the novel's setting. 


I hope this helps you find your next Tantalizing Tome!

Great voice for this amazing story!

This book is exactly as advertised. I loved every minute of it, the woman who reads it does a wonderful job portraying all the characters. Definitely worth the credit if you love historical, strong female roll, love story, and a bit of defiance.

Soulmates in the oddest of circumstances

loved this story, Annabelle's character, and Sebastian's! It isn't often I'm on the side of steamy romance in historical novels, but this one was tastefully executed and didn't detract from the significance of the time. I was rooting for these two from the atrium!

Too much stringing out of conflict

Will they marry? Won't they marry? Obvious choices avoided in order to increase the drama are decidedly NOT my cup of tea. The heroine is supposed to be a brilliant academic, but is ultimately foolish. I know the story will resolve, but the ending drags out like a Beethoven coda. Exchanged it because I had to quit within 1 hour of the finish. The narrator is great, by the way.

Love it

This is a great book. I highly recommend it. The heroine is strong and relatable.

Wow It was more than FANTASTIC JUST LISTEN TO IT!

This book was so incredible I don’t know where to begin. I found myself cheering for Miss Archer and could relate to her activities vying for freedom for women when I went to activities like that in Boston in the 70,s vying for more equal pay for women. It struck a nerve and thankfulness that these women went before us and paved the way. To think back then whatever they owned when they were married was then given to their husband and they had no say in it and they could not even vote. I so enjoyed her time at Oxford and her falling in love with the Duke yet refusing to marry him because she didn’t want to ruin him …. How kind and respectful she was …. I was appalled at the views of the Queen especially when you realize how little freedom women had at that time. This book is so well women and the narrator so incredibly well. Narration is so important it always determines whether I buy the book or not. I have 260 books in my Audible library and listen to at least five a week and this one and The Ravanel series with Lisa Kleypas are at the top of my list as I have listened to that series at least many times over. You just know a book is really good when you want to listen to it Iver and over. I was raised on a horse farm so I really loved all the scenes with horses and stables ….as it brought back memories and made me remember the scent of horses and hay and always hugging my horse and the stable being a place to go always just so relaxing and fun to spend time with them as horses are amazing friends. just listen to this book as you will be so happy you did.

Beautiful and Happy Read

Not typically a romance chick, but I LOVE this sweet and sexy novel. Bringing Down the Duke with have you laughing, dreaming, and your heart will crackle with beautiful yummy tension. 
Elizabeth Jasicki is a wonderful and engaging narrator.

Much better than expected!

Very entertaining. The characters had depth and vulnerabilities. I liked the plot. Overall pretty good.

fun read with great feminist story

I enjoyed reading this book. I had to listen to it at 1.2 times the speed because the narration was a bit slower. The story was good.