Say Yes to the Duke

ByEloisa James

Release Date: 2020-05-19
Genre: Romance

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 719 Ratings

Description

A shy wallflower meets her dream man--or does she?--in the next book in New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James' Wildes of Lindow series.

Miss Viola
Astley is so painfully shy that she’s horrified by the mere idea of dancing
with a stranger; her upcoming London debut feels like a nightmare.

So she’s
overjoyed to meet handsome, quiet vicar with no interest in polite society —
but just when she catches his attention, her reputation is compromised by a
duke.

Devin Lucas
Augustus Elstan, Duke of Wynter, will stop at nothing to marry Viola, including
marrying a woman whom he believes to be in love with another man.

A vicar, no
less.

Devin knows
he’s no saint, but he’s used to conquest, and he’s determined to win Viola’s
heart.

Viola
has already said Yes to his proposal, but now he wants her unruly heart…and he
won’t accept No for an answer.

Reviews

Dud
2
By MontanaEx
It was anticlimactic and ended wayyyy too easily. There was more sex than character development.Don’t purchased.
Devin and Viola
5
By DarcyGirl85
I loved this book. I thought I wasn’t going to but just the interactions between Devin And Viola were so good. I loved all the screens between them. I finished it in a weekend.
Boring
1
By slubslub
Very slow, too much dialogue about nothing.
Say Yes to the Duke by Eloisa James
5
By ReadingOverTV2
Say Yes to the Duke by Eloisa James

5th book in The Wildes of Lindow Castle series. Historical romance. Can be read as a stand-alone.

Lighthearted and often amusing. I did a lot of smiling while reading this book. The heroine went from timid to confident while their relationship went from confrontational to passionate. I fell in love with both the heroine for her heart and the hero for his protectiveness and patience. Plus the two together get a little randy in their courtship which is unexpected from their characters as first portrayed.

I also love this author’s intellectual level of writing. I always have to look up several words in the dictionary. Sure, you can discern the meaning usually by the sentence but her writing is filled with amazingly Obsequious language. Don’t be put off by this. As I said, it’s understood by the sentence structure.

This struck me as the perfect extract: “His uncle guffawed.” Not a word used often but it creates a vivid image.

An auto buy author for me even though historical romance is not typically a favorite genre.
Loved this story!
5
By PicklesPerspective
I loved the story of Devin, Duke of Wynter, and the least wild of the Wilde’s, Viola, the Duke of Lindow’s step-daughter. I laughed out loud during the hilarious play scene (you have to read the book!) and thrilled as the two main characters’ love story evolved. Treat yourself to a great afternoon with a good book!
Not a COMPLETE waste of a Tuesday!
2
By rachael9379
Hello all romance and period piece lovers! The characters were seemingly developed fully... just fully developed, very dull people. The circumstance that takes place in the beginning of this book, in which the book circumnavigated throughout, was rather trifling... I won’t disclose the contents of this novel, although I’d be saving many of you unnecessary expenditures. I will say the “romantic” scenes were decently written. And when I say decent, I most definitely mean indecent. Best reading wishes,

Rachael.
Sweet summer escape
5
By Emmie Jai
Say Yes to the Duke is exactly what I needed this month! The story moves along nicely with relatable characters and lively plot development. Perfect book to sit outside with on a breezy day! Thank you Eloisa James-you provide a spot of cheer during dreary times!
A Delightful Read
5
By Mel208
I think what I enjoyed most about Say Yes to the Duke is it is a fun, less angsty book to read during this pandemic. Both the hero & heroine have emotional baggage. But through their love and affection they are able to slowly, believably work through those issues to end with HEA. I loved the bits of history and fashion that I always learn reading one of Eloisa James’ books. And Devin’s dad is the first hoarder I’ve read about in historical romance.
Yes!
5
By inaweofauthors
The only bad thing about this book is that it had to end! I enjoyed every word and turned every page with expectation.
Slow
2
By oo4chelle
I liked the characters but by the time the marriage came about I was so bored with the story that I didn’t finish it.
I understand that a traumatic event occurred in Viola’s mind when she was younger and that Devin was the main antagonist of this trauma unbeknownst to either of them. But for the love of all that’s holy there has to be more to the premise of this story! One would think, anyway. Unfortunately one would be wrong.
This book was simply not my style and not the enjoyable read I had been hoping for.