{"id":29842,"date":"2023-01-26T11:23:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T15:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=29842"},"modified":"2023-01-26T11:23:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T15:23:50","slug":"review-the-duke-gets-even-by-joanna-shupe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/26\/review-the-duke-gets-even-by-joanna-shupe\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Duke Gets Even by Joanna Shupe"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-29842\" data-postid=\"29842\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-29842 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_au7h240 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_rn6j241 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_kw9o241 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-duke-gets-even-joanna-shupe.jpg?resize=316%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29843\" title=\"the-duke-gets-even-joanna-shupe\" alt=\"the-duke-gets-even-joanna-shupe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-duke-gets-even-joanna-shupe.jpg?w=316&amp;ssl=1 316w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-duke-gets-even-joanna-shupe.jpg?resize=190%2C300&amp;ssl=1 190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-duke-gets-even-joanna-shupe.jpg?resize=400%2C632&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bb6a241 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em><span class=\"a-text-italic\">A rebellious heiress.<br \/>A duke in dire straits.<br \/>An anonymous midnight tryst.<\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">To escape the shackles of marriage, Nellie Young purposely ruined her reputation a long time ago. Now she dedicates herself to hedonistic pleasures only, like kissing a handsome stranger in the ocean under the moonlight&#8230;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">To save his estate, the proper Duke of Lockwood must marry the perfect bride\u2014wealthy, with an unblemished reputation. While in New York he&#8217;s the perfect gentleman, and no one knows he&#8217;s suppressing his darkest desires. The last thing he needs is another scandal.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Except Nellie sees through Lockwood&#8217;s charade, straight to the real man underneath. This uptight duke is far more than he lets on, and she can&#8217;t resist him. Their secret affair turns scorching, far more than either expected. And when his beautiful rebel finds an unconventional cause, Lockwood has to decide if he&#8217;s willing to sacrifice everything to keep her.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_spm8241 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ywu9241  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1-2.png?resize=296%2C72&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jan 24, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Fifth Avenue Rebels<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $6.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>The series ends just how I wanted it to&#8230; with a bang.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Throughout the entire <em>Fifth Avenue Rebels<\/em> series I wanted the continuously jilted Duke of Lockwood to get his redemption story and a chance to fall in love. Shupe delivers and once again provides a fresh historical romp blending reality with fantasy. It doesn\u2019t get better than this.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Headstrong <strong>Nellie Young<\/strong> isn\u2019t going to marry. Nope, she\u2019s got big plans to do things her way, and turning her freedom over to a man isn\u2019t one of them. She\u2019ll sample the wares and discard them when they no longer suit her, which is exactly why she\u2019s amazing. But the carefree life can also be a lonely one as she watches all her other friends get married and partner off with men who love and adore them. She fears being left behind and discarded, but that\u2019s still not enough to give up her freedom&#8230; even for a man she can\u2019t get out of her mind.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Andrew Lockwood,<\/strong> our lovely duke, is just looking to save his family\u2019s estate from ruin, and he needs a rich wife to do it. Nellie is everything not suitable to the role of a duchess. Headstrong and not willing to put up a fa\u00e7ade for the sake of society&#8217;s conventions. Still, after a midnight tryst, Lockwood can\u2019t get Nellie out of his mind or life. She\u2019s everywhere he goes, even in his dreams. So naturally, they have to get this out of their systems.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Except all the wrongs make rights. There is so much heat between these two it helped keep me warm on a cold winter\u2019s day. Nellie is fabulous as a do-what-she-wants female in a world and society that prefers to have women follow their rules. Lockwood is a man who is trapped in conventions and expectations, so what better than someone like Nellie to make him question everything. The story is on point, the sex heavy, the intros to some other characters lead me to believe <strong>Shupe<\/strong> is readying for a fun spinoff. Pacing and story work very well, and the ending kept me surprised.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Overall, Shupe provides this nice balance between fantasy and historical reality with plenty of character development and a swoon-worthy romance. There are callbacks to other characters and locales from the earlier series books, but readers who are hopping in won\u2019t be in the dark at all. This is for readers who enjoy <strong>Maya Rodale<\/strong> or <strong>Delilah Marvelle<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_088k241 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HbxZ37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3WHfYj0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-duke-gets-even-joanna-shupe\/1141406308?ean=9780063044098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-duke-gets-even-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Joanna_Shupe_The_Duke_Gets_Even?id=weZtEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rebellious heiress.A duke in dire straits.An anonymous midnight tryst.To escape the shackles of marriage, Nellie Young purposely ruined her reputation a long time ago. 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Now she dedicates herself to hedonistic pleasures only, like kissing a handsome stranger in the ocean under the moonlight...<br \/><br \/>To save his estate, the proper Duke of Lockwood must marry the perfect bride\u2014wealthy, with an unblemished reputation. While in New York he's the perfect gentleman, and no one knows he's suppressing his darkest desires. The last thing he needs is another scandal.<br \/><br \/>Except Nellie sees through Lockwood's charade, straight to the real man underneath. This uptight duke is far more than he lets on, and she can't resist him. Their secret affair turns scorching, far more than either expected. And when his beautiful rebel finds an unconventional cause, Lockwood has to decide if he's willing to sacrifice everything to keep her.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jan 24, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Fifth Avenue Rebels<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $6.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>The series ends just how I wanted it to... with a bang.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Throughout the entire <em>Fifth Avenue Rebels<\/em> series I wanted the continuously jilted Duke of Lockwood to get his redemption story and a chance to fall in love. Shupe delivers and once again provides a fresh historical romp blending reality with fantasy. It doesn\u2019t get better than this.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Headstrong <strong>Nellie Young<\/strong> isn\u2019t going to marry. Nope, she\u2019s got big plans to do things her way, and turning her freedom over to a man isn\u2019t one of them. She\u2019ll sample the wares and discard them when they no longer suit her, which is exactly why she\u2019s amazing. But the carefree life can also be a lonely one as she watches all her other friends get married and partner off with men who love and adore them. She fears being left behind and discarded, but that\u2019s still not enough to give up her freedom... even for a man she can\u2019t get out of her mind.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Andrew Lockwood,<\/strong> our lovely duke, is just looking to save his family\u2019s estate from ruin, and he needs a rich wife to do it. Nellie is everything not suitable to the role of a duchess. Headstrong and not willing to put up a fa\u00e7ade for the sake of society's conventions. Still, after a midnight tryst, Lockwood can\u2019t get Nellie out of his mind or life. She\u2019s everywhere he goes, even in his dreams. So naturally, they have to get this out of their systems.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Except all the wrongs make rights. There is so much heat between these two it helped keep me warm on a cold winter\u2019s day. Nellie is fabulous as a do-what-she-wants female in a world and society that prefers to have women follow their rules. Lockwood is a man who is trapped in conventions and expectations, so what better than someone like Nellie to make him question everything. The story is on point, the sex heavy, the intros to some other characters lead me to believe <strong>Shupe<\/strong> is readying for a fun spinoff. Pacing and story work very well, and the ending kept me surprised.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Overall, Shupe provides this nice balance between fantasy and historical reality with plenty of character development and a swoon-worthy romance. There are callbacks to other characters and locales from the earlier series books, but readers who are hopping in won\u2019t be in the dark at all. This is for readers who enjoy <strong>Maya Rodale<\/strong> or <strong>Delilah Marvelle<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HbxZ37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3WHfYj0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-duke-gets-even-joanna-shupe\/1141406308?ean=9780063044098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-duke-gets-even-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Joanna_Shupe_The_Duke_Gets_Even?id=weZtEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29842"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29855,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29842\/revisions\/29855"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}