Book Two in the series follows the story of Lady Lucie, the leader of the Oxford suffragettes. I loved the story of this strong woman, and the “hate to love” story with Tristan, her nemesis from youth. After finishing book one recently, I was certain I couldn’t like book two as much with a new set of main characters. I was wrong - I enjoyed it just as much. I recommend reading the first book first, however, this could be read as a stand alone. Another winner by Evie Dunmore! Now I can’t wait until 2021 when the next installment in the series is published.

Lady Lucie is the estranged daughter of an earl who has dedicated her life to promoting the rights of women. She is busy and passionate, and has no time for romance. When the purchase of the majority shares of a publishing house that is going to be used for women's suffrage is thwarted by a viscount, she now has to consider the feelings of the opposite sex. She is on a mission, and takes no prisoners. This book was delightful, romantic, and features smart women. This romance has got it all.

This hate to love romance was so much fun! Lucie was an enjoyable protagonist that you just want to root for, and Tristan is such a sweet cinnamon roll. The details of 19th century London were phenomenal.

With each one having its own special goal to reach, do they have room for an affair ...

During the early half of my reading I was unsure of my feelings about this second book. I liked Tristan but had more reservations about Lucie.
She is not an easy person to love, she is brash, impertinent, jaded and quite bitter. Then slowly like someone peeling an oignon, layer after layer she is explained, dissected under Mrs Dunmore’s inked scalpel. Each side of her character is explained and makes sense. She is a warrior, a fighter, the soldier battling an enemy’s army with the sole purpose of winning, not for herself but on behalf of a cause she deems right. She takes no prisoners but is as harsh with herself.
While Tristan is presented in a brighter light at first until his flaws are displayed along the storyline, what some of his personality’s traits were endearing him in everyone’s eyes, in fact they also enhanced his faults and failings. He is an engaging and charming character but his carelessness at time hurt many people.
Sure his lasting infatuation for Lucie showcases him as a victim, wrongly faulted by her ire, and in some way, he was her fall guy, the public image of everything she loathed in a man. And even if he never caused her true harm until he is, he also hurt others because he is someone who enjoys then discards.
Mrs Dunmore narrates a wondrous and wholesome tale of two very different persons, each with its own agenda but who meet halfway. Until it is not enough. But trust must be earned, and when it is challenged, can forgiveness be won.
5 stars

I was granted an advance copy by the publisher Berkley, Here is my true and unbiased opinion.

What a gloriously fun and passionate book. Historical romances so rarely work for me, but this was exquisite. I adored Lucie as she was so passionate and was willing to fight for women's rights when it was not popular to do so. Tristan was a rogue after my own heart. I cannot believe how happy this book made me. I really need to read the first book now.

This was an absolutely fabulous read. Dunmore is excellent at writing layered, nuanced characters, that don't seem foreign in the time period that this book is taking place. The plot is solid, the romance has an amazing build up, and the other characters in the novel are well thought out as well.

Also, unlike a lot of historical romance, Dunmore does her research on the time period in relation to the suffrage movement of the last Victorian era. I enjoy that she throws little historical easter eggs into the story line in order to give her story more weight.

I would recommend this book to any historical romance/fiction fans, because Dunmore, to me, seems to be one of the genres rising stars.

Lucie is considered an “old spinster”. She’s a headstrong woman and spends most of her time working hard for the suffragist movement. She has finally scraped together enough capital to buy one of London’s major publishing houses with one goal in mind - use it in a coup against Parliament. But one person stands her in way, her nemesis - the charming Lord Ballantine. He’s willing to hand over the publishing house on one condition - Lucie spend the night in his bed. While Lucie tries to resist Tristan and outwit his games, she minds herself wondering how much longer she can keep the game up before it becomes reality.

Tristan is the hero of this story. He’s such a bad boy with a scandalous past. But behind every bad boy is someone with a rough past and the potential to be true gentleman - just a little misunderstood. I found myself wanting more and more from his POV. I just couldn’t get enough and I loved reading about how his compassion for Lucie as a child as well as as adult. I liked that Lucie is so independent, smart, and sure of herself. She is fiercely strong and not afraid to stand up for what she wants. She doesn’t just backdown when things get hard and refuses to compromise. She is well written and multidimensional (all the characters are). Lucie and Tristan are such a great couple and challenge each other in all the best ways.

The banter in this book is so completely on point. You could also cut the tension like a knife between Tristan and Lucie. The sex scenes, while toned down from Bringing Down The Duke, are still wowing! And there is A TON of sexual tension to make up for the lack of sex scenes. Another well written book where I really enjoyed the history tidbits woven through the story line. I am so excited for Hattie’s story to come next because she definitely deserves some love.

Thank you to Netgalley, Evie Dunmore, and Berkley Publishing for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review. A Rogue Of One’s Own is out September 1st!

4.5/5 Stars.

** I was provided an E-ARC of this book from NetGalley and the Publisher in exchange for my honest review**

I had a great time reading this book, It was definitely worth the read. It was exactly what I wanted and more. It's intriguing, swoony, and has some politics mixed in. It's honestly the perfect mix of everything. I completely adored the romance in this book. I would highly recommend reading this if you want to start looking into historical romance but aren't sure where to start these books are a good place. I again highly recommend picking up this book!

This was a great book to read near the end of summer…great storyline, writing that pulls you in, light, and great fun! I rooted for Lucie and Tristan the entire way through the book.

"A Rogue of One's Own is the second book in the series A League of Extraordinary Women. I really loved the first book, Bringing Down the Duke, and I knew I had to continue this series.

Like the first book, its dual point of view. The author does a great job writing about her leading female characters and female friendships. Lucie has always been spirited and strong willed since she was a young girl. When she came of age, she was in a sense disowned because it is "unladylike" for women to be passionate and determined outside of their womanly duties. In fact I laughed at some of the periodicals that women were allowed to read and what were expected of them. Lucie is a great character and I loved her. She's sharp tongued, likes riding astride, must have multiple pockets in dresses, one dedicated to her pocket pistol LOL.

While I enjoyed the historical aspect of this story, it was not balanced by the romance aspect. I loved the idea that Lucie and Tristan knew each other since childhood. However, the romance didn't really develop until 3/4 of the book. While there was tension, chemistry, and the steamy scenes were perfect, it felt rushed or frenzied. I understand the misconceptions that both of them had about each other as a result of their childhood, to which Lucie is much to blame LOL. But the development took too long and I did not see it unfold gradually throughout the story, because this had really great potential to be an amazing frenemies to lovers romance.

Overall, I highly recommend this to historical romance fans. Full of history and feminism. The writing just flows well and I lived for the dialogue! At the end of the book, there's a sneak peek of book 3 and the lady it will focus on. And wow, it sounds like it's going to be a steamy one!

Lady Lucie, the leader of the suffragette movement in Oxford, has big plans that involve becoming the new owner of a popular publishing house. It’s broad reach and target demographic is perfect for her darkhorse plan to finally call attention to the injustices that married women face. Before she can sign in the dotted line, a familiar and unwelcome face becomes her new co-owner - Tristan, Lord Ballentine.

I really struggled with the “enemies” aspect of this book since it was very much one-sided. Lucie has misjudged Tristan from the first when they were just children. She fails to recognize the sensitive, romantic nature of the boy, and refuses to believe that he is anything less than despicable today. For more than half of the book I didn’t think that Lady Lucie was interested in a relationship at all. She never came across as feeling like something was missing and she definitely didn’t yearn for a man in her life.

I was frustrated with Lucie’s one-sides hatred of Tristan that by the time some chemistry starts to build in the final third of the book, I was just waiting for the other shoe to drop. Don’t get me wrong, once Lucie lets down her guard and is open to seeing Tristan in a new light, the chemistry was electric. But it was sidelined until the final hour and felt completely unbalanced as a romance.

I had read and loved the previous book in this series and there was no way I was skipping this one.

I love love loved Lucie and Tristan. They’re both sassy and so good at pushing each other’s buttons. I loved that they had history from childhood and basically every single thing about them, especially when together.

Plot wise, it was good. The relationship between the two of them progressed organically and I was reveling in the tension. I could have done with a million more scenes of them together, but I’m just being greedy. Oh, and the ending was fantastic.

Overall, the main characters captivated me from the first page and this story had me sneaking chapters while at work. I can’t wait to see what happens with the next book.

**Huge thanks to Berkley for providing the arc free of charge**

I have never been interested in historical romance, but this series sold me. Another great book from Evie Dunmore. I can't wait to read the next one!

Evie Dunmore's second book in The League of Extraordinary Women is great fun as well as being informative about the way these young trail blazing women of the 1880s lived. She's taken as her setting the first women accepted into Oxford University, young women with a natural inclination for seeing women's rights advanced. Mix that with romance and you have a potent situation for conflict and passion...
Lady Lucie is disowned by her family because of her political activities, which they consider a disgrace to the aristocratic name. Tristan, Lord Ballentine, is a contemporary son of family friends who's been a thorn in her side since childhood. When she discovers he's her new partner in a magazine she's intent on buying and turning into a vehicle for "the cause" the stage is set for a showdown, because Tristan intends to look after his investment. He doesn't want the readership decimated by radical politics.
Evie handles the balance of personal ambition, romantic attraction, and idealogical values beautifully, never letting the history overwhelm the fun, but integrating a lot of fascinating fact into the story along the way.
It's a great follow up to the first in the series. Bringing Down The Duke, Evie talks about what drew her to the suffragist period for her romance in the book Joys of Binge Reading podcast. A Rogue of One's Own is excellent entertainment, as well as being highly informative. Five stars!!!

Second in a series by Evie Dunmore and is set in 1880s Victorian England. The covers are eye catching and not the typical ripped corset pose. The series centers on friends who are actively involved in the suffragists movement and specifically fighting for the Married Women's Property Act. (Not wanting women to lose their property and become property of the men they marry.)

Lady Lucie has used her influence to gather funds to purchase part ownership of a publishing house for women's publications to help the suffragists cause. Unbeknownst to her Lord Ballentine a childhood friend/enemy has purchased the other half for his own reasons. Tristine has always had a yen for Lucie and makes her an offer to give her controlling shares. Along the way he and the reader get a lot of education on the state of the laws at the time and reasons for change. Since this week was the 100th anniversary of the Right to Vote for Women in the US it was a timely read. It reminded me that others fought decades for rights I enjoy. Remember to vote!

Dunmore creates full characters. I liked each of the Lucie's friends and what I know of their stories. Lord Ballentine also had a full back story and sub-plots that for the most part add to the book. (I wasn't as thrilled with Arthur's storyline but it is minimal.) It is told from both lead POVs so you get each of their thoughts. I also appreciated that the steamy scenes were less descriptive. I will look for the first book in the series and wait patiently for the next.

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for a ARC e-book in exchange for an honest review.

Lady Lucie is interested in purchasing a publishing house to help further the suffragette cause when her childhood nemesis becomes the other partial owner Tristan Ballentine.

He’s awful, but he’s also so handsome even as he threatens the suffragette movement. He’s got some pressures of his own from his horrible father and ill mother, as he is forced into marriage in the next 3 months. Lucie needs him to give her the reigns of the publishing house, and he agrees to I’m exchange for her spending one night in his bed.

This enemies to lovers romance has such a great premise especially because I loved the first one so much, but Tristan is so unlikeable I honestly struggled to finish the book. The fact that Lucie spends any time with him at all or can forgive what he’s said and done is hard to believe given how stubborn she is, and I hate the trope of sleeping with someone to get power.

The book is so well researched in the historical aspect and I love these books bringing to light the suffragettes who dedicated their lives to bringing equality to women, it just really bothered me that Lucie and Tristan became a thing. It made all the steam and romance feel a bit overdone because he’s just not a good person.

If you liked the first one, I still recommend this one, it just might be for you, you never know!

My six word review:
Votes for women, not for Tristan

Thank you to Berkley Publishing for sharing an eARC via NetGalley for review!

Lady Lucie Tedbury is a woman ahead of her time. She passionately leads a group of Oxford suffragists, dedicating all of her time and energy to The Cause. When these extraordinary ladies decide to purchase a publishing house to harness the power of print to make their voices heard in Parliament, Lucie is dismayed to find that the only thing standing in her way is her childhood tormentor and notorious rake, Lord Ballentine.

While the first book in this series focused on women and education, the thread that runs through A Rogue of One’s Own is coverture—the legal notion that a married woman’s rights are subsumed by her husband, including her rights to property, inheritance, and overall individual legal identity. Lucie is notorious for her status as a suffragist spinster, an identity that grants her more autonomy than a married woman would have, and has dedicated her life to advancing women’s rights. Tristan is a scandalous thorn in her side, impeding her grand plans but willing to back off in exchange for one night together.

It took me several chapters to invest in Lucie and Tristan. I had no idea how the lecherous and shallow Lord Ballentine from the first book could fit with the fiercely determined Lucie. But Dunmore weaves depth and passion into his poet’s heart from the first page through to the last in a way that fully convinced me that the two of them could never work with anyone else.

There are many things to love about this book: the tension between Lucie and Tristan that can be cut with a knife; miscommunications handled with maturity and resolved in ways that demonstrate character growth, adding layers of complexity to well-developed characters and relationships; Tristan helping Lucie break from her workaholic tendencies even as she inspires him to leverage his privilege to amplify women’s voices; Lucie’s thoughtfulness as she helps individual women in challenging situations and attempts to forge systemic change in society; the rich historical detail that made me want to learn more; and several moments reminiscent of Pride & Prejudice along with other literary references that my bookish heart couldn’t resist.

I did wish for a bit more time with Lucie’s friends. Lucie and Annabelle’s friendship was delightful to revisit, and I wanted to feel more of that connection with the other suffragists-particularly with Hattie as her story will be the next installment in the series.

This book is a must read for anyone who wants to be swept away in a slow-burn, feminist, enemies-to-lovers historical romance!

Ahhhhh! I loved A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore. I am obsessed with love to hate books, and I couldn't get enough of Tristan. He was a wonderful love interest, and I loved the light bantering and the steamy scenes. Evie Dunmore is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine! I can't wait to read her future books!

Quite honestly, I love this series and where it takes place. It's not a standard setting for historical romance, which I find refreshing. There is care taken in making sure that there is a balance between the suffragette movement and the romance at play. My only complaint is trope related, but even the story doesn't focus heavily on it.

Overall, if you were a fan of Dunmore's first book in this series this is a worthwhile addition.

The second book in Evie Dunmore's A League of Extraordinary Women series didn't disappoint! Another great historical romance, this book had many similar themes to the first one, but a totally different story. This book follows Lucie and Tristan, who already have a history together when they're forced to work together as adults.

Lucie and Tristan have known each other for years, but that history brings more grief than joy for Lucie. Busy dealing with the suffragist movement and helping out women in Oxford in other ways, she doesn't have time for Tristan. But when a business deal forces her to work more closely with him, sparks fly!

In Bringing Down the Duke from Evie Dunmore, the romance was a very slow burn. In this one, the tension began much sooner, but the romance came later. The romantic scenes in this book weren't quite as steamy as those in the first, but the relationship between Lucie and Tristan was quite different than that of Annabelle and Sebastian (from book 1). This book focused a lot on Lucie's day to day life, giving me a lot of insight into the work of the suffragists in 1880.

There were two big twists at the end of the novel that I wasn't expecting! And the ending wasn't exactly what I predicted, which surprised and delighted me! Dunmore did a great job leading me to believe one thing, then turning the tables at the end. I loved it!

I can't wait to read Hattie's story in Book 3, out next year!