The Beastвђ™s Bride By Eva Devon May 2026

Lady Augusta Penworthy is in desperate financial straits due to her father’s reckless gambling. When a chance encounter involving a torn gown compromises her reputation, she is forced into a sudden marriage with Adam, the Duke of Blacktower. Known to society as "The Beast," Adam is a brooding recluse who has vowed never to marry or produce an heir as an act of vengeance against his deceased father. Although the marriage begins with mutual suspicion and fury, Adam soon realizes that Augusta is not the manipulative social climber he expected, and they begin to form a genuine partnership.

A forced union caused by a social scandal.

The story focuses on both characters overcoming past family trauma and discovering emotional intimacy. Book Details The Beast’s Bride by Eva Devon

is a Regency historical romance by USA Today bestselling author Eva Devon (also writing as Máire Claremont), originally published on October 22, 2020. It is the first book in The Bluestocking War series. Plot Summary

Augusta is described as a strong, intelligent woman who manages her family’s household while facing extreme poverty. Lady Augusta Penworthy is in desperate financial straits

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Features a brooding, "beastly" hero with a fearsome reputation and a smart, resilient heroine. Although the marriage begins with mutual suspicion and

Eva Devon (sometimes credited with Máire Claremont). Format: Roughly 290–330 pages. Series Order: The Beast’s Bride (2020) The Beast’s Bluestocking (2021) The Beast’s Belle (2022) The Beast’s Beloved (2022).