A Duke Never Tells

By: Suzanne Enoch

Narrated by: Kimberly M. Wetherell, Jay Myers

Bridgerton meets Evie Dunmore in a sparkling new regency romcom from New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Enoch, A Duke Never Tells, in which an heiress disguises herself as a maid in her fiancé's household to see if he really is too good to be true.

Before entering into a supremely-advantageous arranged marriage with James Clay, the new Duke of Earnhurst, clever, independent Lady Meg Pinwell has to see if he’s really the rake he’s rumored to be. But how is a well-bred young lady going to make sure he’s all that he seems?

With the help of her Aunt Clara, they plan some discreet reconnaissance at the Duke’s country estate. Meg will pretend to be her aunt’s maid/companion to see the true state of affairs at Earnhurst Manor.

But Meg isn’t the only one pretending to be someone she isn’t: In order to escape Clara (who is surely a marriage hunter!), James has traded places with the excellent Riniken, the former Duke’s butler. Soon everyone is falling in love with the absolute wrong person! They say the course of true love never does run smooth… at Earnhurst, it’s running amuck!

©2025 Suzanne Enoch (P)2025 Dreamscape Media

Fun listen

The pace of the story was slow due to all the introspection of the main characters. However, it was necessary to develop the characters

Love it!

Laughed so much! The story was very enjoyable and loved the way the chapters and narrators designated the perspective of each chapter.

Enjoyed every bit of it!

Great Story and plot! Two love stories in one. The Valet was a hoot! Love the performance!

Who's Who?

Lady Meg Pinwell is betrothed to James Clay, Duke of Earnhurst, but she has never seen or communicated with him. She and her Aunt Clara come up with a plan to get information on him by visiting his estate. What happens when they arrive is a delightful romp through mistaken identity and romance. Meg pretends to be Clara’s companion. The duke’s man of business, Elliot Riniken, is playing the duke, and James is pretending to be the butler (and not a very good one). An accident keeps them together for a while. Whispers and slips of the tongue begin to unravel the identities. We have two happy couples, the butler and the companion and the duke and the lady. Well, not exactly. By the end of the story, the right people end up together, and the identities are all straighten out. The splendid narration by Kimberly M. Wetherell and Jay Myers made this amusing and entertaining story come to life.

Dreadfully hard listen

I love Suzanne Enoch and normally her books are instant buys for me. This book was painful. The narrators read every character as asinine, whiny, simpering and foolish. Suzanne Enoch normally writes great characters and understands the “period” she writes in, but this is bridgertonafied drivel that panders to new readers. I highly regret this purchase and the time I wasted listening to it.