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How to lose a duke in ten years
without losing your heart.
Once upon a time, two sworn enemiesthe bookish daughter of a scholar and the devilish heir to a dukemade a pact: If they were both still single in ten years, they would marry each other.
It was a joke, Nicola thought. A duchess? Her?
But when the Duke of Westleigh returns a decade later, hes serious. He needs an heir, so hes holding her to their marriage bargaindiamond ring, lavish gown, engagement ball, and more. Nothing Nicola says can dissuade him. When she calls him arrogant, he praises her honesty. When she makes social stumbles, he catches her fall. And when she gets exasperated, the duke cant seem to get enough. For reasons she cant fathom, he claims that no other woman will do.
Hes betting he can change her mind, with logic and passion.
Shes betting she can change his mind, just by being herself.
And as the clock ticks down to a wedding day, neither is counting on losing their heart.
Genre: Historical Romance
Once upon a time, two sworn enemiesthe bookish daughter of a scholar and the devilish heir to a dukemade a pact: If they were both still single in ten years, they would marry each other.
It was a joke, Nicola thought. A duchess? Her?
But when the Duke of Westleigh returns a decade later, hes serious. He needs an heir, so hes holding her to their marriage bargaindiamond ring, lavish gown, engagement ball, and more. Nothing Nicola says can dissuade him. When she calls him arrogant, he praises her honesty. When she makes social stumbles, he catches her fall. And when she gets exasperated, the duke cant seem to get enough. For reasons she cant fathom, he claims that no other woman will do.
Hes betting he can change her mind, with logic and passion.
Shes betting she can change his mind, just by being herself.
And as the clock ticks down to a wedding day, neither is counting on losing their heart.
Genre: Historical Romance
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