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In Want of a Duchess
Christmas has begun at Elstow Abbey, with the Earl and Countess of Knightsbridge inviting their nearest and dearest friends and family to celebrate over a month long house party.
August Sackville-Roberts, Duke of Hawkesbury, has a reputation for being cool, collected and in control, until he inherits an estate on the brink of financial collapse, and he finds himself in urgent need of a wealthy bride.
Orphaned heiress Miss Charlotte Painswick is one of the richest women in England. Footloose and fancy free, she has no desire to lose her independence for anything as boringly predictable as marriage.
Miss Painswick should be the answer to all of Hawkesbury’s problems – she is certainly rich enough. However, they cannot stand each other; Charlotte is a chaotic thrill seeker and far from sensible, exactly the kind of woman Hawkesbury had vowed to avoid, while she finds him boring and judgemental. Yet, as they are forced to spend time together at the Knightsbridge Christmas house party, Hawkesbury cannot stop thinking about her. Can he convince this sworn-spinster that marriage to him may be the greatest adventure of all?
August Sackville-Roberts, Duke of Hawkesbury, has a reputation for being cool, collected and in control, until he inherits an estate on the brink of financial collapse, and he finds himself in urgent need of a wealthy bride.
Orphaned heiress Miss Charlotte Painswick is one of the richest women in England. Footloose and fancy free, she has no desire to lose her independence for anything as boringly predictable as marriage.
Miss Painswick should be the answer to all of Hawkesbury’s problems – she is certainly rich enough. However, they cannot stand each other; Charlotte is a chaotic thrill seeker and far from sensible, exactly the kind of woman Hawkesbury had vowed to avoid, while she finds him boring and judgemental. Yet, as they are forced to spend time together at the Knightsbridge Christmas house party, Hawkesbury cannot stop thinking about her. Can he convince this sworn-spinster that marriage to him may be the greatest adventure of all?
200 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 31, 2024
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December 29, 2024
Rachel Bennett does it again! In Want of a Duchess is a perfect Christmas read.
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