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1849 . . . Matilda Sheldon, the middle daughter of the
sixth Earl of Bisset, has never been interested in the fashionable society
events that so preoccupy her parents and siblings. Her loving, albeit, daft
family cannot understand why. But
Matilda has little use for silly rules and dramas. She would rather occupy her
time with a worthwhile cause such as opening The Sheldon Home for Orphans, much
to the chagrin of her mother and grandmother. They are quite certain a venture
of this nature will discourage suitors. Matilda is quite certain that if
suitors are discouraged it is because she is clever, plain, a bit clumsy, and
inevitably compared to her beautiful sisters.
The Duke of Thornsby is in tight spot. After receiving
the title on the death of his father, he discovers the inheritance is to be
gifted elsewhere if he does not marry before his thirtieth birthday.
Unfortunately, our man-about-town is embroiled in a scandal, not of his own making,
and the marriage mamas won’t let any eligible misses anywhere near him. What’s
a Duke to do? Get invited to a house party hosted by the notoriously
absent-minded Earl of Bisset, who just happens to be Papa to some young ladies
of marriageable age!
Thornsby finds himself fascinated, not with the two
Sheldon debutantes actively seeking a husband, but rather with the ‘brown wren’
he first mistakes for a servant. Matilda is counting the hours until the house
party ends when the necessity of conversing with the guests will be over, and
ridiculously handsome men go far away. Can a worldly Duke convince a sensible
girl to accept his court? Find out in Charming
the Duke.
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Love the cover.
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