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The Duchess Deal
- Subgenre
- romance
- Edition year
- 2017-08-22
- Rating
- ★ 3.9 · 155 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
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The Duke of Ashbury returns from war brooding, scarred, and needing an heir. When seamstress Emma Gladstone appears in his library wearing a wedding gown, he proposes a marriage of convenience on the spot: she will be his wife by night only, in darkness and without kissing, until she produces an heir, after which they will part ways. But Emma refuses to be a silent or invisible wife—she insists on shared dinners, conversation, and teasing, and sets her own terms for the union. As she gradually sees past the man beneath his battle scars, an unexpected love develops between the tormented duke and his spirited bride.
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- Marriage of Convenience: “He needs an heir—which means he needs a wife. When Emma Gladstone, a vicar's daughter turned seamstress, appears in his library wearing a wedding gown, he decides on the spot that she'll do.” source
- Tortured Hero: “Since his return from war, the Duke of Ashbury's to-do list has been short and anything but sweet: brooding, glowering, menacing London ne'er-do-wells by night.” source
- Strong Heroine: “But Emma is no pushover. She has a few rules of her own:” source
- Slow Burn: “Once she's seen the man beneath the scars, he can't stop her from falling in love…” source
- Forced Proximity: “They will be husband and wife by night only.” source
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