For My Fake Duchess
(2026)(The fifth book in the Breaking the Rules of the Beau Monde series)
A novel by Shannon Gilmore
Survival required a title. Love demanded the truth.
When destitution forced Harmony Belle to choose between the streets and deception, she invented a title—Duchess of Kingsley—and claimed it as her own. The lie secured her a governess position and kept her alive. What it couldn't do was prepare her for the real Duke of Kingsley: devastatingly handsome, infuriatingly proper, and entirely unaware he'd been "married" for three years.
Stratford Dunhurst built his life on control. After losing his parents, the Duke of Kingsley created an orderly world for himself and his sister—one that shatters the day his former mistress abandons a baby on his doorstep. Marriage to a respectable young lady will restore his reputation. But first, he must deal with the marriage voucher that shouldn't exist and track down the audacious woman who dared steal his name.
When Harmony and Stratford finally meet, sparks fly and propriety crumbles. She refuses to apologize for surviving. He refuses to forgive her deception. But as desire ignites between a duke who demands perfection and a woman who's never had anything to lose, they'll discover that some chaos can only be conquered by fate—or surrendered to completely.
Series and Books by Shannon Gilmore:
Ruined Rakes series:
1. It Was Only a Kiss
2. Every Time You're Near
3. A Lesson for All Time
4. Ruined Rakes Box Set (books 1-3)
Breaking the Rules of the Beau Monde:
1. Until Morning
2. Until Spring
3. For a Scandalous Wager
4. For the Love of Clover
5. For My Fake Duchess
Illegitimate Desires (Landon-Scott Bastards) series
1. Kiss Me Like a Rogue
2. It's Not a Rendezvous Without a Rogue
3. Duke of Dalliance
4. Illegitimate Desires Collection Books1-3
Genre: Historical Romance
When destitution forced Harmony Belle to choose between the streets and deception, she invented a title—Duchess of Kingsley—and claimed it as her own. The lie secured her a governess position and kept her alive. What it couldn't do was prepare her for the real Duke of Kingsley: devastatingly handsome, infuriatingly proper, and entirely unaware he'd been "married" for three years.
Stratford Dunhurst built his life on control. After losing his parents, the Duke of Kingsley created an orderly world for himself and his sister—one that shatters the day his former mistress abandons a baby on his doorstep. Marriage to a respectable young lady will restore his reputation. But first, he must deal with the marriage voucher that shouldn't exist and track down the audacious woman who dared steal his name.
When Harmony and Stratford finally meet, sparks fly and propriety crumbles. She refuses to apologize for surviving. He refuses to forgive her deception. But as desire ignites between a duke who demands perfection and a woman who's never had anything to lose, they'll discover that some chaos can only be conquered by fate—or surrendered to completely.
Series and Books by Shannon Gilmore:
Ruined Rakes series:
1. It Was Only a Kiss
2. Every Time You're Near
3. A Lesson for All Time
4. Ruined Rakes Box Set (books 1-3)
Breaking the Rules of the Beau Monde:
1. Until Morning
2. Until Spring
3. For a Scandalous Wager
4. For the Love of Clover
5. For My Fake Duchess
Illegitimate Desires (Landon-Scott Bastards) series
1. Kiss Me Like a Rogue
2. It's Not a Rendezvous Without a Rogue
3. Duke of Dalliance
4. Illegitimate Desires Collection Books1-3
Genre: Historical Romance