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The baby in her arms could destroy a duke. So he married her.
Constantine Buccleigh, Duke of Pryde, has built his life around one principle: never let the world see anything but perfection.
Then a country vicar's daughter walks into his church with a motherless child and a secret that could unravel everything he is.
The baby is not his. But the truth surrounding the child could cost him his title, his fortune, and his place in society.
Miss Modesty Fairchild wants nothing from him except protection for the baby she promised a dying woman she would raise. She is not impressed by his rank. She is not seduced by his arrogance. And she is not interested in becoming the duchess he believes he is offering her as a favor.
But when scandal and blackmail close in, Constantine sees only one solution.
Marriage.
He will bring the child under his roof. He will make her his duchess. And he will keep his heart safely out of reach.
He did not plan to love the baby.
He certainly did not plan to love her.
But Modesty is not the meek country girl he expected. She arrives in muslin when he sends diamonds. She speaks truth when he expects obedience. And behind closed doors, she undoes a man no one has ever been allowed to touch.
But someone still knows his secret. And the truth he married to bury may be the very thing that costs him the woman he never meant to love.
A deeply emotional Regency romance for readers who adore Mary Balogh, Eloisa James, and Lisa Kleypas. Marriage of convenience. A proud duke humbled. A guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Historical Romance
Constantine Buccleigh, Duke of Pryde, has built his life around one principle: never let the world see anything but perfection.
Then a country vicar's daughter walks into his church with a motherless child and a secret that could unravel everything he is.
The baby is not his. But the truth surrounding the child could cost him his title, his fortune, and his place in society.
Miss Modesty Fairchild wants nothing from him except protection for the baby she promised a dying woman she would raise. She is not impressed by his rank. She is not seduced by his arrogance. And she is not interested in becoming the duchess he believes he is offering her as a favor.
But when scandal and blackmail close in, Constantine sees only one solution.
Marriage.
He will bring the child under his roof. He will make her his duchess. And he will keep his heart safely out of reach.
He did not plan to love the baby.
He certainly did not plan to love her.
But Modesty is not the meek country girl he expected. She arrives in muslin when he sends diamonds. She speaks truth when he expects obedience. And behind closed doors, she undoes a man no one has ever been allowed to touch.
But someone still knows his secret. And the truth he married to bury may be the very thing that costs him the woman he never meant to love.
A deeply emotional Regency romance for readers who adore Mary Balogh, Eloisa James, and Lisa Kleypas. Marriage of convenience. A proud duke humbled. A guaranteed happily-ever-after.
Genre: Historical Romance
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