Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Advanced
Title details for The Seduction of a Duke by Donna MacMeans - Available

The Seduction of a Duke

by Donna MacMeans
ebook
Read a sample Read a sample
Francesca Winthrop had every intention of marrying for love, but her nouveau riche mother, to advance her own social standing, has arranged a bethrothal of her reclusive daughter to an English duke. William Chambers has ascended to the title upon his father's death, but he has also inherited his father's gambling debts. Desperate to avoid scandal and ruin, he is willing go to any lengths—including marrying, sight unseen, an American heiress.

A chance encounter and intrigue at a costume ball throw the matrimonially mismatched couple together. Though sparks fly, friction abounds. If Fran is to secure the future of her dreams, she must find a way to reach past the duke's mysterious distance. Fortunately, a courtesan's journal suggests there is more than one way to seduce a duke.

"[A] witty, wonderful new voice in historical romance."—New York Times bestselling author Karen Harper

"MacMeans writes with grace and wit."—Booklist
Expand title description text
Series: Chambers Family Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781101155516
  • Release date: April 7, 2009

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781101155516
  • File size: 394 KB
  • Release date: April 7, 2009

Formats

OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Fiction Romance Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Francesca Winthrop had every intention of marrying for love, but her nouveau riche mother, to advance her own social standing, has arranged a bethrothal of her reclusive daughter to an English duke. William Chambers has ascended to the title upon his father's death, but he has also inherited his father's gambling debts. Desperate to avoid scandal and ruin, he is willing go to any lengths—including marrying, sight unseen, an American heiress.

A chance encounter and intrigue at a costume ball throw the matrimonially mismatched couple together. Though sparks fly, friction abounds. If Fran is to secure the future of her dreams, she must find a way to reach past the duke's mysterious distance. Fortunately, a courtesan's journal suggests there is more than one way to seduce a duke.

"[A] witty, wonderful new voice in historical romance."—New York Times bestselling author Karen Harper

"MacMeans writes with grace and wit."—Booklist
Expand title description text
Fiction Romance Historical Fiction