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The duke next door
352 pages
A seductive game of cat and mouse wrapped in the glittering, high-stakes world of aristocratic marriage marts.
What it feels like
This historical romance delivers a brisk, emotionally charged experience centered on the thrilling friction of a marriage of convenience gone awry. The mood is steeped in the glittering ambition of the English aristocracy, quickly pivoting into a tense, secretive atmosphere once hidden truths come to light. Readers are pulled into a passionate battle of wills, where calculated plans for inheritance dissolve into a seductive game of cat and mouse. The prose leans into the dramatic stakes of betrayal and desire, capturing the intense push-and-pull between a fiercely determined heroine and a mysterious future duke. It is a perfect fit for readers who devour Regency-era romances fueled by simmering tension, hidden pasts, and the intoxicating journey from resentment to undeniable surrender.
- Mood
- passionate
- secretive
- romantic
- charged
- Tone
- dramatic
- seductive
- playful
- tense
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · hidden truths and betrayal · ambition and inheritance · battles of will
- The writing
- Dramatic and emotionally charged, focusing on the simmering tension and romantic stakes between the protagonists.
- The arc
- Moves from calculated ambition to sharp betrayal, culminating in a passionate battle of wills and eventual surrender to genuine affection.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love high-stakes Regency romances filled with scheming heroines, mysterious aristocrats, and passionate battles of wit.
Content notes
- betrayal
- secrets and deception
About the book
A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE The dangerously beautiful Deirdre Cantor is determined to inherit her grandfather's vast fortune. All she needs is to marry a duke...and be the first granddaughter to walk down the aisle. After all, she has always dreamed of becoming a member of the haute ton. So when the proper Calder Marbrook, the Marquis of Brookhaven and future Duke of Brookmoor, is abandoned at the altar, Deirdre makes it her business to become his wife-in spite of the whispers about his past.
AN INCONVENEIENT TRUTH... Soon Deirdre's visions of a lavish existence with the handsome Calder are shattered when she learns his shocking secret. Feeling betrayed, Deirdre seeks revenge by playing a perilous and seductive game of cat and mouse with her husband that threatens to drive them both to the heights of passion. She will not surrender to him, no matter how great her desire. But at what cost? Calder is determined to keep his secret under lock and key-and to make his stunning wife his in every way that matters. Even if it means winning her heart all over again...
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