Any Duchess Will Do (Spindle Cove #4)
Tessa Dare
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Explicit open door [?]
· 160 ratings · 384 pages · Published: 28 May 2013
Griffin York, the Duke of Halford, has no desire to wed this season--or any season--but his diabolical mother abducts him to “Spinster Cove” and insists he select a bride from the ladies in residence. Griff decides to teach her a lesson that will end the marriage debate forever. He chooses the serving girl.
Overworked and struggling, Pauline Simms doesn’t dream about dukes. All she wants is to hang up her barmaid apron and open a bookshop. That dream becomes a possibility when an arrogant, sinfully attractive duke offers her a small fortune for a week’s employment. Her duties are simple: submit to his mother’s “duchess training"...and fail miserably.
But in London, Pauline isn’t a miserable failure. She’s a brave, quick-witted, beguiling failure--a woman who ignites Griff’s desire and soothes the darkness in his soul. Keeping Pauline by his side won’t be easy. Even if Society could accept a serving girl duchess--can a roguish duke convince a serving girl to trust him with her heart?
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- historical 22
- tortured hero 18
- regency 17
- sassy heroine 11
- forbidden love 10
- fake relationship 10
- working class heroine 9
- class difference 9
- forced proximity 7
- poor heroine 7
- secret child 6
- m-f romance 6
- grumpy & sunshine 5
- insta-love 4
- independent heroine 4
- cheerful/happy heroine 4
- cruel hero/bully 3
- third person pov 3
- rich hero 3
- bad boys 2
- sweet/gentle heroine 2
- spanking 2
- funny 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past abuse 5
- abuse 4
- death / grief 4
- ableism 2
- geography
- united kingdom 4
- england 4
- british isles 3
- europe 3
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