The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke #1)
Tessa Dare
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
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Explicit open door [?]
· 398 ratings · 384 pages · Published: 22 Aug 2017
Since his return from war, the Duke of Ashbury’s to-do list has been short and anything but sweet: brooding, glowering, menacing London ne’er-do-wells by night. Now there’s a new item on the list. He needs an heir—which means he needs a wife. When Emma Gladstone, a vicar’s daughter turned seamstress, appears in his library wearing a wedding gown, he decides on the spot that she’ll do.
His terms are simple:
- They will be husband and wife by night only.
- No lights, no kissing.
- No questions about his battle scars.
- Last, and most importantly… Once she’s pregnant with his heir, they need never share a bed again.
But Emma is no pushover. She has a few rules of her own:
- They will have dinner together every evening.
- With conversation.
- And unlimited teasing.
- Last, and most importantly… Once she’s seen the man beneath the scars, he can’t stop her from falling in love…
Tagged as:
- marriage of convenience 43
- historical 40
- tortured hero 38
- disabilities & scars 34
- regency 33
- class difference 31
- funny 28
- pregnancy 27
- working class heroine 24
- take-charge heroine 22
- sassy heroine 21
- grumpy/cold hero 21
- alpha male 20
- rich hero 17
- grumpy & sunshine 17
- poor heroine 17
- independent heroine 16
- military 15
- dual pov 14
- third person pov 12
- sweet/gentle heroine 10
- m-f romance 10
- forced proximity 9
- possessive hero 7
- competent heroine 7
- tortured heroine 6
- insta-love 2
- male pov 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- slut shaming 12
- geography
- england 7
- united kingdom 4
- europe 4
- british isles 3
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