He is not a man who takes no for an answer, and when she is in his arms, she's not a woman who wants to say no. until Jack Audley lands in her life, all rakish smiles and debonair charm. It is a thankless job, with very little break from the routine. Grace Eversleigh has spent the last five years toiling as the companion to the dowager Duchess of Wyndham. And if his birth proves to be legitimate, then he will find himself with the one title he never wanted: Duke of Wyndham. But when he is recognised as the long-lost son of the House of Wyndham, his carefree life is over. What he is not, and never wanted to be, is a peer of the realm. The first in a scandalous duet of Dukes by Julia Quinn, the bestselling author of Bridgerton, now a series created for Netflix by Shondaland Jack Audley has been a highwayman, a soldier, and he has always been a rogue. Which is the cruelest joke of all, because this arrogant duke has made the mistake of falling in love. And if Thomas is not the duke, then he's not engaged to Amelia.

But just when he begins to realise that his bride might be something more than convenient, Thomas's world is rocked by the arrival of his long-lost cousin, who may or may not be the true Duke of Wyndham. Thomas rather likes having a fiancée - all the better to keep the husband-hunters at bay - and he does intend to marry her eventually. But as she watches him from afar, sharing the occasional dance and making polite conversation, she has a sneaking suspicion that he never thinks about her at all. Įngaged to the future Duke of Wyndham since she was just six months old, Amelia Willoughby is beginning to get tired of waiting for Thomas Cavendish, the oh-so-lofty duke, to decide it's finally time to get married. But if he is the true duke, then he is the one man she can never have. Jack Audley has been a highwayman, a soldier, and he has always been a rogue.

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