How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days: An American Heiress in London
From USA Today bestselling author Laura Lee Guhrke comes the story of a bargain, a marriage of convenience . . . and the chance for love to last a lifetimeThey had a deal . . . From the moment she met the devil-may-care Duke of Margrave, Edie knew he could change her life. And when he agreed to...
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From USA Today bestselling author Laura Lee Guhrke comes the story of a bargain, a marriage of convenience . . . and the chance for love to last a lifetimeThey had a deal . . . From the moment she met the devil-may-care Duke of Margrave, Edie knew he could change her life. And when he agreed to her outrageous proposal of a marriage of convenience, she was transformed from ruined American heiress to English duchess. Five years later, she's delighted with their arrangement, especially since her husband is living on another continent.But deals are made to be broken . . . By marrying an heiress, Stuart was able to pay his family's enormous debts, and Edie's terms that he leave England forever seemed a small price to pay. But when a brush with death impels him home, he decides it's time for a real marriage with his luscious American bride, and he proposes a bold new bargain: ten days to win her willing kiss. But is ten days enough to win her heart?
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780062118196 (0062118196)
ASIN: 0062118196
Publish date: 2014-04-29
Publisher: Avon
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Historical Romance,
Regency,
Regency Romance,
Fiction,
Historical
Series: An American Heiress in London (Book 2) They had a deal . . . From the moment she met the devil-may-care Duke of Margrave, Edie knew he could change her life. And when he agreed to her outrageous proposal of a marriage of convenience, she was transformed from ruined American heiress to Engl...
Edie Jewell came from the States to London to snag a titled husband with her huge dowry. But she only wants a "white marriage" because of a traumatic rape that she suffered back home, and which ruined any prospects for marriage there. Stuart, the Duke of Margrave, is willing to do this because he ne...
DNF at 33%. Let me sum it up: man agrees to a marriage of convenience, complete with vow that he leave England forever. He nearly dies and so decides to break his vow, because he suddenly wants children. His wife, who was perfectly happy with him gone, makes it clear she doesn't want him or children...
This review is also available on my blog, Bows & Bullets Reviews Edie's marriage to the Duke of Margrave five years ago was far from a love match. Sure, the two put on a good show before the ceremony, but soon after Stuart (his grace) ran back to the wild's of Africa leaving Edie with all the dutie...
Unusually tall and with her reputation in tatters, American heiress Edie Jewell had not had any luck finding a suitable husband, despite the aid of London's premier matchmaker. With only a short time left of her first season before she has to return to New York and face the society that condemned he...