Manda Collins: Why dukes say I do

Manda Collins pyörittää rutiininomaisesti historiallista viihderomaania, jossa yhteen laitetaan maaseudulla viihtyvä herrasmies ja Lontoon salongeissa viihtyvä nuori leskirouva: Why dukes say I do (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2013; ISBN 978-1-250-02383-4).



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When Lady Isabella Wharton receives a summons from her godmother, the dowager Duchess of Ormonde, she knows the news wont be good. From her disastrous marriage, to her reckless widowhood, she and the duchess have never seen eye to eye. But this time the old woman has gone too far.

TRUE LOVE IS OFTEN FOUND

With her whirlwind social life in London, Lady Isabella Wharton has little interest in the customs of the country. But when her godmother asks her to pay a visit to her bachelor grandson in Yorkshire, Isabella can’t refuse. It behooves her to please the old dowager, since she harbors one of Isabella’s most scandalous secrets. So off she goes to see the newly-titled—and notoriously rustic—Duke of Ormond.

WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT

Trevor Carey doesn’t care about what goes on behind ballroom doors. He is content with the simple life—and isn’t ashamed to admit it to a society flirt like Lady Isabella. But the country air brings out a different side of Isabella—one full of longing and passion. Can her sophistication be hiding a desire for love? When a blackmailer from the city arrives to threaten Isabella, Trevor will shield her from harm—even travel to London. Can the duke tackle the ton on Isabella’s behalf … and manage to keep her all to himself?