It’s Hard Out Here For A Duke

In the fourth novel of Maya Rodale’s tantalizing series, a newly minted Duke spends one night with his perfect woman…but can he win her for a lifetime?.

Some Mistakes…
When American-born James Cavendish arrives in London tomorrow, he’ll become the Duke of Durham. Some might be ecstatic at the opportunity. Not James. He’s a simple man, fond of simple pleasures. And right now, nothing could be more pleasurable than spending his last night of freedom with a beautiful stranger.

Are Far Too Good…
One wild night, Meredith Green, companion to the dowager Duchess of Durham, said yes to a man she thought she’d never see again. Suddenly, they’re living under the same roof, where Meredith is expected to teach James how to be a duke—while trying not to surrender to temptation a second time.

To Be Forgotten
For a duke and a commoner, marriage would be pure scandal. Yet nothing has ever felt as right as having Meredith in his arms…and in his bed. Soon he must choose—between a duty he never desired, and a woman he longs for, body and soul…

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In which the duke only wants Miss Green.

“I met many women tonight, Mer.”

There was the intimacy of calling her Mer, instead of Miss Green or even Meredith. And then there was the sad fact of what he’d said: he’d met many women. Ones with the right birth and dowries and that lot.

“None of them were you,” he said. “They were all so…”

“Suitable.”

“Depends on how you define suitable. I found them wanting. You see, Meredith, none of them kissed me like you did.”

“You shouldn’t be kissing ladies at balls.”

“Of course I wasn’t kissing anyone. except you. Your lips are the last ones I’ve touched.”

“Oh.”

“And when I looked in their eyes, I didn’t feel this pounding in my chest, like I do when I look into your eyes.” He put his hand over his heart.

“And I didn’t want to know them, Mer, the way I want to know you.”

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