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A LORD IN WANT OF A WIFE
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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.

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Supernatural sparks fly
between a bookseller
& her hard-boiled ghost.

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If Her Highness thinks I’ll let another man claim her and my child, she’s lost her royal mind. Sophaya’s mine.

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She found a body. Then she started asking the wrong questions.

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He ghosted her ten years ago. Now she’s stuck with him for Christmas.

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She’s the lady everyone overlooks. He’s the prince who can’t look away.

Awakening His Shy Duchess by Christine Merrill

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Also by Christine Merrill:

The Duke's Engagement Game, July 2026
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
To Redeem a Rakish Duke, January 2026
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
To Wed a Devilish Duke, July 2025
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Regency Christmas Weddings, December 2024
Paperback / e-Book
A Scandalous Match for the Marquess, August 2024
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
A Duke for the Penniless Widow, February 2024
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Awakening His Shy Duchess, August 2023
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Lady Rachel's Dangerous Duke, June 2022
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Regency Christmas Liaisons, November 2021
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Lady Olivia's Forbidden Protector, August 2021
Paperback / e-Book
The Truth About Lady Felkirk, October 2014
Paperback / e-Book
Lady Priscilla's Shameful Secret, April 2012
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Dangerous Lord, Innocent Governess, July 2011
Mass Market Paperback
Taken by the Wicked Rake, January 2011
Paperback
Taken By The Wicked Rake, January 2011
e-Book
Paying The Virgin's Price, July 2010
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Taming Her Gypsy Lover, May 2010
e-Book
Pleasurably Undone!, April 2010
Mass Market Paperback
A Wicked Liaison, July 2009
Mass Market Paperback
The Mistletoe Wager, December 2008
Mass Market Paperback
Hallowe'en Husbands, October 2008
Paperback
An Unladylike Offer, August 2007
Mass Market Paperback
The Inconvenient Duchess, October 2006
Paperback

AWAKENING HIS SHY DUCHESS
By: Christine Merrill


The Irresistible Dukes #1
Harlequin Historical
August 2023
On Sale: June 27, 2023
Featuring: Evan Bellwether; Madeline Goddard
248 pages
ISBN: 133572396X
EAN: 9781335723963
Kindle: B0BFX9RZRW
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Romance Historical

Comprised with a sexy Regency duke…

A panicked escape…

ends in a surprising proposal!

Evan Bellwether, the Duke of Fallon, is stunned when Madeline Goddard takes a tumble attempting to flee a ball...and accidentally falls into him! But that’s the least of the duke’s worries when the compromising situation forces them somewhere Evan didn’t want to be—the altar! At first, his new bride appears painfully shy. Could the key to discovering the real Maddie lie with unlocking the passion of their marriage? 

The Irresistible Dukes

Awakening His Shy Duchess
AWAKENING HIS SHY DUCHESS
#1.0 β€’ August 2023
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A Duke for the Penniless Widow
A DUKE FOR THE PENNILESS WIDOW
#2.0 β€’ February 2024
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