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A DUKE FOR THE PENNILESS WIDOW
By: Christine Merrill

The Irresistible Dukes #2
Harlequin Historical
February 2024
On Sale: January 23, 2024
288 pages
ISBN: 1335595945
EAN: 9781335595942
Kindle: B0C3426PN2
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Romance Historical | Saga

A spicy Regency romance

The only person who can save her…

Is her enemy!

When penniless widow Selina confronts the Duke of Glenmoor, the man she blames for her husband’s death, she’s startled at the attraction she feels for her enemy! She defiantly refuses his offers of help, until the scandal sheets claim she's his mistress. Now Selina’s forced to accept his marriage proposal to restore her reputation. As their connection grows, can Selina resist surrendering to their passion…?

From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.

The Irresistible Dukes

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