Seamstress Prudence Bosworth excels at maintaining a
subservient attitude to the fashionable young ladies who
frequently abuse the working class. Through hard work,
Prudence is the lead seamstress at a popular London
dressmaker. It's given her the independence she craves, and
self-sufficiency is important to her. When her mother died,
Prudence was shipped to relatives who treated her as the
poor illegitimate relative. Repairing torn dresses at a
ball, Prudence encounters a dashing duke who inspires
dreams of fantasy. Then Prudence's world turns upside down
when she inherits a fortune, with the only condition being
that she marry within a year.
Rhys, the Duke of St. Cyres, is on the verge of losing all
but his entailed castle. His only recourse is to marry an
heiress. A horrific childhood, plus viewing other
aristocratic marriages, leaves him filled with cynicism.
Upon learning of the plump seamstress' inheritance, Rhys
believes his luck has finally changed. Knowing her middle-
class sensibilities, Rhys weaves a web of lies designed to
catch an heiress.
When Prudence learns of Rhys' deception, it breaks her
heart, but she refuses to give up. Instead, she concocts
her own deception. Can Prudence deceive the master deceiver
into opening his heart to her?
Ms. Guhrke is a creative storyteller who captures the
essentials of a good romance. She tells a heartwarming
story with characters who touch your heart as their raw
emotions are exposed making their tale riveting. THE WICKED
WAYS OF A DUKE is a wonderful read!
She thought she was the luckiest woman in London . . .
Surviving on a seamstress' income and a steady
stream of fantasies, Prudence Bosworth has always longed
for love and romance. Then she inherits a fortune from the
father she's never seen, with the stipulation that she wed
in one year. Prudence is determined to marry for true
love, and after seeing firsthand the splendid chivalry of
a certain duke, only one man will do . . .
Rhys
de Winter, the Duke of St. Cyres, hides his cynicism
behind a quick wit and an even quicker smile. He must
marry an heiress, and as luck would have it, the pretty
little seamstress-turned-heiress is exactly what he needs.
But he never expected to fall for Prudence, and when his
shocking deception is revealed, he will stop at nothing to
win her back . . . even if it means renouncing every last
one of his wicked ways.
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