Trained to be a Duchess right from the cradle, Laura, the
Dowager Duchess of Cole, is the epitome of decorum on the
outside. Inside, she harbored a secret identity and deep
secrets she could not share with anyone. Now, a lovely
young widow, she had sworn off men to enjoy the freedom of
a Dowager and to relish a quiet life with her young
daughter. For that reason alone, she had moved to the
small village of Fortune's Folly.
All is fine until greedy Sir Montague Fortune latches unto
a way to make money by reviving a long forgotten medieval
tax on unattached women in the village. Not only does this
result in an invasion of male fortune hunters besieging the
village, but the local women, including his sister, clamor
against him, sheep feast on his lawn, but he re-ignites
Laura's spirit to fight against this insult that threatens
her and the other women's independence.
If Montague wasn't vexing enough, who should come fortune
hunting, but Dexter Anstruther, a former lover of hers! To
avoid scandal, Laura had made sure it was only a one-night
event. Given that, why is she now so jealous of the
attention other women paid to Dexter?
For his part, Dexter was there on a mission, but not the
one Laura had thrown in his face! He also realized she
must be hiding something. He would find out to get his
revenge for being tossed aside by this callous woman with
the morals of a cat. Yet, when the chance came, why did he
seek to protect her? The mystery perplexed him and he was
determined to remove every stone that blocked his path and
hid a secret. Could Laura withstand his determined assault
against the heavily protected secrets that must remain
buried in her heart?
Nicola Cornick's new series, "The Brides of Fortune" is off
to a brilliant start with this riotous regency romance with
its tantalizing twists, intelligent plot, and delightful
banter. While this well-crafted story weaves together the
present and the past of these two strong-willed characters
as they fence with each other, there are interesting
secondary characters and intriguing threads that surely
will form the stories in the next two books! I can't wait
for them to come out. Meanwhile, THE CONFESSIONS OF A
DUCHESS is an intriguing and
spirited romance that you won't want to miss!
When an ancient tax law is invoked requiring all unmarried
ladies to either wed or surrender half their wealth, it's
not long before the quiet village of Fortune's Folly is
overrun by a swarm of fortune-hunting bachelors.
Marry
again? Never! Not after what Laura, the dowager duchess, was
forced to endure. Even if the arrival of her onetime
paramour, Dexter Anstruther, is oh-so-tempting, she knows
the secret she's kept from him would destroy any chance at a
future together.
Young, handsome and scandalously enticing,
Dexter suspects Laura has a hidden motive for resisting his
charms…and he intends to expose her, by any means necessary.
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