Release date: Sept. 1, 2023
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Defended
by a Duke
(The Beresford Adventures, Book 6)
Duty to his country
keeps him from the arms of the woman he craves with every beath—his
bride.
On
the day he marries the woman of his dreams, Richard Harwood, the 6th
Duke of Bentley, is summoned by his wife’s cousin, who has been
gravely injured. The cousin, the powerful and wealthy Earl Devere,
believes the attempt on his life is tied to his fledgling
investigation into a potential stock fraud endorsed by men at the
highest levels of government. If the stock scheme is as corrupt as
the cousin suspects, it could bankrupt the kingdom. The Duke of
Bentley is taxed with determining the legitimacy of the stock
offering. But he must tell no one of his suspicions, not even his
bride.
In
her first Season, lovely Emily Beresford, has the good fortune to
win the heart of the kingdom’s most sought-after matrimonial catch,
the handsome Duke of Bentley. From the moment they met, the two have
been hopelessly in love. So why does this man she adores abandon her
on their wedding night?
Bentley’s inquiries keep stealing him away from this woman he craves
with every aching breath, his wife. These same inquiries endanger
him—and his adored duchess. Will he have to choose between his
country or his wife?
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