Title:
One Fine Duke
Author:
Lenora Bell
Price:
$7.99
On-Sale
Date: 7/23/19
USA
Today bestselling author Lenora Bell returns with her third
book in the sexy School for Dukes series.
Ready.
Ready.
Raised
in the countryside by her overprotective uncle, Miss Mina Penny’s
dream of a triumphant London season is finally here. She determined
her perfect match long ago: Rafe Bentley, the wickedest rake of them
all. There’s only one very large, very unyielding obstacle: Rafe’s
brother Drew, the reclusive Duke of Thorndon.
Aim.
This
was supposed to be simple. Duke goes to London. Duke selects suitable
bride. Love match? Not a chance. But when Drew meets Mina, she
complicates everything. How can a lady armed with such beauty and
brains fall for his irresponsible degenerate of a brother? Drew
vows to save her from heartbreak and ruin, no matter the cost.
Desire!
But
Mina is no damsel in distress. She’s daring, intuitive,
passionate…and halfway to melting Drew’s cold heart. And although
Mina thought she knew exactly what she wanted, one breathtakingly
seductive kiss from Drew changes everything. Now Mina must decide
between long-held dreams and dangerous new desires. Could her true
destiny lie in the arms of a duke?
“There
he is, Wilhelmina,” Grizzy whispered, staring reverently across the
crowded ballroom. “The Duke of Thorndon.”
Holy
hell he’s handsome, thought Mina.
Jaw-dropping-on-the-floor
handsome. Drool-on-your-lace-fichu handsome.
Distract
her from her plan with his brother, handsome.
Her
uncle had been right. Thorndon was a fine figure of a man.
Objectively speaking, the finest she’d ever beheld.
Tall
as a doorframe, with a face hewn from the same granite as the rugged
Cornish coastline.
A
face rendered seductive by contrasts: sharp cheekbones and curved,
sensuous lips. Gleaming ebony hair brushed his collar. His eyes were
a light, gold-tinged brown—the only warm thing about him.
He
owned this ballroom. Literally. And he owned everyone in it by dint
of his oversized presence and the cold, unsmiling arrogance scrawled
across his face.
He
didn’t even follow the dictates of fashion, preferring plain black
attire to the white pantaloons and gaily-colored waistcoats of the
other gentlemen.
Why
should he follow the dictates of fashion? Everyone should follow him.
“When
you’re introduced to Thorndon, pray speak as seldom as possible,”
Grizzy whispered. “Attempt to appear biddable and do try to recall
my decorum lessons. Remember, no one in London knows anything about
you, thank the Lord.”
Mina
had seen several polished, elegant young ladies staring at her,
nudging each other and whispering. She was an outsider, a usurper,
her proper place in the social hierarchy not yet established.
They
needn’t worry. She had no designs upon their prize duke. And she
was about as unpolished as a debutante could be—as rough as an
un-sanded plank. If anyone touched her they might get splinters.
She
longed to shed her country skin swiftly and emerge as the
sophisticated social butterfly her mother had been. But she knew that
it would take time, observation, and experimentation.
Her
first flirtatious conversation, first kiss, first taste of brandy,
first adventure…it was all ahead of her.
She
couldn’t wait to taste it all.
Lenora Bell is a USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of historical romances. A teacher with an MFA in Creative Writing, Lenora has lived and worked on five continents. She currently lives in New Zealand with her carpenter husband and two tiger-striped rescue kitties. She loves hearing from readers! Sign up for her mailing list to hear about new books, sales, and giveaways.
