Any Duchess Will Do (Spindle Cove #4)
Tessa Dare
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
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Explicit open door [?]
· 122 ratings · Published: 28 May 2013
Griffin York, the Duke of Halford, has no desire to wed this season--or any season--but his diabolical mother abducts him to “Spinster Cove” and insists he select a bride from the ladies in residence. Griff decides to teach her a lesson that will end the marriage debate forever. He chooses the serving girl.
Overworked and struggling, Pauline Simms doesn’t dream about dukes. All she wants is to hang up her barmaid apron and open a bookshop. That dream becomes a possibility when an arrogant, sinfully attractive duke offers her a small fortune for a week’s employment. Her duties are simple: submit to his mother’s “duchess training"...and fail miserably.
But in London, Pauline isn’t a miserable failure. She’s a brave, quick-witted, beguiling failure--a woman who ignites Griff’s desire and soothes the darkness in his soul. Keeping Pauline by his side won’t be easy. Even if Society could accept a serving girl duchess--can a roguish duke convince a serving girl to trust him with her heart?
Tagged as:
- historical 18
- tortured hero 15
- regency 14
- sassy heroine 8
- forbidden love 7
- fake relationship 6
- working class heroine 5
- class difference 5
- secret child 4
- forced proximity 4
- poor heroine 4
- grumpy & sunshine 3
- cruel hero/bully 2
- insta-love 2
- bad boys 2
- independent heroine 2
- cheerful/happy heroine 2
- sweet/gentle heroine 2
- m-f romance 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 4
- ableism 2
- past abuse 2
- slut shaming 1
- death / grief 1
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The 'Spindle Cove' series
956 ratings 3.94 ·
regency · historical · m-f · virgin heroine · humor · third-person-pov · strong heroine · sweet heroine · sassy heroine · explicit-open-door · forced proximity · friends to lovers · class difference · tortured hero · bad boys · from hate to love · alpha male · fake relationship · possessive hero · dual-pov
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