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Barry - No one said he had to be nice to the woman who had single-handedly destroyed his hopes of ever securing the dukedom from his much older and far too boring cousin, John Pettygrove, Duke of Snowley. But Barrington Chapple, Marquess of Ryde, has never accepted defeat, whether it is on the battlefield, at the card table, or in the bedroom. Will he find a way to win the prize he seeks...and maybe the one he comes to crave?

Constance Sutton’s marriage to Thomas was one, just like many at the time, arranged by her father, and even though he was a good man to her, there was something missing. She spent her time sewing or singing, and after a few performances across Devonshire, she was invited to sing for the duke’s birthday party, something she found to be a great honor.

When her mother presented her with a flier for the town meeting on the square, Emily knew that she had to be there. The main speaker, the devilishly handsome and charming Duke of York, had stolen her heart the first time she saw him speak months ago. The duke, Matthew Earnest, haunted her very dreams and when she caught his attention after the meeting, he could think of nothing other than asking her to dinner. Matthew and Emily have a whirlwind courtship and love is in the air, but her father has already made arrangements with Aldous Barret.

Caroline Tibbot is the daughter of merchants and never expected to be married to a duke, much less the attractive, arrogant, and brash Thomas Ecclestone, Duke of Durham. Sent to his estate against her wishes, Caroline still longs for her one dream to be fulfilled - to sail the oceans just as her parents did. Yet each day that she tries to escape her marriage is a day that shows her a new side to the young duke.

Her father calls her a fool for continuing to wait for him, but how can anyone forget a man like that? Five years ago, Helena Rowe was rescued by a handsome soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. With only a small parting gift and a kiss to remember each other by, it was unsure that they would ever meet again. However, Helena never gave up on his promise to return for her. Eventually forced to move to London to make a living as a personal seamstress, fate gives Helena another chance.

Emilia MacNeil is an independent miss. Truth be told, she's a bit of a tomboy, and many's the proper lady who has called her a hussy for her sometimes less than ladylike behavior. But Emilia remains unrepentant. She's as good as any man, and better than some, and the last thing she wants is to be married to any of them. She'll happily be an aunt to her siblings' children, but she wants nothing to do with marriage.

No one said he had to be nice to the woman who had singlehandedly destroyed his hopes of ever securing the dukedom from his much older and far too boring cousin, John Pettygrove, Duke of Snowley. But Barrington Chapple, Marquess of Ryde, has never accepted defeat, whether it is on the battlefield, at the card table, or in the bedroom. Will he find a way to win the prize he seeks...and maybe the one he comes to crave?

Matthew and Emily have a whirlwind courtship and love is in the air, but her father has already made arrangements with Aldous Barret, widower and man with a reputation for being rough, for her hand in marriage. Can Matthew save his true love before harm befalls her or will she be forced into marriage to the cranky miser? Will love overcome or will she have to spend the rest of her days yearning for the love that could have been?