Any Duchess Will Do (Spindle Cove #4)
Tessa Dare
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
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Explicit open door [?]
· 278 ratings · 384 pages · 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?
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- historical 37
- tortured hero 32
- regency 29
- class difference 25
- sassy heroine 24
- poor heroine 24
- working class heroine 22
- m-f romance 20
- rich hero 19
- forced proximity 18
- forbidden love 17
- cheerful/happy heroine 17
- independent heroine 16
- fake relationship 15
- funny 15
- secret child 14
- spanking 12
- grumpy & sunshine 10
- sweet/gentle heroine 10
- insta-love 8
- grumpy/cold hero 7
- cruel hero/bully 6
- age gap 5
- angst 4
- bad boys 2
- alpha male 1
- possessive hero 1
- exhibitionism 1
- disabilities & scars 1
- royal hero 1
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- content warnings
- death / grief 19
- past abuse 16
- child death 14
- ableism 11
- abuse 10
- miscarriage / infertility 1
- misogyny 1
- geography
- england 15
- united kingdom 13
- europe 10
- british isles 8
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- audiobook
- third person pov 18
- dual pov 16
- interconnected standalone 2
- male pov 1
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The 'Spindle Cove' series
3.94 · 2001 ratings
third-person-pov · historical · regency · m-f · united-kingdom · british-isles · dual-pov · humor · england · audiobook · strong heroine · standalone-first · competent heroine · virgin heroine · explicit-open-door · standalone · tortured hero · ic-standalone · europe · possessive hero
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