Any Duchess Will Do (Spindle Cove #4)
Tessa Dare
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
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Explicit open door [?]
· 206 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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Tagged as:
- historical 29
- regency 24
- tortured hero 24
- sassy heroine 16
- class difference 15
- working class heroine 14
- poor heroine 14
- forbidden love 12
- fake relationship 12
- m-f romance 12
- forced proximity 10
- cheerful/happy heroine 10
- third person pov 10
- rich hero 10
- independent heroine 9
- secret child 8
- grumpy & sunshine 8
- insta-love 6
- sweet/gentle heroine 6
- spanking 6
- funny 6
- dual pov 6
- cruel hero/bully 5
- grumpy/cold hero 4
- bad boys 2
- angst 1
- age gap 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past abuse 9
- death / grief 9
- abuse 7
- ableism 5
- child death 5
- geography
- united kingdom 8
- england 8
- europe 7
- british isles 5
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The 'Spindle Cove' series
3.93 · 1524 ratings
regency · historical · m-f · united-kingdom · british-isles · england · third-person-pov · humor · dual-pov · strong heroine · europe · explicit-open-door · virgin heroine · forced proximity · sweet heroine · tortured hero · possessive hero · class difference · small town · friends to lovers
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