When The Duke Returns (Desperate Duchesses #4)
Eloisa James
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· 56 ratings · 384 pages · Published: 25 Nov 2008
Married by proxy as a child, Lady Isidore has spent years fending off lecherous men in every European court while waiting to meet her husband. She's determined to accept him, no matter how unattractive the duke turns out to be. When she finally lures Simeon Jermyn back to London, his dark handsomeness puts Isidore's worst fears to rest—until disaster strikes.
The duke demands an annulment.
Forsaking his adventuresome past, Simeon has returned to London ready to embrace the life of a proper duke, only to find that his supposed wife is too ravishing, too headstrong, and too sensual to be the docile duchess he has in mind. But Isidore will not give up her claim to the title—or him—without a fight.
She will do whatever it takes to capture Simeon's heart, even if it means sacrificing her virtue. After all, a consummated marriage cannot be annulled.
Yet in forcing Simeon into a delicious surrender, will Isidore risk not only her dignity—but her heart?
—Text from a different paperback edition.
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The 'Desperate Duchesses' series
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- Duchess By Night by Eloisa James Book #3
- When The Duke Returns by Eloisa James Book #4
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- A Duke of Her Own by Eloisa James Book #6
- Three Weeks With Lady X by Eloisa James Book #7
- Four Nights With the Duke by Eloisa James Book #8
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