The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke #1)
Tessa Dare
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Explicit open door [?]
· 517 ratings · 384 pages · Published: 22 Aug 2017
Since his return from war, the Duke of Ashbury’s to-do list has been short and anything but sweet: brooding, glowering, menacing London ne’er-do-wells by night. Now there’s a new item on the list. He needs an heir—which means he needs a wife. When Emma Gladstone, a vicar’s daughter turned seamstress, appears in his library wearing a wedding gown, he decides on the spot that she’ll do.
His terms are simple:
- They will be husband and wife by night only.
- No lights, no kissing.
- No questions about his battle scars.
- Last, and most importantly… Once she’s pregnant with his heir, they need never share a bed again.
But Emma is no pushover. She has a few rules of her own:
- They will have dinner together every evening.
- With conversation.
- And unlimited teasing.
- Last, and most importantly… Once she’s seen the man beneath the scars, he can’t stop her from falling in love…
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- marriage of convenience 55
- historical 54
- tortured hero 50
- disabilities & scars 47
- regency 42
- class difference 42
- funny 38
- working class heroine 36
- pregnancy 33
- take-charge heroine 30
- sassy heroine 29
- grumpy/cold hero 29
- rich hero 28
- poor heroine 25
- alpha male 23
- grumpy & sunshine 23
- dual pov 23
- m-f romance 22
- independent heroine 20
- third person pov 20
- military 19
- sweet/gentle heroine 18
- forced proximity 17
- competent heroine 17
- possessive hero 13
- tortured heroine 10
- insta-love 2
- male pov 2
- royal hero 1
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- content warnings
- slut shaming 22
- geography
- england 17
- united kingdom 11
- europe 10
- british isles 8
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The 'Girl Meets Duke' series
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