The Duke Starts a Scandal (The Duke Hunt #4)
Sophie Jordan
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Explicit open door [?]
· 19 ratings · 352 pages · Published: 24 Oct 2023
A duke with secrets.
Lucian, the newly minted Duke of Penning, has much to prove-- to himself, his family and the ton. Craving spotless respectability, he must find an aristocratic wife. Unfortunately, he can't keep his eyes--and thoughts--off his deliciously distracting housekeeper. Such a dalliance can only mar the facade he's constructed to protect his sisters' future from the demons of his past...but this fiery passion is a temptation he cannot resist. While Susanna may not the bride he needs, she is everything he desires.
A woman with a past.
As the housekeeper to one of the grandest estates in England, Susanna Lockhart has worked determinedly to become all that is proper and efficient, and she never steps over the line. Romance is an indulgence for the upper class, not for her--and most especially not with her employer. But every smoldering glance from the surly, handsome duke calls to the long-buried reckless wanton inside Susanna. A love between them can never be, but will Lucian and Susanna risk being together...
Even if it starts a scandal...
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- regency 5
- historical 5
- boss & employee 4
- class difference 4
- slow burn 4
- forced proximity 3
- third person pov 3
- dual pov 3
- competent heroine 3
- independent heroine 3
- poor heroine 3
- working class heroine 3
- rich hero 3
- forbidden love 2
- take-charge heroine 2
- m-f romance 2
- victorian 1
- workplace/office 1
- sassy heroine 1
- grumpy/cold hero 1
- tortured hero 1
- enemies to lovers 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- slut shaming 2
- past child neglect 1
- child sexual abuse 1
- past sexual abuse 1
- torture of side characters 1
- mental trauma 1
- past abuse 1
- death / grief 1
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The 'The Duke Hunt' series
3.62 · 119 ratings
historical · dual-pov · victorian · length-medium · working class heroine · third-person-pov · m-f · regency · from hate to love · explicit-open-door · class difference · male-pov · small town · forced proximity · slut-shaming · poor heroine · virgin heroine · past-abuse · independent heroine · super rich hero
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