Friends of the Duke (Inconvenient Brides #1)

In these standalone prequels to The Duke Wins a Bride, we encounter two of his friends whose lives are altered after an article is written about the duke. The piece sets a series of motions into action that result in both gentlemen asking the question: how far will they go for the women they love?

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Interview With the Duke: The First Prequel to The Duke Wins a Bride
In this steamy historical romance a disinherited son is brought to the threshold of love, with an heiress beyond his reach. Can he find a way to be the one to claim her, or will he have to stand aside as she marries another, more suitable man?

She only has eyes for him …

Dinah Honeyfield has been in love with her father’s houseguest since he came to stay in their Mayfair home. As their friendship blossoms, she suspects he admires her in return, but as the years pass by he never attempts a courtship. If he does not act soon, she must take matters into her own hands before her father insists she marries another suitor.

She is his muse, the inspiration for his words ...

Lord John Pettigrew left his birthright behind to pursue his dreams, which is when he met the ravishing Dinah. Fate itself had beckoned him to her doorstep, but how is a struggling writer to woo the only child of a wealthy businessman when he has nothing to offer her? A chance encounter with the Duke of Halmesbury might provide an opportunity to claim Dinah as his bride, if John has the courage to pursue his dreams once more.

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The Captain's Wife: The Second Prequel to The Duke Wins a Bride
In this steamy historical romance a vicar's daughter marries a handsome army captain but they are separated by war and the acts of men, with little hope of reconciliation.

Mrs. Thorne is a woman with no past ...
After fulfilling her life long dream of marrying Captain Lewis, Mrs. Lydia Lewis survives a brutal evening in her husband's absence and is forced to run from the family home. An old friend, the Duke of Halmesbury, provides refuge and she reinvents herself as Mrs. Thorne, the ducal housekeeper, forced to bury the memories of her previous life and her lost love.

Captain Lewis won't give up the woman he loves ...

Captain Jacob Lewis fulfills his heart's desire by eloping with his childhood friend only to be separated and sent to war on the continent. He returns home to find his bride missing and his household in turmoil. Resolutely he begins his search for the only woman he has ever loved, and he is not giving her up once he finds her.

Content Warning: this story contains an assault, but do not worry because the heroine prevails ;)

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These novellas can be read as a standalone books or as part of the Inconvenient Brides series of Regency romance books.