Four Weddings and a Duke
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4.0 • 8 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
As the middle—and least marriageable—sister in a bevy of swans, Lavinia Wynnburn is quite content being the odd duck out. This way, she’s free to commit social faux pas without anyone much noticing. Until the Duke of Beaubrooke turns up the morning after a ball, asking for her hand in marriage.
Alexander Reddington doesn’t particularly care for social niceties, nor is he particularly good at them. But now that the spare has become the heir, he must marry...and soon. When he stumbles into the same corner as a socially awkward wallflower, he knows he’s found the perfect wife: one who won’t bother him to attend every simpering event of the season.
Only, Alexander’s shy and pretty new wife is finding her new position surprisingly exciting and keeps accepting every invitation that flutters past their door. And worse luck, he might even be falling for her. Now he must hide the truth about why he really proposed…before his unexpectedly happy marriage is dashed to pieces.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
With this distinguished standalone Regency, McLean (To Trust a Thief) explores the fraught arranged marriage between a scientifically minded duke and an erstwhile wallflower. When bookish, antisocial Alex Reddington unexpectedly steps into his brother's shoes as Duke of Beaubrooke, he also inherits a marriage contract with the Wynnburn family and must choose which of their three daughters to wed. Alex proposes to the shy, overlooked, and somewhat socially awkward middle daughter, Lavinia, hoping he's found a wife who will leave him to his studies and won't force him to participate in society. Lavinia, meanwhile, is overjoyed that someone finally noticed her and sets about to become the perfect duchess—which of course includes hosting and attending parties. Though Lavinia schedules the events around Alex's research, their fundamental miscommunication leads to frustration and hurt on both sides, even as real feelings develop between them. Propelled forward by both a host of misunderstandings and some passionate interludes, the fast-moving plot offers plenty of enjoyment. Readers will especially cheer for Lavinia as she comes into her own and embraces love.
