The Duke Not Taken
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Publisher Description
Falling for the Enemy
When Weslorian Princess Amelia is sent to England before she can cause a scandal, she imagines London society with ballrooms and grand houses. Instead, she is sent to a quiet village in Devon, where she finds her new home shabby and under renovation.
Next door lives the reclusive Duke of Marley, Joshua Parker. When Joshua is dragged by a friend to his neighbour’s soiree to meet their new guest, he and Amelia instantly dislike each other. Their banter is heated. He’s stuck-up and arrogant; she’s a self-involved, annoying princess.
But if they dislike each other so much, why can’t they stop thinking about each other?
A sparkling new historical romance from New York Times bestselling author Julia London
Reviews
‘This is perfect historical romance’ Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Morgan on The Princess Plan
‘The gorgeous characters and the wit and charm made this a book I simply didn’t want to put down. I was willing Eliza and Sebastian on to their fairytale happy ending!’ Nicola Cornick on The Princess Plan
About the author
Julia London is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author of more than fifty romantic fiction novels. She is the
author of The Royal Wedding historical romance
series, and the Lake Haven contemporary romance series. Julia
is the recipient of the RT Bookclub Award for Best Historical
Romance and a six-time finalist for the prestigious RITA® award
for excellence in romantic fiction. She lives in Austin, Texas.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
London's second Royal Match Victorian romance (after Last Duke Standing) sparkles by pairing a rebellious princess with a reclusive duke. Princess Amelia of the fictional Wesloria responds to her incurable boredom by acting out and kissing footmen. Her scandalous behavior leaves her parents determined to marry her off. They ship Amelia away to spend the summer husband-hunting at the English country home of Beckett Hawke, Earl of Iddesleigh, and his wife. Amelia's first encounter with the Becketts' neighbor Joshua Parker, Duke of Marley, is when he almost collides with her coach on horseback, leading her to dub him the Grim Reaper. When they meet again—and Amelia learns his true identity—it's no less disastrous. Too bad professional matchmaker Lila Aleksander believes they'd be a perfect match. Joshua is uninterested in marriage following the death of his first wife and infant, but as he and Amelia are forced together, he comes to appreciate her candor, which others label as rudeness, just as she learns to enjoy their talks—and their scorching stolen kisses. The witty repartee between Amelia and Joshua propels the novel forward while revealing the complex depths of the characters. Readers won't want to put this down.
