A Most Unlikely Duke
Diamonds in the Rough
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- 5,49 €
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- 5,49 €
Publisher Description
He never thought he'd become a duke, or that the secrets of his past would cost him his greatest love...
Raphe Matthews hasn’t stepped foot in polite circles since a tragedy left his once-noble family impoverished and in debt. The bare-knuckle boxer has spent the last fifteen years eking out an existence for himself and his two sisters. But when a stunning reversal of fortune lands Raphe the title of Duke of Huntley, he’s determined to make a go of becoming a proper lord, but he’ll need a little help, and his captivating neighbor might be just the woman for the job…
After her sister’s scandalous match, Lady Gabriella knows the ton’s eyes are on her. Agreeing to tutor the brutish new duke can only lead to ruin. Although she tries to control her irresistible attraction to Raphe, every day she spends with him only deepens her realization that this may be the one man she cannot do without. And as scandal threatens to envelop them both, she must decide if she can risk everything for love with a most unlikely duke.
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In Barnes's first Diamonds in the Rough Regency, a newly minted duke tries to put his rough past behind him and falls for his beautiful new neighbor. Raphe Matthews is living in the poor neighborhood of St. Giles and barely making ends meet while trying to support his two younger sisters. Then he learns that he is the new Duke of Huntley. After moving to the ducal residence with his sisters, Raphe meets Lady Gabriella Radcliffe, an aristocrat who at first seems to snub him. But when Gabriella agrees to help his sisters assimilate into their new roles as sisters of a duke, he sees a different side of her, and learns she has not always been accepted as a member of her own class. The magnetism between Raphe and Gabriella is intense and believable as Raphe attempts to win over Gabriella's family and Gabriella dodges proposals from the Earl of Fielding. The romantic angst propels the novel swiftly forward.
