The Reluctant Duke

Hired to distract, driven to distraction…

Lucan St Claire refuses to take the cursed title of fifteenth Duke of Stourbridge – he wants nothing to do with his heritage, including a magnificent stately home in Gloucestershire. So when he’s forced to return to his family’s seat he takes beautiful new personal assistant Lexie Hamilton with him, for some much-needed distraction…

Only Lucan has no idea that his temporary assistant isn’t quite who she seems… But by the time he finds out it will be too late!

THE SCANDALOUS ST CLAIRES Three arrogant aristocrats – ready to marry!

About the author

Carole Mortimer was born in England, the youngest of three children. She began writing in 1978, and has now written over one hundred and seventy books for Harlequin Mills and Boon®. Carole has six sons, Matthew, Joshua, Timothy, Michael, David and Peter. She says, ‘I’m happily married to Peter senior; we’re best friends as well as lovers, which is probably the best recipe for a successful relationship. We live in a lovely part of England.’