How to Catch a Devilish Duke
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Publisher Description
In this fourth installment of the Disreputable Debutantes series, the spirited daughter of an earl is in imminent danger of ruining her reputation forevermore.
Lady Charlotte Hastings—already branded a hellion by polite society—is in a terrible scrape courtesy of London's most notorious blackguard. One thing is certain: her name cannot appear in the gossip rags… again. However, Charlie's bold attempt to extricate herself from the fine pickle she's in takes an unexpected turn when the devilishly handsome Maximilian, the Duke of Exmoor—the rakehell she's secretly loved for years—comes to her aid.
Upon discovering the irrepressible Lady Charlotte—his best friend's younger sister—is in danger, Max Devereux feels duty bound to offer assistance. Only he soon realizes he's also mired in deep trouble when an entirely inconvenient desire for Charlie sparks to life. If that's not enough to contend with, Max's manipulative mother is busily engineering his betrothal to a perfectly polished debutante. A hardened rake with an armor-plated heart, Max has absolutely no intention of becoming leg-shackled to anyone. At least not this Season.
When unforeseen disaster strikes plunging both Charlie and Max headlong into a new public scandal, Max proposes a deal: to restore Charlie's good name and to help Max avoid his mother's machinations, they'll enter a temporary engagement-of-convenience. But even the best laid plans can go awry. As passion flares between Max and Charlie, their arrangement doesn't seem like make-believe anymore… and hidden enemies intent on ruining Charlie once and for all, are waiting in the wings. Will a happily-ever-after ever be within their reach?
Customer Reviews
The Scandalous Lady and the Rake
Max was forced to offer his best friend’s sister Lady Charlotte a fake betrothal after he called out her blackmailer when her scandalous journal writings were printed in in a gossip paper. Charlie was foolish to be writing it at a party in the first place where her blackmailer had the opportunity to see and steal it. She’s pretty careless with other things too like sitting for a risqué portrait. Max also gave Charlie some gifts that wouldn’t have been acceptable even from a fiancé back then like a new gown. His mother can’t stand Charlie and will do whatever it takes to break them up. He isn’t ready to settle down, but can’t fight his attraction to Charlie and starts to think they can have an affair until she breaks off their engagement.