Spicy
Tessa Dare · 2017
Girl Meets Duke · Book 1
Since his return from war, the Duke of Ashbury's to-do list has been short and anything but sweet: brooding, glowering, menacing London never-do-wells by night. Now there's a new item on the list. He needs an heir, which means he needs a wife. When Emma Gladstone, a vicar's daughter turned seamstress, appears in his library wearing a wedding gown, he decides on the spot that she'll do.
His terms are simple:
- They will be husband and wife by night only.
- No lights, no kissing.
- No questions about his battle scars.
- Last, and most importantly, Once she's pregnant with his heir, they need never share a bed again.
But Emma is no pushover. She has a few rules of her own:
- They will have dinner together every evening.
- With conversation.
- And unlimited teasing.
- Last, and most importantly Once she's seen the man beneath the scars, he can't stop her from falling in love
If you love historical romance with historical setting, marriage of convenience, grumpy x sunshine, you don't mind some heat on the page, you're looking for something with plenty of chemistry, then The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare is the book for you. It's the first book in the Girl Meets Duke series, so it's the perfect place to start.
The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare has a spice level of 4/5 (spicy — explicit scenes).
The Duchess Deal is Book 1 in the Girl Meets Duke series by Tessa Dare. We recommend reading the series in order for the best experience.
The Duchess Deal features these tropes: historical setting, marriage of convenience, grumpy x sunshine, beauty and the beast retelling, banter, forced proximity.
The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare is a Historical Romance novel.
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