Least Likely To Marry A Duke

Least Likely To Marry A Duke
Louise Allen

A marriage of inconvenience For the buttoned-up Duke! Bound by convention, William Calthorpe, Duke of Aylsham is in search of a suitable bride to help raise his half-siblings. Despite his methodical approach to finding such a lady, he stumbles – quite literally – into free-thinking and rebellious bishop’s daughter Verity Wingate. And when they find themselves stranded overnight on a tiny island, compromising them completely, he knows exactly what he must do…

A marriage of inconvenience

For the buttoned-up duke!

Bound by convention, William Calthorpe, Duke of Aylsham, is in search of a suitable bride to help raise his half siblings. Despite his methodical approach to finding such a lady, he stumbles—quite literally—into freethinking and rebellious bishop’s daughter Verity Wingate. And when they find themselves stranded overnight on a tiny island, compromising them completely, he knows exactly what he must do...

LOUISE ALLEN loves immersing herself in history. She finds landscapes and places evoke the past powerfully. Venice, Burgundy and the Greek islands are favourite destinations. Louise lives on the Norfolk coast and spends her spare time gardening, researching family history or travelling in search of inspiration. Visit her at louiseallenregency.co.uk (http://www.louiseallenregency.co.uk), @LouiseRegency (https://twitter.com/LouiseRegency) and janeaustenslondon.com (http://www.janeaustenslondon.com).

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Least Likely to Marry a Duke

Louise Allen

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LEAST LIKELY TO MARRY A DUKE

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Contents

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Back Cover Text (#u044b93ba-a211-5da9-8f6b-1f90e6afc9a5)

About the Author (#ua91e4536-a0d4-56c3-acee-0ff7607895d6)

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Title Page (#u88c74471-ad4b-58da-af39-d80042f09e40)

Copyright (#u1cd00f95-1ef3-5b8e-a8c3-d5289a40b670)

Dedication (#u8977c807-9314-57ff-8995-ff32ca3e958b)

Chapter One (#u974ce36c-490a-5226-8f90-4beee4457f17)

Chapter Two (#u9f6950ac-fde9-5e2b-b0a5-4310feedf663)

Chapter Three (#u9b49bf4b-2c6b-5a4c-b966-07a8ed5b87b5)

Chapter Four (#ud2c5fca7-e011-55a6-9949-2226465991ed)

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