Books like How to Marry a Duke by Debbie Raleigh
Debbie Raleigh’s "How to Marry a Duke" follows investigative journalist Shevon Quinn as she enrolls at a dubious academy where rich merchants’ daughters are tutored in the art of courting peerage. The headmistress, Mrs. Dobson, proves to be a bluffing charlatan, and Quinn’s comedy of errors quickly turns into real romance when the most dashing duke in London, Lord Damon Morrow, declares his love for her.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Debbie Raleigh
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