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Amelia Willoughby was married in name at six months old to the Duke of Wyndham, Thomas Cavendish, and has waited her whole life for the day he says ‘I do’. Thomas, meanwhile, enjoys the status of an engaged duke only so he can fend off suitors, and he has no instant devotion to Amelia. He keeps his distant courtship for the moment, but when a mysterious cousin appears—potentially the real duke—Thomas’s world is upended. As doubts about his true identity swirl, the duke begins to realize that his soon‑to‑be wife may be far more than a convenient contract. With her own feelings stirring, Amelia and Thomas must navigate entitlement, identity, and romance in Regency England.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Julia Quinn
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