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Description edit
Lady Amelia is the daughter of a duke and, unlike her cousin Louisa, is not at all distracted by a rakish wit or a pair of seductive blue eyes. She is going to be a duchess, which means that she must marry a duke. In the three years that she's been out in Society, she has, to her complete... read more
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Characters edit
- Lord Cranleigh: an Earl, son of the Duke of Hyde
- Lady Amelia Caversham: wants to marry before another Season passes
- Lady Sophia Dalby: infamous courtesan-turned-matchmaker, a countess, and still one of the most beautiful women in England
- Lord Iveston: Cranleigh's brother, son of the Duke of Hyde
- Calbourne: a Duke
- Lord Dutton: Pursuing Anne Warren
- Duke of Aldreth: Amelia's father
- Louisa: Amelia's cousin. Married to Henry Blakesley.
- Lord Hawksworth: Amelia's lazy brother
- Mrs. Anne Warren: Engaged to Lord Staverton, pursued by Lord Dutton
- Lord Ruan: Pursuing Lady Dalby
- George Grey: Sophia's nephew
- Penelope Prestwick: Add a description of this character.
- John Grey: Sophia's brother
- Duke of Edenham
- Zoe: Lord Aldreth's long-time mistress. Friend of Sophia.
- Eleanor: Amelia's cousin
- Lady Jordan: Amelia's aunt Mary
- Quinton
- Yates
- Josiah Blakesley
- Matthew Grey
- Molly: Married to the Duke of Hyde
- Raithby
- Gillray: Does satires
- Martha
First Sentence edit
“It defies all logic and every expectation,” Lady Amelia Caversham, daughter and eldest child of the Duke of Aldreth, said to her cousin Eleanor.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 6 in The Courtesan Chronicles. (standard series)
Preceded by The Courtesan's Secret, and followed by How to Dazzle a Duke.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Claudia Dain (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 3, 2009
ISBN: 978-0425225806
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 3, 2009
ISBN: 978-0425225806
Page Count: 368
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
- Books › Romance › Regency
- Books › Romance › Historical
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