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Desperately Seeking a Duke
(2008)(The first book in the Heiress Brides series)
A novel by Celeste Bradley
The first book in a charming trilogy about three young women looking for love―and upward mobility―from NYT bestselling author Celeste Bradley
What if the man who woke Sleeping Beauty was the last man she should wed?
The only way for vicar's daughter Phoebe Millbury to inherit a family fortune is to find herself a duke―just as her great-grandfather demanded in his will. But Phoebe, who's still trying to live down a romantic scandal, also has her two cousins to contend with. They're all competing for the same money, maybe even the same men. ..until Phoebe meets her match in the terribly handsome and charming Rafe Marbrook. Her heart awakens at last.
When she receives a marriage proposal from the Marquis of Brookhaven, Phoebe is thrilled to learn that Rafe is headed for dukedom…and accepts his offer. There's only one problem: the proposal is from Rafe's half-brother, the legitimate heir Calder. Now Phoebe finds herself on the verge of yet another scandal as she faces a desperate choice: Marry Calder to win the inheritance and her father's regard―or follow her heart to wed illegitimate Rafe? Some days it just doesn't pay to wake up...
Genre: Historical Romance
What if the man who woke Sleeping Beauty was the last man she should wed?
The only way for vicar's daughter Phoebe Millbury to inherit a family fortune is to find herself a duke―just as her great-grandfather demanded in his will. But Phoebe, who's still trying to live down a romantic scandal, also has her two cousins to contend with. They're all competing for the same money, maybe even the same men. ..until Phoebe meets her match in the terribly handsome and charming Rafe Marbrook. Her heart awakens at last.
When she receives a marriage proposal from the Marquis of Brookhaven, Phoebe is thrilled to learn that Rafe is headed for dukedom…and accepts his offer. There's only one problem: the proposal is from Rafe's half-brother, the legitimate heir Calder. Now Phoebe finds herself on the verge of yet another scandal as she faces a desperate choice: Marry Calder to win the inheritance and her father's regard―or follow her heart to wed illegitimate Rafe? Some days it just doesn't pay to wake up...
Genre: Historical Romance
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