He couldn’t be completely certain, but that was not the correct direction. He upped his pace, peering at the nearest grubby street name etched into the building stone-Great White Lion Street. Thus far, he’d been fortunate, though he could feel eyes upon him from windows and shadowy passages.Ī duke in the rookeries! Sound the bullhorn!

Perhaps worse, if any flash-men were out for blood. It could be worse… he could be passed out in a dark alley somewhere, fleeced of his clothing, buttons, handkerchiefs, boots, hat, and coin. One could argue that was neither pragmatic nor sensible. Well past the hour most sensible people would be abed. Lord Lysander Blackstone, the very pragmatic and always sensible Duke of Montcroix, was well and truly lost. but only if they’re willing to risk their hearts. Only neither is prepared when very real feelings begin to grow between them. But instead of propositioning her, Montcroix makes Nève an offer she would be a fool to refuse: act as his fake fiancée in exchange for fortune enough to start over. When she accidentally saves the life of a handsome duke, she doubts the encounter will go any better than her last brush with nobility. Īfter refusing to become a wealthy patron’s mistress, up-and-coming ballerina Geneviève Valery is now hopelessly out of work. But when his reputation for being heartless jeopardizes a new business deal, he finds himself seeking a most unusual-and alluring-solution. Money, after all, can’t break a man’s heart-or make promises it can’t keep. After a series of betrayals, he keeps his emotions buried deep. Lord Lysander Blackstone, the Duke of Montcroix, has only one interest: increasing his considerable fortune. Pretty Woman meets the Bridgertons in this witty, vivacious historical romance for readers of Lisa Kleypas, Kerrigan Byrne, and Eloisa James!

Always be my duchess amalie howard