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The Duke Next Door
2008
First Published
3.74
Average Rating
352
Number of Pages

Part of Series

In the second book of the Heiress Brides trilogy, Beauty needs a Beast... Determined beauty Deirdre Cantor means to inherit her grandfather’s vast fortune and escape her stepmother's claws. All she needs is to marry a duke…and be the first granddaughter to walk down the aisle. So when Calder Marbrook, the Marquis of Brookhaven and future Duke of Brookmoor, is abandoned at the altar, Deirdre makes it her business to become his wife—in spite of the whispers about his dangerous past. Soon Deirdre’s visions of a lavish existence with the handsome Calder are shattered when she learns his shocking secret. Feeling betrayed, Deirdre seeks revenge by playing a perilous and seductive game of cat and mouse with her husband that threatens to drive them both to the heights of passion. She will not surrender to him, no matter how great her desire. Calder cannot relent, yet he must make his stunning wife his in every way that matters. Be careful into whose castle you wander!

Avg Rating
3.74
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Author

Celeste Bradley
Celeste Bradley
Author · 28 books

Visit me at www.CelesteBradley.com or facebook.com/CelesteBradleyAuthor :) Go to CelesteBradley.com/newsletter for my Voice of Society newsletter. Hi, my name is Celeste Bradley and I write "brain chocolate." That is, I write fun and sexy escapism is for hardworking women everywhere. We deserve a little man-candy, too! Reviewers like to say I write about misfit heroines getting the man of their dreams. Maybe that's true, but don't we all feel like misfits sometimes? Even if the rest of the world thinks we have all our balls in the air, aren't we juggling like mad on the inside, desperately trying not to drop one? I love this manic, scattered life I lead. I love to write, craft, garden, bake and mother, even if I don't always do it all perfectly. I love living in the Southwest, with its big sky and vast desert views. I love venturing out of my quiet life to meet readers and other writers, and then I love to come back to my haven, full of ideas and renewed passion and creativity. Maybe one of those times I'll meet you! Hugs, and thanks for reading!

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