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The Reluctant Duchess
Christian historical romance
The Reluctant Duchess
Book 2 of the Ladies of the Manor series
400 pages · First published 2016
Lady Rowena Kinnaird has spent years believing she is inadequate under her father’s cruelty, and a devastating attack leaves her desperate to escape the Scottish Highlands. Brice Myerston, newly the Duke of Nottingham, is already entangled in danger because he possesses the rare Fire Eyes jewels sought by ruthless enemies. When Rowena’s father attempts to force a marriage, Brice makes an unexpected choice that gives Rowena a way out but places her directly inside the mystery threatening him. The second Ladies of the Manor novel combines Edwardian marriage-of-convenience romance, faith, trauma, and suspense as Rowena learns that safety and worth cannot be granted by the people who taught her to fear. An emotionally weighty choice for readers drawn to a marriage of convenience, hard-won trust, and a heroine learning to recognize her worth.
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Violence, weapons, and peril · Mild romantic content, including kissing
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