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When the Duke Returns

by Eloisa James · Desperate Duchesses #4

2008 · 375 pages

Forced ProximitySecond ChanceArranged Marriage
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3.6romance.io
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📚 Book 4 of an ongoing series (6 published)

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⏳ This series may not be complete yet — 6 of 7 books published

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When the Duke Returns Isidore has been waiting her whole life to meet the husband she married as a child, and when the darkly handsome Duke of Cosway finally returns to London, she's thrilled—until he demands an annulment! Now Isidore must convince Simeon that their marriage is worth keeping, even if it means playing with fire and risking her carefully guarded heart. What unfolds is a delicious battle of wills between a determined duchess who won't accept defeat and a stubborn duke trying to resist a woman who's utterly irresistible. If you love witty banter, sizzling chemistry, and characters who challenge each other to be better, this historical romance will absolutely captivate you!

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