
A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby
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A ground-breaking, empowering, and sexy story from acclaimed author Vanessa Riley that fans of Beverly Jenkins, Evie Dunmore, and Alyssa Cole won't be able to put down. Join these Rogues & Remarkable Women as they fight for their status, their families…and true love.
When headstrong West Indian heiress Patience Jordan questioned her English husband's mysterious suicide, she lost everything: her newborn son, Lionel, her fortune-and her freedom. Falsely imprisoned, she risks her life to be near her child-until The Widow's Grace gets her hired as her own son's nanny. But working for his unsuspecting new guardian, Busick Strathmore, Duke of Repington, has perils of its own. Especially when Patience discovers his military strictness belies an ex-rake of unswerving honor-and unexpected passion . . .
A wounded military hero, Busick is determined to resolve his dead cousin's dangerous financial dealings for Lionel's sake. But his investigation is a minor skirmish compared to dealing with the forthright, courageous, and alluring Patience. Somehow, she's breaking his rules, and sweeping past his defenses. Soon, between formidable enemies and obstacles, they form a fragile trust-but will it be enough to save the future they long to dare together?
"Vanessa Riley at her finest." -Sarah MacLean, New York Times bestselling author
"I was delighted. Readers on the lookout for Black or disabled characters in historical romance will not want to miss this." -New York Times Book Review
"One of the best historicals I've read in years." -Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author
"Expertly crafted romance." -Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
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Vanessa Riley is an award-winning author of historical romance, mystery, and fiction novels featuring realistic multicultural communities and powerful persons of color. To fuel her interest in the Regency and early-Victorian eras, she made time for attending renaissance fairs and consuming period novels and films while obtaining her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and a master's in industrial engineering and engineering management from Stanford University, as well as a BS and MS in mechanical engineering from Penn State University. A frequent speaker at literary, women's, and STEM events, she lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her military husband and teenage kid. Visit her online at VanessaRiley.com.
Content
- Intro
- Praise
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- CHAPTER 1
- CHAPTER 2 - A MOTHER'S RESOLVE
- CHAPTER 3 - WINNING OFF THE FIELD
- CHAPTER 4 - THE WIDOW'S GRACE
- CHAPTER 5 - A TRUE GUARDIAN RISES
- CHAPTER 6 - WHEN WOMEN PLOT
- CHAPTER 7 - A MAN'S BEDCHAMBER
- CHAPTER 8 - THE WRONG MOVES
- CHAPTER 9 - A VALET AND A VISCOUNT KNOW
- CHAPTER 10 - THE NURSERY
- CHAPTER 11 - SIXTH DAY ON THE JOB
- CHAPTER 12 - THE DRAWING ROOM
- CHAPTER 13 - STORMY NIGHTS
- CHAPTER 14 - PLANS FOR MY LIONEL
- CHAPTER 15 - BACK IN THE SADDLE
- CHAPTER 16 - A PARADE WITH LEMONADE
- CHAPTER 17 - IN THE CORNER WITH YOU
- CHAPTER 18 - THE LAST LETTER
- CHAPTER 19 - BE A LITTLE WEAK
- CHAPTER 20 - A KISS CAN SET YOU FREE
- CHAPTER 21 - THE PROBLEM WITH CRAWLING
- CHAPTER 22 - WATCHING AND WAITING
- CHAPTER 23 - GAMBLING STAKES
- CHAPTER 24 - LESSONS OF A RAKE
- CHAPTER 25 - A RAKE'S SURRENDER
- CHAPTER 26 - A LAST-MINUTE STOP
- CHAPTER 27 - CARING FOR THE DUKE
- CHAPTER 28 - OLD DREAMS, NEW DREAMS
- CHAPTER 29 - A CEREMONY OF CONVENIENCE
- CHAPTER 30 - A MARRIAGE OF INCONVENIENCE
- CHAPTER 31 - TRUST AND OBEY
- CHAPTER 32 - THE COMMANDER'S STRATEGY
- CHAPTER 33 - THE DIARY TELLS ALL
- EPILOGUE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- RECIPE
- AUTHOR'S NOTES
- Teaser chapter
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