Hastily Wed to the Duke

<strong>Will taking a chance on the Duke</strong><strong>’</strong><strong>s convenient proposal give Miss Charlotte the happy ending she’s been looking for? Find out in this compelling high society romance.</strong><br><br> <strong>“I’ll marry the next eligible lady</strong><br><br> <strong>…who walks through the door!”</strong><br><br> After the death of his dissolute older brother, Dr. Ted Scott’s grief is twofold, for he’d rather remain a physician than become the new Duke of Falstone. Reluctantly he must now do his duty and find a bride—whoever that might be!<br><br><span data-ccp-parastyle=”paragraph” data-ccp-parastyle-defn=”{"ObjectId":"a19fd4b3-25c7-4023-9b2c-09ba1d280f05 14","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":}” style=”-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;”>Charlotte Pearson only has herself to blame that <span data-ccp-parastyle=”paragraph” style=”-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;”>she’s<span data-ccp-parastyle=”paragraph” style=”-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;”> still on the shelf, living with her unpleasant mother after a failed elopement, so Ted’s impulsive proposal is impossible to refuse. <span data-ccp-parastyle=”paragraph” style=”-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;”>He’s<span data-ccp-parastyle=”paragraph” style=”-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;”> clear their marriage is purely for convenience—<span data-ccp-parastyle=”paragraph” style=”font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;”>but that <span data-ccp-parastyle=”paragraph” style=”font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;”>doesn’t<span data-ccp-parastyle=”paragraph” style=”font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;”> address the fact that he needs an heir!<br><br><strong>From Harlequin Historical: <em>Your romantic escape to the past.</em></strong>