The Duke's Cinderella Bride: A Regency Romance

By Carole Mortimer

'What explanation do you intend giving the Lady Arabella for my presence, Your Grace?” She looked across at him anxiously. “After all, she will know that I am not your ward.'

At one and thirty, the fastidious Duke of Stourbridge has set his mind to marriage.

Upon an invitation to a potential bride's home, a servant girl piques his interest. Much to the dismay and outrage of the lady of the manor, who has worked tirelessly to keep Jane Smith under the radar.

With no hope for a future of her own, Jane accepted the cruelty of her aunt and cousin long ago. That was, until the Duke came along. Together they conspire a means to her refuge with a daring and scandalous escape away from her perilous past.

However, neither expected the red–hot passion between them. The Duke's intentions don't require leaving Jane's innocence intact, and Jane is willing to submit to his every desire. But Jane may have more on the line than losing her virtue to the brooding Duke.

She's managed to keep the circumstances that led her to her aunt's home in the first place a secret. But perhaps not for much longer… 
The Duke's Cinderella Bride is a full–length regency romance of temptation and yearning. This is a single, standalone novel.  

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia
• Release date: Jul 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781460825501

Carole Mortimer

Carole Mortimer was born in England, the youngest of three children. She began writing in 1978, and has now written over one hundred and seventy books for Harlequin Mills and Boon®. Carole has six sons, Matthew, Joshua, Timothy, Michael, David and Peter. She says, ‘I’m happily married to Peter senior; we’re best friends as well as lovers, which is probably the best recipe for a successful relationship. We live in a lovely part of England.’