A Most Suitable Duchess

By Patricia Bray

"[H]ooks us with absorbing storytelling." —BOOKLIST

Marcus Heywood, the new Duke of Torringford, must take a wife in three weeks or lose the country estate he's unexpectedly inherited. His brother, Reginald, suggests an advertisement in the papers, something Marcus refuses to consider—until a wine-fueled evening when he pens one in jest. Now, in a horrible mix-up, the ad has been printed and Marcus is mortified.

At all of twenty-one years, Penelope's spinsterhood seems confirmed; she'll never find a man she can marry. But her half-brother thinks otherwise, and without her knowledge, he answers the Duke of Torringford's advertisement for a wife and signs her name to it. When an announcement of her upcoming wedding to the Duke appears in the papers, Penelope knows she must take her place as his wife, or her honor will be ruined. But it will be a marriage in name only, that she's sure of; until the handsome good looks and warm smile of her new husband make her heart pound in a most unsettling way...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Diversion Books
• Release date: Feb 17, 2015
• ISBN: 9781626816152

Patricia Bray

Patricia Bray is a multi-genre, award-winning author whose career spans both epic fantasy and Regency romance and includes winning the 2003 Compton Crook Award for her novel Devlin's Luck. She's also spent time on the editorial side of the business as a co-editor. Patricia lives in New England, where she combines her writing with a full-time career as a Systems Analyst. To learn more, visit her at www.patriciabray.com.