The Duke's Scandalous Offer

By Emily Ward

Liam couldn’t help himself. He had never been the type to settle down. But he had news that his brother was about to bring home a wife. A political marriage. It was the last thing he wanted for himself. At least, until he saw the bride. An old friend from the time when he was a younger man. At thirteen they had shared an innocent kiss. And then Clara had been ripped out of his life. Uprooted by the state of her family. The rumors had flown about her family, but no one knew for sure and she hadn’t been back. Until now. As his brother’s fiancé. And his breath caught in his- throat. She was in trouble. And had to marry quickly, but she wouldn’t speak a word about what it was.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Eye Know Romance Publishing
• Release date: Dec 5, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005807566

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The Duke’s Scandalous Offer

A Steamy Regency Romance Story

By Emily Ward

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Copyright © 2020 Emily Ward

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He stared across the table at the empty wall. The dining room was mostly clear except for his older brother and father. His fingers idly tapped on the table as he ignored the plate in front of him.

Liam. The voice seemed to come out of nowhere.

Hmmm? The young man looked up.

You should probably stay awake. Your brother’s new bride is due at any time now.

Liam shook his head with a soft smile. Apparently this is all worth it for him, isn’t it?

You keep insisting to talk about me like I’m not even in the room. Liam’s brother spoke up. As if you’re the older brother.

No, I’m quite happy being the younger brother. Getting married off so that he can secure the family line. Nonsense, all of it. Liam smirked.

We all can’t be confirmed bachelors like you, brother. Some of us are eager to carry on the family name. Reginald grinned at the younger man.

Liam was used to being the younger brother. The one that held the tail end of the Fortescue fortune and almost none of the actual responsibilities. He wasn’t going to inherit, therefore it mattered less how much of his time he spent in gambling dens or various businesses that his father would never have been seen in. This wasn’t as much of an insult as Reginald thought it was, but he was willing to listen to it so that his brother would feel like he got one up on the prodigal son of the family. There’s nothing wrong with a confirmed bachelor.

Nothing wrong for a second son to be a confirmed bachelor. The honorable Duke Fortescue, father of both Liam and Reginald spoke up. My younger brother had an eye for freedom too.

That’s what I heard. Reginald nodded.

He means that you’ve told the stories many times, Father. Liam gave a rakish smirk at the man at the head of the table. He was a dark-haired man, strongly built and had a reputation as a bit of a playboy around the upper crust of society.

It meant that Liam carried a smirk that everyone seemed to recognize as a sign that he was up to absolutely no good.

His father was no different. The older man had grey on his temples, his face a weathered version of the one that he shared with both of his sons. There was no denying that the family was related to the strong jaw and steel grey eyes that the men shared.

They all possessed the same handsome features that had charmed many young ladies, even if Liam was the only one that seemed to keep the company of those ladies.

Reginald was less fit than his younger brother, less work with the blade and