
Any Duchess Will Do (Spindle Cove #4)
by Tessa Dare

Griffin York, the Duke of Halford, has no desire to wed this season--or any season--but his diabolical mother abducts him to “Spinster Cove” and insists he select a bride from the ladies in residence. Griff decides to teach her a lesson that will end the marriage debate forever. He chooses the serving girl.
Overworked and struggling, Pauline Simms doesn’t dream about dukes. All she wants is to hang up her barmaid apron and open a bookshop. That dream becomes a possibility when an arrogant, sinfully attractive duke offers her a small fortune for a week’s employment. Her duties are simple: submit to his mother’s “duchess training"...and fail miserably.
But in London, Pauline isn’t a miserable failure. She’s a brave, quick-witted, beguiling failure--a woman who ignites Griff’s desire and soothes the darkness in his soul. Keeping Pauline by his side won’t be easy. Even if Society could accept a serving girl duchess--can a roguish duke convince a serving girl to trust him with her heart?
- historical 15
- tortured hero 13
- regency 11
- forbidden love 7
- sassy heroine 6
- secret child 4
- fake relationship 4
- working class heroine 3
- poor heroine 3
- class difference 3
- cruel hero/bully 2
- forced proximity 2
- insta-love 2
- grumpy & sunshine 2
- cheerful/happy heroine 2
- sweet/gentle heroine 2
- bad boys 1
- independent heroine 1
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- abuse 3
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The 'Spindle Cove' series
341 ratings 4.08 ·
historical · regency · virgin heroine · sassy heroine · friends to lovers · strong heroine · forced proximity · fake relationship · cold hero · sweet heroine · from hate to love · alpha male · tortured hero
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