The Truth About Cads and Dukes (Rescued from Ruin #2)
Elisa Braden
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
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Explicit open door [?]
· 106 ratings · 293 pages · Published: 29 May 2015
Painfully shy Jane Huxley is the furthest thing from a diamond of the first water. Bookish, bespectacled, and, well, plain, she never expected to befriend a dissolute charmer like Colin Lacey, much less agree to help him retrieve a lost family heirloom. Fortunately, he is nothing like his cold, rigid older brother. Unfortunately, he is not above deception if it means winning a wager. And that puts Jane in a most precarious position.
A formidable duke will marry a plain Jane …
For Harrison Lacey, the Duke of Blackmore, protecting his family honor is not a choice, it is a necessity. So, when his cad of a brother humiliates the unwitting Lady Jane, Harrison must make it right, even if it means marrying the chit himself.
And a marriage of convenience will become so much more …
Her reputation hanging by a thread, Jane agrees to wed the arrogant Duke of Blackmore, although she’s convinced it will result in frostbite. Only after lingering glances lead to devastating kisses does she begin to suspect the truth: Perhaps—just perhaps—her duke is not as cold as he appears.
Tagged as:
- regency 21
- plain heroine 21
- virgin heroine 21
- historical 18
- curvy heroine 18
- marriage of convenience 16
- possessive hero 16
- enemies to lovers 12
- shy heroine 11
- grumpy/cold hero 11
- tortured hero 10
- rich hero 10
- height difference 8
- third person pov 8
- sweet/gentle heroine 7
- take-charge heroine 6
- age gap 6
- forced proximity 5
- dual pov 5
- arranged/forced marriage 5
- sibling's best friend 4
- m-f romance 4
- alpha male 3
- aristo/royal heroine 3
- abduction 2
- angst 2
- Add topics
- content warnings
- fatphobia 9
- past abuse 2
- past child abuse 2
- geography
- england 4
- united kingdom 4
- europe 3
- british isles 2
romance tags
The 'Rescued from Ruin' series
611 ratings 3.97 ·- The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne by Elisa Braden Book #1
- The Truth About Cads and Dukes by Elisa Braden Book #2
- Desperately Seeking a Scoundrel by Elisa Braden Book #3
- The Devil Is a Marquess by Elisa Braden Book #4
- When a Girl Loves an Earl by Elisa Braden Book #5
- Confessions of a Dangerous Lord by Elisa Braden Book #6
- Anything but a Gentleman by Elisa Braden Book #7
- A Marriage Made in Scandal by Elisa Braden Book #8
explicit-open-door · dual-pov · regency · historical · virgin heroine · length-medium · third-person-pov · m-f · tortured hero · cold hero · possessive hero · england · death · sweet heroine · strong heroine · cheerful heroine · competent heroine · erotica · united-kingdom · angst
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