The Unexpected Duchess Is there any greater surprise than falling deeply madly in love In This Battle of WitsLady Lucy Upton s tongue may be too sharp to attract suitors but her heart is good and when her painfully shy fr

Is there any greater surprise than falling deeply, madly in love In This Battle of WitsLady Lucy Upton s tongue may be too sharp to attract suitors but her heart is good, and when her painfully shy friend Cassandra needs help she devises a brilliant scheme to help her discourage an unwanted suitor, the Duke of Claringdon Lucy will hide behind the hedgerow and tell Cass juIs there any greater surprise than falling deeply, madly in love In This Battle of WitsLady Lucy Upton s tongue may be too sharp to attract suitors but her heart is good, and when her painfully shy friend Cassandra needs help she devises a brilliant scheme to help her discourage an unwanted suitor, the Duke of Claringdon Lucy will hide behind the hedgerow and tell Cass just what to say to discourage the duke but it turns out that he s made of sterner stuff than either of them anticipated And Lucy is shocked to discover that tangling with the tenacious man is the most fun she s had in ages.Kisses Are the Best WeaponLord Derek Hunt made a promise to his dying friend to marry the demure Cassandra, and for a man who wants nothing than peace and quiet after the horrors of war, she ll make the perfect bride If only the impudent Miss Upton will let him court the girl Doing battle is the last thing on his mind, but bantering with Lucy behind the bushes is too tempting to resist And the spoils of this war just may be true love
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✓ The Unexpected Duchess ✓ Valerie Bowman
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Valerie Bowman is an award winning author who writes Regency set historical romance novels aka Racy Regency Romps Valerie s debut novel was published in 2012 Since then, her books have received starred reviews from Publisher s Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus She s been an RT Reviewers Choice nominee for Best First Historical Romance and Best Historical Romance Love and Laughter Two of her books have been nominated for the Kirkus Prize for fiction.Valerie grew up in Illinois with six sisters she s number seven and a huge supply of historical romance novels After a cold and snowy stint earning a degree in English Language and Literature with a minor in history at Smith College, she moved to Florida the first chance she got Valerie now lives in Jacksonville with her family including her rascally dogs When she s not writing, she keeps busy reading, traveling, or vacillating between watching crazy reality TV and PBS.Visit Valerie on the web at ValerieBowmanBooks.