The Dreadful Duke
- Authors: Grace Burrowes
- Series: Book 1 in the Bad Heir Day Tales series
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- Rating: 4.6 based on 1,888 reviews
- Release Date: April 1, 2024
- Print length: 306 pages (Paperback)
About the book
He’d rather carry hod in hell...
Finn Cathcart, a successful sculptor, is currently enjoying his time in Europe mingling with alabaster nymphs and marble goddesses, metaphorically speaking. However, his peaceful existence is disrupted when he is notified of a ducal title awaiting him in England. The same family who had rejected Finn’s father now requires an heir to avoid losing all their riches to the Crown’s grasping fingers.
...She’d prefer that he did too.
Wilhelmina Cathcart, the widow of the former ducal heir, has no tolerance for newly titled peers who arrive complaining about their newfound honors. Mina is occupied with raising her daughter, handling interfering relatives, and has no time to educate a stubborn, old-fashioned, contrary duke about Mayfair society... even if he is charming and a good listener. Just as Mina and Finn are close to acknowledging a strong attraction between them, a lurking enemy threatens to destroy their chances of a happily ever after. They must collaborate, setting aside their pride and prejudices, in order for their shared dream to transform into a shared future.