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Marrying the Duke #1
Cathy Maxwell
Releasing Nov 24th, 2015
Avon Books
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Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell’s glittering new series, wedding
bells are ringing… until the return of a rake throws a bride’s plans— and
heart—into a tailspin.
Every
debutante aspires to snag a duke. Elin Morris just happens to have had one
reserved since birth. But postponements of her marriage to London’s most
powerful peer give Elin time to wonder how she will marry Gavin Baynton when
she cannot forget his brother, Benedict.
Already
exasperated at being yanked from the military to meet “family obligations,” now
Ben must suffer watching his arrogant sibling squire the only woman he has ever
loved. Joining the army saved Ben from sinking into bitterness, but seeing Elin
again takes him back to the day they surrendered to their intoxicating desire.
As the
wedding draws near, Elin tries to push Ben far from her thoughts. When danger
brings them together, there is no denying their feelings. But can Elin choose
love over duty…?
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Her mother led Elin to her dressing table.
She gently pushed Elin to sit on the bench and then knelt on the carpet in
front of her, taking her hands and holding them.
“My daughter, we have discussed this. I
thought you’d forgiven yourself. It was not a good incident in your life but
nothing terrible came of it.”
“I have forgiven myself.” Elin’s voice
sounded false to her own ears. “I just believe Baynton should know.”
“That his brother took advantage of
his betrothed? Is that what you want to tell him?”
“I wouldn’t say who.” Especially since
Baynton and his brothers had a turbulent history.
There had been three Whitridge sons residing
at Baynton, until Gavin’s younger, Jack, had disappeared one night from Eton.
Some claimed he’d had run off. Others believed foul play. No matter what, he
was never seen or heard from again.
The disappearance had meant that the old
duke had not wanted to let his last and youngest son meet the same end. Or have
the same opportunity to escape. The old duke had been an exacting taskmaster.
He had high expectations for his heir. Ben often felt he was an after thought.
“A spare,” Ben had always claimed, oftentimes bitterly. “Always kept at bay.”
Because of Jack’s disappearance, his father
had kept him at Trenton, the family estate, and had him educated by a
succession of tutors with only Elin as a companion.
As an only child of parent who were often
absent from the country, Elin had valued Ben’s company. She’d trusted him and
to this day, could not believe he had taken her innocence to strike out at his
oldest brother, as her mother had claimed. Everyone knew the brothers were
highly competitive. The old duke liked them that way.
However, to Elin, the loss of her purity was
a small thing in the face of the betrayal of a trusted friend. She’d known he’d
longed for independence. He’d yearned to buy his commission and set off into
the world.
What she hadn’t anticipated was that he
would use her in such a deliberate way. That had seemed out of character. Her
mother had assured her it was very much the nature of men and one of the
reasons that from now on, her parents would protect her more closely.
And so they had.
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New York Times Bestselling Author, Cathy Maxwell spends hours in
front of her computer pondering the question, “Why do people fall in love?” It
remains for her the great mystery of life and the secret to happiness. She
lives in beautiful Virginia with children, horses, dogs, and cats.
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