• ISBN13: 9780062353597
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Publisher Imprint: Avon Books
• Publication Date: December 30, 2019
• Pages: 432
• Original Price: USD 10.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 204 grams

<p><b>From the Back Cover</b><br><p>Can there be any greater challenge to London's Ambitious Mamas than an unmarried duke?--Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1813</p><p>By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister--the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf--Daphne Bridgerton. But the two of them know the truth--it's all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable.</p><p>But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, it's hard to remember that their courtship is a sham. Maybe it's his devilish smile, <em>certainly</em> it's the way his eyes seem to burn every time he looks at her . . . but somehow Daphne is falling for the dashing duke . . . for real! And now she must do the impossible and convince the handsome rogue that their clever little scheme deserves a slight alteration, and that nothing makes quite as much sense as falling in love.</p></p>