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Never Dare a Duke - Farthingale Series Novellas - cover

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Never Dare a Duke - Farthingale Series Novellas

Meara Platt

Publisher: Meara Platt

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Summary

Frances Cameron ought to be spending the month planning her wedding, but when a casual toast on the night of her betrothal escalates into a battle of the sexes, she finds herself obligated on a dare to spend the next thirty days working closely with the handsome and powerful Duke of Kintyre. In winning the dare, will she also lose her heart to the duke?
Available since: 02/23/2018.

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