Investigating the Duke

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>A serious clergyman whose brothers die leaving him an unexpected duke . . .</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>A woman who is making her way as a Bow Street runner . . .</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>An investigation that leads them to the truth-and each other . . .</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Jasper Lincoln is happy tending to his congregation when news arrives of his brother's death in battle. Jasper's father ailing for several months slips away unable to bear the news. And on that same night Jasper's brother Lord Sutton drunkenly falls down the stairs dying instantly making Jasper a sudden duke. He harbors lingering suspicions about these two deaths and seeks help at Bow Street.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Orphan Shelby Slade grew up on the cruel streets of London surviving as a pickpocket until being rescued by Mr. Franklin head of the Bow Street runners. Shelby finds her purpose becoming the only female agent at Bow Street. She is assigned to the Duke of Edgehaven's case and fights the growing attraction she feels for the solemn clergyman-turned-duke.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As her inquiry proceeds Shelby believes the previous duke was poisoned with arsenic and that the new duke's niece who has suddenly turned mute may have witnessed her own father's murder. Together with Edgehaven's help she searches for answers wanting to uncover the truth regarding both deaths.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Will Shelby's investigation lead to discovering the killer's identity-and will she live long enough to claim happiness with Jasper?</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Each book in the </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Suddenly a Duke series</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><u>Suddenly a Duke:</u></strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 1 - Portrait of the Duke</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 2 - Music for the Duke</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 3 - Polishing the Duke</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 4 - Designs on the Duke</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 5 - Fashioning the Duke</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 6 - Love Blooms with the Duke</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 7 - Training the Duke</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 8 - Investigating the Duke</span></p>