The Duke Dare

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(65 65 65 1)><em>When a dare leads to a scandal and a hasty marriage between a grumpy duke and a sweet debutante will the final prize be true love?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(87 87 87 1)>She took the dare.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(87 87 87 1)>Lady Gemma Brooks was still in her awkward phase when a spiteful young woman dared her to ask the unattainable Duke of Grovemont for a dance. Gemma accepted not for herself but to protect the other wallflowers from malicious gossip. But what began as a harmless dare spiraled into scandal and Gemma soon finds herself forced into an unexpected marriage with a man she barely knows.</span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(87 87 87 1)> </strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(87 87 87 1)>He paid the price.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(87 87 87 1)>Lucian Banks the Duke of Grovemont was still grieving his mother's death when a simple wedding invitation turned his life upside down. Never did he imagine that his friend's younger sister would draw him into a compromising situation one that led to a hasty marriage. As a gentleman Lucian will do his duty but he's convinced that Gemma trapped him and has no plans to play the role of doting husband.</span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(87 87 87 1)> </strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(87 87 87 1)>Can love bloom from obligation?</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(87 87 87 1)>Lucian leaves London without a word abandoning his new bride. But when he returns a year later he's shocked to find that the awkward girl he left behind has transformed into a stunning beauty and the toast of the </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(87 87 87 1)>ton</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(87 87 87 1)>. When the truth about their marriage finally comes to light Lucian embarks on a mission to win his wife's heart. Will Gemma be able to resist the man who once spurned her especially when he turns from cold and distant to irresistibly charming?</span></p><p class=ql-align-right></p>