The Duke's Defender

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>The Duke's Guard: The men in black who have sworn an oath to protect the Duke of Wyndmere and his family from enemies that would stop at nothing to discredit and destroy him!</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Lass ye need to trust someone in yer hour of darkness...let it be me.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Aiden Garahan is tasked with protecting the duke's new ward. He promises to protect her with his life. The lovely young woman with auburn hair and quiet gray eyes is no child but a petite curvaceous beauty. His reaction to her is unexpected and unwanted.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Miss Emily Montrose may be small in stature but she is no shrinking violet! When a runaway carriage tragically cuts her father's life short she is thrust into chaos as the duke's ward. Her life is turned upside down when rumors and a wager challenges all comers to win her hand. Emily's life is threatened as the wager increases and unscrupulous men see her as a prize.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Aiden must cut through the lies to the truth. He guards her valiantly and vows to protect her to the last beat of his heart while she steals it away one glance at a time...one caress at a time. Aiden faces a battle he never imagined...one that pits his heart against his honor!</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Danger stalks in the night but it will have to challenge The Duke's Defender before he will let harm come to those he has sworn to protect with his strength his honor and his heart.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><u>The Duke's Guard</u></strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 1 - The Duke's Sword</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 2 - The Duke's Protector</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 3 - The Duke's Shield</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 4 - The Duke's Dragoon</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 5 - The Duke's Hammer</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 6 - The Duke's Defender</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 7 - The Duke's Saber</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 8 - The Duke's Enforcer</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 9 - The Duke's Mercenary</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 10 - The Duke's Rapier</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 11 - The Duke's Man-at-Arms</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 12 - The Duke's Lance</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 13 - The Duke's Champion</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 14 - The Duke's Sharpshooter</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 15 - The Duke's Cavalier</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Book 16 - The Duke's Blade</span></p>