{"product_id":"a-duke-in-shining-armor-a-difficult-dukes-novel-9780062457387","title":"A Duke in Shining Armor: A Difficult Dukes Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 2017 RT Reviewer's Choice Nominee for Best Historical Love \u0026amp; Laughter \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot all dukes are created equal. Most are upstanding members of Society. And then there's the trio known as Their Dis-Graces.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHugh Philemon Ancaster, seventh Duke of Ripley, will never win prizes for virtue. But even he draws the line at running off with his best friend's bride. All he's trying to do is recapture the slightly inebriated Lady Olympia Hightower and return her to her intended bridegroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor reasons that elude her, bookish, bespectacled Olympia is supposed to marry a gorgeous rake of a duke. The \u003cem\u003eton\u003c\/em\u003e is flabbergasted. Her family's ecstatic. And Olympia? She's climbing out of a window, bent on a getaway. But tall, dark, and exasperating Ripley is hot on her trail, determined to bring her back to his friend. For once, the world-famous hellion is trying to do the honorable thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo why does Olympia have to make it so deliciously difficult for him . . . ?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChase, Loretta:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLoretta Chase has worked in academe, retail, and the visual arts, as well as on the streets--as a meter maid--and in video, as a scriptwriter. She might have developed an excitingly checkered career had her spouse not nagged her into writing fiction. Her bestselling historical romances, set in the Regency and Romantic eras of the early nineteenth century, have won a number of awards, including the Romance Writers of America's RITA(R). For more about her past, her books, and what she does and doesn't do on social media, please visit her at LorettaChase.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674634719506,"sku":"9780062457387","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_02ef8663-730f-4a0e-9347-528267e310ef.jpg?v=1733863737","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-duke-in-shining-armor-a-difficult-dukes-novel-9780062457387","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}