{"product_id":"always-be-my-duchess-9781538737712","title":"Always Be My Duchess","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan \u003c\/i\u003eBest Romance of 2022\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePretty Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets the Bridgertons in this witty, vivacious historical take on 90s romcoms by \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Amalie Howard.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lord Lysander Blackstone, the stern Duke of Montcroix, has only one interest: increasing his considerable fortune. After a series of betrayals, he keeps his emotions buried deep. Money, after all, can't break a man's heart--or make promises it can't keep. But when his reputation for being heartless jeopardizes a new business deal, he finds himself seeking a most unusual--and alluring--solution . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Once an up-and-coming ballerina, Miss Geneviève Valery is now hopelessly out of work. After refusing to become a wealthy patron's mistress, Nève was promptly shown the door to the streets. When she accidentally saves the life of a handsome duke, she doubts the encounter will go any better than her last brush with nobility. But instead of propositioning her, Montcroix makes Nève an offer she would be a fool to refuse: act as his fake fiancée in exchange for fortune enough to start over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Only neither is prepared when very \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e feelings begin to grow between them. They both stand to win . . . but only if they're willing to risk their hearts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmalie Howard\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novelist of \"smart, sexy, deliciously feminist romance\" (Sarah MacLean). \u003ci\u003eThe Beast of Beswick\u003c\/i\u003e was one of \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 24 Best Historicals to Read. She is also the author of several critically acclaimed, award-winning young adult novels. An AAPI\/Caribbean-born writer, she has written articles and interviews on multicultural fiction that have appeared in the Portland Book Review, \u003ci\u003eRavishly\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and Diversity in YA. When she's not writing, she can usually be found reading, being the president of her one-woman Harley Davidson motorcycle club #WriteOrDie, or power-napping. She currently lives in Colorado with her husband and three children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Forever","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610244845842,"sku":"9781538737712","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_28d520b8-bbe4-4838-af29-861251b73916.jpg?v=1761039371","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/always-be-my-duchess-9781538737712","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}