{"product_id":"any-duchess-will-do-9780062240125","title":"Any Duchess Will Do","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSA Today Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's a duke to do, when the girl who's perfectly wrong becomes the woman he can't live without?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGriffin York, the Duke of Halford, has no desire to wed this season--or any season--but his diabolical mother abducts him to \"Spinster Cove\" and insists he select a bride from the ladies in residence. Griff decides to teach her a lesson that will end the marriage debate forever. He chooses the serving girl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOverworked and struggling, Pauline Simms doesn't dream about dukes. All she wants is to hang up her barmaid apron and open a bookshop. That dream becomes a possibility when an arrogant, sinfully attractive duke offers her a small fortune for a week's employment. Her duties are simple: submit to his mother's \"duchess training\"... and fail miserably.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in London, Pauline isn't a miserable failure. She's a brave, quick-witted, beguiling failure--a woman who ignites Griff's desire and soothes the darkness in his soul. Keeping Pauline by his side won't be easy. Even if Society could accept a serving girl duchess--can a roguish duke convince a serving girl to trust him with her heart?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDare, Tessa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eTessa Dare is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling, award-winning author of more than a dozen historical romances. A librarian by training and a book-lover at heart, Tessa makes her home in Southern California, where she shares a cozy, cluttered bungalow with her husband, their two children, and a pair of cosmic kittens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626505212178,"sku":"9780062240125","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d012afc8-75a4-42af-909d-2961226da6f4.jpg?v=1732660548","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/any-duchess-will-do-9780062240125","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}