{"product_id":"duke-actually-9780062952080","title":"Duke, Actually","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Jenny Holiday follows \u003cem\u003eA Princess for Christmas \u003c\/em\u003ewith another delightful contemporary Christmas romance, set in the heart of New York City, about a playboy baron and a woman who has said goodbye to love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[A] master of witty banter.\"--Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's a royal wedding on, and things are about to get interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeet the man of honor\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaximillian von Hansburg, Baron of Laudon and heir to the Duke of Aquilla, is not having a merry Christmas. He's been dumped by a princess, he's unemployed, and his domineering father has sent him to New York to meet a prospective bride he has no interest in. In the city, he meets Dani Martinez, a smart (and gorgeous) professor he's determined to befriend before their best friends marry in the Eldovian wedding of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeet the best woman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly single, no-nonsense New Yorker Dani is done with love--she even has a list entitled \"Things I Will Never Again Do for a Man\"--which is why she hits it off with notorious rake Max. He's the perfect partner for snow angels in Central Park and deep conversations about the futility of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's all fun and games until their friendship deepens into attraction and, oops...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFalling in love was never part of the plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoliday, Jenny:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJenny Holiday is a \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling and RITA(R)-nominated author whose works have been featured in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and National Public Radio. She grew up in Minnesota and started writing at age nine when her fourth-grade teacher gave her a notebook to fill with stories. When she's not working on her next book, she likes to hang out with her family, watch other people sing karaoke, and throw theme parties. A member of the House of Slytherin, Jenny lives in London, Ontario, Canada \u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e \u0026gt;","brand":"Avon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50621101736210,"sku":"9780062952080","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_37d7296b-bc88-4d1f-a7a4-5e3cb85956f4.jpg?v=1732581319","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/duke-actually-9780062952080","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}