**January – Duke in Winter by Alyssa Alexander** — When the highwayman demanded that the Duke of Highrow stand and deliver, he didn't know she would steal his heart. **February – The Difference One Duke Makes by Elizabeth Essex** — All it takes is one frosty night for two imperfect people, former naval commander Marcus Beecham and ruined Penelope Pease, to meet and make the perfect February Valentine. **March – Discovering the Duke by Madeline Martin** — Reunited at a house party after a lackluster start to their marriage, the Duke of Stedton attempts to win his Duchess' heart. Will a sizzling wager be enough to melt the frost between them, or will it truly remain the coldest winter in London? **April – The Duke and the April Flowers by Grace Burrowes** — The Duke of Clonmere must marry one of the Earl of Falmouth's three giggling younger daughters, but Lady Iris—Falmouth's oldest, who is not at all inclined to giggling—catches Clonmere's eye, and his heart! **May – Love Letters from a Duke by Gina Conkle** — The Duke of Richland needs a proper duchess, but he wants his thoroughly fun, entirely inappropriate neighbor, Mrs. Charlotte Chatham. She's widowed, older, and if the whispers prove true—barren. **June – Her Perfect Duke by Ella Quinn** — Still suffering over the loss of his wife and child, Giles, Duke of Kendal sees Lady Thalia Trevor at a market and is instantly smitten. There is only one problem. She is already betrothed to another man. Will she defy her powerful father to marry him? **July – How to Ditch a Duke by May McGoldrick** — Lady Taylor Fleming is an heiress with a suitor on her tail. Her plan to ditch him is simple, escape to the Highlands. But there is nothing simple about the Duke of Bamberg. And even with the best laid plans, things can go awry… **August – To Tempt A Highland Duke by Bronwen Evans** — Widowed Lady Flora Grafton must be dreaming. Dougray Firth, Duke of Monreith, who once pledged her his heart but then allowed her to marry another, has just proposed. Why now, after eight years? When she learns the truth, can she trust Dougray to love her enough this time? **September – Duke in Search of a Duchess by Jennifer Ashley** — The meticulous Duke of Ashford is dismayed when his children ask Helena Courtland, the gossipy, busybody young widow next door, to find Ash a new wife. But she sweeps into his home and his life, turning Ash's precisely ordered world into a chaotic whirlwind. **October – Dear Duke by Anna Harrington** — When the Duke of Monmouth, decides to build a canal, he isn't prepared for an old mill owner and his daughter to stand in his way. The only person who understands him is the anonymous pen pal to whom he's been pouring out his heart, a woman not at all who she seems. **November – Must Love Duke by Heather Snow** — Lady Emmaline Paulson already has the only Duke she wants in her life—an adorable puppy she rescued from the Serpentine with the help of a handsome stranger. Can Maxwell Granville, heir to a dukedom, convince her there's room for him, too? **December – The Mistletoe Duke by Sabrina York** — The Duchess of Devon can't think of a better way to tempt her widowed son into marrying again, than to throw a Christmas Ball. And there simply must be mistletoe everywhere! But it's not until Jonathan meets his mother's humble companion under the mistletoe, that fireworks erupt. **January – Dueling with the Duke by Eileen Dreyer** — When Adam Marrick, Duke of Rothray, shows up on Georgie Grace's doorstep, she thinks it is to become acquainted with his cousin James's widow and daughter. Instead he brings news that will completely upend their lives and put them all in danger.
DUKES BY THE DOZEN
ALYSSA ALEXANDER ELIZABETH ESSEX MADELINE MARTIN GRACE BURROWES GINA CONKLE ELLA QUINN MAY MCGOLDRICK BRONWEN EVANS JENNIFER ASHLEY ANNA HARRINGTON HEATHER SNOW SABRINA YORK EILEEN DREYER
DUKES BY THE DOZEN
Copyright © 2019 by Alyssa Alexander, Elizabeth Essex, Madeline Martin, Grace Burrowes, Gina Conkle, Ella Quinn, May McGoldrick, Bronwen Evans, Jennifer Ashley, Anna Harrington, Heather Snow, Sabrina York, Eileen Dreyer
DUKE IN WINTER
Copyright © 2019 by Alyssa Alexander
THE DIFFERENCE ONE DUKE MAKES
Copyright © 2019 by Elizabeth Essex
DISCOVERING THE DUKE
Copyright © 2019 by Madeline Martin
THE DUKE AND THE APRIL FLOWERS
Copyright © 2019 by Grace Burrowes
LOVE LETTERS FROM A DUKE
Copyright © 2019 by Gina Conkle
HER PERFECT DUKE
Copyright © 2019 by Ella Quinn
HOW TO DITCH A DUKE
Copyright © 2019 by May McGoldrick
TO TEMPT A HIGHLAND DUKE
Copyright © 2019 by Bronwen Evans
DUKE IN SEARCH OF A DUCHESS
Copyright © 2019 by Jennifer Ashley
DEAR DUKE
Copyright © 2019 by Anna Harrington
MUST LOVE DUKE
Copyright © 2019 by Heather Snow
THE MISTLETOE DUKE
Copyright © 2019 by Sabrina York
DUELING WITH THE DUKE
Copyright © 2019 by Eileen Dreyer
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All characters in this book have no existence outside the imagination of the author and have no relation whatsoever to anyone bearing the same name or names. They are not even distantly inspired by any individual known or unknown to the author, and all incidents are pure invention.
CONTENTS
A Duke For All Seasons!
ALYSSA ALEXANDER
DUKE IN WINTER
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
About the Author
ELIZABETH ESSEX
THE DIFFERENCE ONE DUKE MAKES
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
About the Author
MADELINE MARTIN
DISCOVERING THE DUKE
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Epilogue
From Madeline Martin
About the Author
GRACE BURROWES
THE DUKE AND THE APRIL FLOWERS
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
From Grace Burrowes
GINA CONKLE
LOVE LETTERS FROM A DUKE
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
About the Author
Also by Gina Conkle
ELLA QUINN
HER PERFECT DUKE
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Author Notes
MAY MCGOLDRICK
HOW TO DITCH A DUKE
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Author’s Note
BRONWEN EVANS
TO TEMPT A HIGHLAND DUKE
Preface
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Epilogue
About Bron
JENNIFER ASHLEY
DUKE IN SEARCH OF A DUCHESS
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
About the Author
ANNA HARRINGTON
DEAR DUKE
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Author’s Note
Letter to Readers
HEATHER SNOW
MUST LOVE DUKE
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
From Heather
About the Author
SABRINA YORK
THE MISTLETOE DUKE
Preface
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Epilogue
About the Author
Also by Sabrina York
EILEEN DREYER
DUELING WITH THE DUKE
Preface
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
About the Author
Also by Eileen Dreyer
A DUKE FOR ALL SEASONS!
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PREFACE
CHAPTER 1
“BEATRICE,” came the inebriated drawl. “Don’t be a prude.”
“Of course not.” There was a great deal of difference between prude and debauched, and Bea was decidedly in the middle.
Despite not being a prude, Lady Beatrice Falk wrinkled her nose, shifting the spectacles perched there. The scent of liquor in the room was strong enough it seemed a snifter had been waved beneath her nose. Or someone had bathed in brandy.
“If you are not here to scold, then let me be.”
