Desperate Duchesses
Eloisa James
Desperate Duchesses #1
A sheltered marquess's daughter bets her heart on a notorious scoundrel in a high-stakes game of seduction.
Description
When Lady Roberta St. Giles, a marquess's sheltered only daughter, gambles on love with notorious scoundrel Damon Reeve, the Earl of Gryffyn, she plays a high-stakes game of seduction and passion where the winner takes all.
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