Days away from being executed for a murder he didn’t commit, wealthy banker Quinn Wentworth tries to do good. He helps feed others in prison and agrees to marry Jane, a pregnant widow, so that her future is secure. Then, at the last moment, he is saved by being identified as a duke ... Burrowes offers a fun and provocative new premise, along with her trademark intelligent heroine and hero, as she kicks off the Rogues to Riches series.
Two people in desperate straits save each other in the latest historical by Grace Burrowes, My One and Only Duke ... This curl-up-and-enjoy read includes a mystery—who set Quinn up for certain death?—as well as intriguing family members who definitely deserve their own stories.
First in a new series from beloved historical romance author Grace Burrowes, My One and Only Duke introduces readers to the Wentworth family, and the trials and tribulations that lead to a wealthy banker convicted of a crime he didn't commit suddenly finding himself royally pardoned, heir to a powerful dukedom, and married to a recently widowed and pregnant woman with a difficult past of her own ... Another delightful and heartwarming historical romance from Grace Burrowes ... As always, Burrowes' rich writing gorgeously tells this story and proves why she is a master of historical romance.
Burrowes opens the Rogues to Riches series with a gentle, optimistic Regency morality tale, promoting the value of looking toward the future over becoming mired in revenge ... This appealing volume also contains a lighthearted Christmas novella by Elizabeth Hoyt
