Desperately Seeking a Duke

February 15, 2008
When their grandfather's will stipulates that the first one to marry a duke will inherit his fortune, cousins Phoebe, Deirdre, and Sophie suddenly find themselves competing for the elusive prize. Scandal-averse vicar's daughter Phoebe Milbury is the first to find lovebut not with a duke. It is Rafe Marbrook, bastard brother of the Marquis of Brookhaven, who has claimed her heart. Yet in a strange twist of fate, she ends up engaged to the Marquis and must make some difficult decisions. Light, enjoyable, and romantic, this story nicely sets the stage for the two novels that follow. Told in consecutively released books ("The Duke Next Door", Apr.; "So I Married a Duke", May), the fairy tale-inspired "Heiress Brides" trilogy ably interweaves the cousins' stories and will appeal to readers who enjoyed Bradley's ("Seducing the Spy") "Liars' Club" and "Royal Four" series.

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March 15, 2008
After her firstand only romantic tryst ended in disaster, Phoebe Millbury decides totake apractical approach to love. Which means finding a title to wed, since hergrandfathers fortune istied upin a trust untilone of his three granddaughters marries a duke. So when Calder, thefuture Duke of Brookhaven, proposes, Phoebe should be delighted. Instead, she isridiculously disappointed that she is not being courted byRafe, his devilishly sexy half brother, who is destined to never inherit money, let alone a title. Thefirstin asexy new Regency trilogy by the consistently reliable Bradley presents exceptionally entertaining characters.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)