The Duplicate Duke: Once Upon a Widow #10

Book 24: Wayward Dukes' Alliance

by Aubrey Wynne, Wayward Dukes

Genres: American Romance

Synopsis

In a country far, far away…
Lady Gwendolyn Beaumaris and her brother have been known as the Downing twins since their father’s death when they were eight years old. Fearful that their grandfather, the Duke of Shackerley, would take her son, Gwen’s mother relocates them to Boston where she has family. Now twenty-two, Gwen has been waiting to hear from her brother who is trying to make his fortune in the fur trade. Down to her last pennies, she must consider a proposal from a wealthy middle-aged merchant who has come to her rescue.

The brass ring is within reach…
Lord Wickton has worked tirelessly the past two years to bring honor back to the family name. His father’s debts have been paid, but now he needs the funds to restore the entailed estate to its previous glory. When the viscount learns he is the heir presumptive to his great uncle’s dukedom, his prayers are answered. Sending out the obligatory investigators, he travels to Shackerley House to inspect his future inheritance.

A comedy of errors…
When a letter arrives announcing that Gwen’s brother is the new Duke of Shackerley, mother and daughter come up with a desperate plan: Gwendolyn will impersonate her brother and assume the dukedom until her brother can be located. But their confidence soon dwindles when the sinfully handsome Wickton meets them at the dock, and Gwen is hopelessly smitten.

A tale of love, deception, and the power of fate will entangle a desperate viscount with a daring female. Can he forgive her charade, or will he snuff out the burning passion that rages in her heart?

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Release date: May 13, 2025

Publisher: Plato Publishing