But first, he will have to earn Freya's whatever means necessary. Christopher Renshaw, the Duke of Harlowe, is being blackmailed.

When it becomes clear Freya is in grave danger, he'll risk everything to keep her safe. So when the Duke of Harlowe, the man who destroyed her brother and led to the downfall of her family, appears at the country house party she’s attending, she does what any Wise Woman would do: she starts planning her revenge. But she's also fiery, bold, and sensuous - a temptation he can't resist. Freya knows all about his sins - sins he'd much rather forget. Until he recognizes Freya, masquerading among the party revelers, and realizes his troubles have just begun. An intriguing 2025 small forwards ongoing growth spurt could lead to him landing on the Duke basketball recruiting radar and propel him to a five-star rating. Intent on keeping his secrets safe, he agrees to attend a house party where he will put an end to this coercion once and for all. So when the Duke of Harlowe, the man who destroyed her brother and led to the downfall of her family, appears at the country house party she's attending, she does what any Wise Woman would do: she starts planning her revenge.Ĭhristopher Renshaw, the Duke of Harlowe, is being blackmailed. The opening scene was thrilling, funny, and compelling. Freya de Moray is many things: a member of the secret order of Wise Women, the daughter of disgraced nobility, and a chaperone living under an assumed name. Not the Duke’s Darling is Georgian-set, Hoyt’s time setting of choice, and centres around reunited childhood friends and former-best-friend’s-younger-sister hero and heroine, Christopher Renshaw, Duke of Harlowe and Freya Stewart de Moray.

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