Sparks fly when a debutante is compromised into marrying her brother’s best friend! Her first love betrayed her Now they must marry! Once Anthony had been Marianne’s brother’s best friend…and the man she’d secretly dreamed of marrying. Then he betrayed her by wedding someone else—for money! Anthony had to bail out his debt-ridden father with his unwanted marriage. Now he’s the Duke of Cleveland and back in the ton after his wife’s passing. Once he sees captivating Marianne again, an unexpected attraction stirs… When she’s upset by a broken engagement, he tries to comfort her—but ends up compromising them both! Is Anthony really willing to have a second convenient marriage, this time to save Marianne’s reputation? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. Lucy Ashford, an English Studies lecturer, graduated in English with history at Nottingham University, and the Regency is her favourite period. Lucy, who has always loved to immerse herself in historical romances, has had several novels published by Mills & Boon. She lives with her husband in an old stone cottage in the Peak District, near to beautiful Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall, all of which give her a taste of the magic of life in a bygone age.