A Deal with the Broken Duke

A DEAL WITH THE BROKEN DUKE A HISTORICAL REGENCY ROMANCE TIFFANY BATON CONTENTS A Sweet Gift From Me to You Before You Start Reading… Do You Love Books? Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Epilogue Extended Epilogue Preview: A Duke to Seal the Deal Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Also by Tiffany Baton Loved the Book? About the Author A SWEET GIFT FROM ME TO YOU Thank you so much for your support on my efforts. Having you on my side is more than I could ever ask for! And as a thank you gift, to show you how much I appreciate your support, I am offering you a free book. 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Just click on the image above! ⇧ ABOUT THE BOOK “I can’t risk your life, loving you the way I do.” After witnessing the loss of everyone he ever loved, Duke Harry is certain he must be cursed. When he returns home from his self-imposed exile, he never expects to find that the insecure girl, whose feathers he loved to ruffle when they were young, has transformed into a charming lady. Juliet is in need of a miracle. All of her efforts to avoid her persistent suitor's advances have failed, until help comes in the form she least expected: from her brother's aggravating best friend. But desperate times call for desperate measures... Harry agrees to enter a false courtship with Juliet to protect her. He knows he can't allow her to get too close. But his icy heart has a mind of its own, and he soon realizes that his curse is not the only thing threatening her life… PROLOGUE At three-and-ten years of age, Juliet knew that her family expected her to act like a young lady. She knew that it was necessary for her to take tea in the sitting room with her mother, father and elder brother, especially when they might be having company. But the truth was that she wanted nothing to do with this socializing. She would much rather have run off to play with her nine-year-old sister Matilda, who was young enough that no one expected these things of her. “Juliet,” her mother said quietly. “Sit up straight.” Juliet forced herself to comply. The trouble was that nobody was talking to her. She would have found all this much more bearable if she had been included in the conversation, but the adults—including Daniel, who was eight-and-ten—were talking about things she didn’t understand and couldn’t join in on. Out of boredom, she reached for one of the tea cakes. Her mother shot her a sharp look and shook her head. Juliet sighed and withdrew her hand. Unlike her siblings, she was never permitted to eat as much as she liked. She understood why. Her mother had explained the reason, but she still very much wanted one of those cakes. “May I leave?” she murmured. It would be easier not to think about eating cake if she could be permitted to go and play with Matilda. “No,” her mother said. “You know someone might come calling, and if they do, you ought to be here.” “No one has come all week,” Juliet pointed out. “It’s not as if we’re in London.” Here, at their family’s country home in Chatsworth, the only callers they ever received were friends from the city who also had homes in this part of the country, and who happened to be visiting their own homes at the same time. Sometimes, Juliet wished her family would come here in the winter instead of the summer. It would be cold, and they would be forced to stay inside all the time, but at least they wouldn’t get many visitors. She would be free to spend her holiday the way she would have liked, exploring the house with Matilda, instead of sitting here in a gown that pinched her unable to speak to anyone or do anything. The sitting room door opened, and Hamilton, their butler, came inside. Juliet liked Hamilton. He always gave her a friendly smile, and he often paused his work to exchange a few words with her. Not many adults did that. “Lord Warring is here,” Hamilton announced. Juliet’s heart sank. Not him. Lord Warring, or Harry as they all called him, was her brother Daniel’s best friend. They were the same age, but Juliet found Harry to be absolutely insufferable. Of all the people who could possibly have come to call on them, Harry was the one she wanted to see the least. But everyone else in the room looked pleased with the news. “Harry!” Daniel exclaimed. He had always been thrilled by visits from his best friend.