Alone with the Beastly Duke

ALONE WITH THE BEASTLY DUKE A Steamy Historical Regency Romance Novel HARRIET CAVES Contents Α Special Gift For You… Before You Start Reading… Love to Read? 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 Epilogue Extended Epilogue Preview: The Duke’s Scarred Bride Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Also by Harriet Caves Loved the Book? About the Author Α Special Gift For You… Thank you so much for downloading my book! Would you be so kind as to accept this free book as a small token of my appreciation? A Wicked Kind of Countess is a sizzling romance for all my new readers and it’s completely free! And you can claim your free copy by clicking the image below or this link here! You are the best! 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These are only some of the ridiculous names the Duke of Hexington goes by in the ton. And it would take a miracle --or a tiny lady’s lashing tongue-- to keep him from leaving England forever. Soon after her solitary bliss turns into a nightmare, Jasmine finds herself at the mercy of her dangerous neighbor. And she is all too desperate to ask him for shelter, protection, and…to share her bed at night. Chapter One Loud footsteps jarred Jasmine awake from the realm of the book she was reading. “Who stole my hat?” an angry voice shouted. Jasmine looked up from her book to see her angry brother in the middle of the drawing room. She sighed. One simply cannot have a moment of quiet in this house. Jasmine’s household was always bustling with some issue or another as the five siblings of Thornhill House could hardly get along given their different personalities. William, Jasmine’s two-and-twenty-year-old brother, who was also the heir of Thornhill, was perfectly obsessed with his clothing. Rose, at nine-and-ten, was the first daughter, but she only took interest in science and was always conducting experiments which their parents deeply frowned upon. She had her debut two years ago but was yet to be engaged due to her feisty spirit and big mouth. Cassian and Daphne, the mischievous twins, were ten-and-six but they still played pranks like they were twelve. Cassian was often the mastermind while Daphne executed the pranks. When they were not pulling expensive pranks and vexing other members of the family, they were an adorable pair. “Jasmine, did you take my top hat?” William asked her. Jasmine shook her head. Jasmine was the middle child and an official wallflower. She often joked with her friends that if she disappeared for a week, her family would not take notice. Neither would the gentlemen of Ton who barely spared her a second glance. Jasmine often wondered if that had to do with her petite frame and unremarkable features. “I did not,” she replied before she returned to her book, eager to avoid William’s wrath. “Rose did you–” “And what would I do with your top hat?” Rose, her older sister, said with scorn. “Perhaps, you should ask the twins. Or you should stop wasting your precious money on such useless things.” Cassian and Daphne, who were chasing each other around the drawing room, giggled. William huffed and puffed with the self-importance of an heir. “The hat cost a fortune, I would have you know,” William reprimanded the twins. Rose scoffed in jest. Rose was indeed annoyed, but she was even more so with William. There was no love lost between the two eldest children. Jasmine knew William would not take kindly to being made jest of. “You would not understand how important appearances are for a gentleman.” William turned his attention to Rose. “Perhaps if they stole one of those quizzing glasses you so much adore you would know how foolish it is that you spend your money on such things.” “What else would I buy other than the things that interest me?” Rose retorted. “Maybe pretty dresses like other ladies your age?” William shrugged. Rose scoffed again. “And what would I do with the dresses? Wear them to a bothersome ball? When I can conduct my experiments and learn exciting things? Tell me, William, do you even enjoy wearing your hat inside the house or do you simply do it because you want to appear important?” Jasmine rolled her eyes. Rose loathed having to wear dresses and attend balls, and she always made sure everyone was reminded of the fact. Rose’s words seemed to fluster William because he suddenly became red in the face. “I do,” William responded eventually, “and maybe you would have caught the eye of an eligible bachelor if you took more interest in wearing dresses and attending balls than wasting your time studying rocks and herbs.” Jasmine froze, Daphne