Her Secret Bargain with the Duke

HER SECRET BARGAIN WITH THE DUKE A Historical Regency Romance Novel HAZEL LINWOOD CONTENTS A Lovely Gift From Me to You Before You Start Reading… Love to Read? 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 Epilogue Extended Epilogue Preview: An Outrageous Deal with the Duke Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Also by Hazel Linwood Loved the Book? About the Author A LOVELY GIFT FROM ME TO YOU I am so grateful that you have joined me on this journey of mine. Having you beside me is a dream come true for me! In a way for me to thank you for your support, I am offering you a free book. The Awakening of the Lost Baroness is only available to people who have downloaded one of my books and you can get your free copy by clicking the image below or this link here! Thank you for being by my side! Hazel Linwood Facebook BEFORE YOU START READING… Did you know that there’s a special place where you can chat with me and with thousands of like-minded bookworms all over the globe?! Join Cobalt Fairy’s facebook group of voracious readers and I guarantee you, you’d wish you had joined us sooner! Let’s connect, right NOW! Just click on the image above! ⇧ LOVE TO READ? If you love to read, and want to be first to know about the newest Clean Regency books by your favorite authors, make sure to check out the link below! Join Cobalt Fairy’s Newsletter and enjoy our newest books in the genre you all love! Just click on the image above! ⇧ ABOUT THE BOOK “How would it be, then, if you and I entered into a temporary courtship?” Duke Isaac would do anything to save his father’s brewery. Even ask his capricious grandmother for her help. But in exchange for the favor, she demands that he finds the perfect Duchess by the end of the season. Sent to her aunt’s estate for her debut, Sophia is desperate to find a worthy suitor as soon as possible. And being declared as desirable by a duke might make all the difference.. When Sophia’s little accident makes their paths cross, an outlandish deal seems like their only option. Yet not even their not-so-fake courtship is safe from the wolf hiding among sheep…or from the emotions awakening inside their hearts. PROLOGUE "Grandmother, I need your help." Isaac had said those words to himself over and over again inside his own head, preparing himself for this moment. He was not a timid man, not remotely. But Jean Smith was a force to be reckoned with. His grandfather, Phineas, had learned that a long time ago. CHAPTER 1 Sophia stared at her reflection in the looking glass, feeling dismal. "I'm going to be the laughingstock of the ball," she said. "No, you won't," her cousin Caroline said loyally. "You're lovely, Sophia." Sophia wasn't convinced. She knew that she could look lovely, given the right circumstances—the right clothing, the right hairstyle,