Experience a new copy of Always Be My Duchess by Amalie Howard as featured in our 2025 Adult Advent Calendar!

Genre(s): Romance, Historical Fiction
Target Audience: Adult Readers
Publication Date: July 12, 2022
Publisher: Forever
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781538737712
Pages: 355
Language: English

About the Book

Pretty Womanmeets the Bridgertonsin this witty, vivacious historical take on 90s romcoms byUSA Todaybestselling author Amalie Howard.

Lord Lysander Blackstone, the stern Duke of Montcroix, has only one interest: increasing his considerable fortune. After a series of betrayals, he keeps his emotions buried deep. Money, after all, can’t break a man’s heartor make promises it cant keep. But when his reputation for being heartless jeopardizes a new business deal, he finds himself seeking a most unusualand alluringsolution . . .

Once an up-and-coming ballerina, Miss Genevive Valery is now hopelessly out of work. After refusing to become a wealthy patron’s mistress, Nve was promptly shown the door to the streets. When she accidentally saves the life of a handsome duke, she doubts the encounter will go any better than her last brush with nobility. But instead of propositioning her, Montcroix makesNve an offer she would be a fool to refuse: act as his fake fiance in exchange for fortune enough to start over.

Only neither is prepared when veryrealfeelings begin to grow between them. They both stand to win . . . but only if theyre willing to risk their hearts.