{"product_id":"courting-the-duchess-a-regency-historical-romance-paperback","title":"Courting the Duchess: A Regency Historical Romance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelsey Swanson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe vanished without a word. Only now that he has returned, her heart isn't ready to forgive-or forget.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEight years ago, Sterling St. John, Duke of Morton, vanished mere hours after marrying his innocent young bride. Alaina was left humiliated, heartbroken...and untouched. London buzzed with gossip, but she endured it all and emerged transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow a sharp-tongued beauty and the fearless founder of a scandalously progressive ladies' reading Society, Alaina has no intention of welcoming her wayward husband home. She's determined to show him he's neither needed nor wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Sterling isn't the same man either. Hardened by years of secrets and haunted by decisions he cannot reveal, he knows protecting the wife he never wished to leave means keeping her in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet the fiery woman she's become tries his sanity and ignites his passion; he never expected the woman she became to tempt him past all reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt isn't long before both realize that there's still something there, that they were meant to be together. But when the truth comes to light, will love be enough to bridge the years-and the secrets-that lie between them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis series is part of Dragonblade's Flame line, so this is a scorching-hot read with open-door steam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpy Society\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 1 - Courting the Duchess\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 2 - Seducing the Spy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 3 - Marrying the Marquess\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53596276916531,"sku":"9781967169429","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/MayjBq5izW9781967169429.webp?v=1782962395","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/courting-the-duchess-a-regency-historical-romance-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}