A Duke for Lady Ellen
Aishatonu
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  • Reads 392
  • Votes 33
  • Parts 28
  • Time 6h 55m
Aishatonu
Complete, First published May 25, 2024
Mature
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Lady Ellen--or "Lady Mishap" as she's known--is in her third Season and has yet to find a husband--mostly because she's so clumsy (or unlucky?) that the gentlemen she meets avoid her after one encounter.  The Duke of Danbury, however, seems not remotely afraid of talking or dancing with Lady Ellen.  But is he just trying to get close to her sister, Lady Sophie, or does he want to know Lady Ellen for herself?

And what happens when the Earl of Hambidge comes on the scene?
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Deceiving the Viscount

30 parts Complete Mature

If you've been waiting for Garrett's and Frederica's story, here it is! Garrett has given up pining for his sister's best friend. He has political ambitions and wants a woman who will help him achieve it. The only condition is that this woman not demand his heart in return for her hand in marriage. Frederica has a son she needs to raise. She also has an absent father - who doesn't know she exists - that she needs to find to secure a good future for her son, far away from the prying eyes of the ton. He didn't expect to run into her. She didn't expect that he'd still care. He knows that she is the last person he should get involved with. She knows that they have no future together. Will they get their happy ending? *updated twice weekly*

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