Charming Duchess

A fresh and witty novel in which feminine American plainspokenness clashes with refined masculine salon aristocracy in an age-old and actually simple story of love between a woman and a man as perceived by the often uptight social elite in the early 19th century.
The arrogant Duke of Trento intends to marry a well-bred Englishwoman. The feisty Merry Pelford - an American heiress infamous for sending two fiancés to the water - is the last woman he would consider as his potential bride. But after one thrilling encounter with the charming Merry, Trent wants her more than he's ever wanted any woman he's ever met. He decides to make her his wife at any cost. And Trent is a man who always gets what he wants. Merry is engaged, however, and this time she has vowed to stand at the altar. When honour collides with a powerful passion, Trent realises there's more at stake than anyone imagined.