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Desperate Duchesses

Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication ... of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title ... of games played for high stakes, including'on occasion'a lady's virtue. A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage'until he lays eyes on Roberta. Yet the Earl of Gryffyn knows too well that the price required to gain a coronet is often too high. Damon Reeve, the earl, is determined to protect the exquisite Roberta from chasing after the wrong destiny. Can Damon entice her into a high-stakes game of his own, even if his heart is likely to be lost in the venture'

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  • "Desperate duchesses"@pl

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  • "A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell with no interest in marriage - until he lays eyes on Roberta. Yet the Earl of Gryffyn knows too well that the price required to gain a coronet is often too high - and Damon Reeve is determined to prevent the exquisite Rebecca from chasing the wrong destiny. Can Damon entice Rebecca into a high-stakes game of his own? (Bestseller)."
  • "Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication ... of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title ... of games played for high stakes, including'on occasion'a lady's virtue. A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage'until he lays eyes on Roberta. Yet the Earl of Gryffyn knows too well that the price required to gain a coronet is often too high. Damon Reeve, the earl, is determined to protect the exquisite Roberta from chasing after the wrong destiny. Can Damon entice her into a high-stakes game of his own, even if his heart is likely to be lost in the venture'"@en
  • "Spring 1783 ... Jemma, Duchess of Beaumont, has just returned from Paris and is planning to shock all of London high society - not to mention horrify her husband - with scandalous soirees and a debauched Grand Ball. When her country cousin Lady Roberta St Giles asks for help seducing the Duke of Villiers into marriage, Jemma transforms Roberta into the most delicious and desirable woman in town. Then she lures Villiers to the house, ostensibly to play chess, but he, ignoring both Roberta and Jemma's husband, offers Jemma a match - the third game to be played blindfold. And in bed."
  • "Jemma, Dutchess of Beaumont, needs a challange. When her cousin Lady Roberta asks for help seducing the Duke of Villiers into marriage, Jemma jumps at the chance. But during a game of chess the plan backfires. Villiers, ignoring Jemma's husband, offers her a match - to be played blindfolded. And in bed. Let the games begin.."
  • "When Lady Roberta St. Giles, a marquess's sheltered only daughter, gambles on love with notorious scoundrel Damon Reeve, the Earl of Gryffyn, she plays a high-stakes game of seduction and passion where the winner takes all."@en
  • "Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication... of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title... of games played for high stakes, including?on occasion?a lady's virtue. A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage?until he lays eyes on Roberta. Yet the Earl of Gryffyn knows too well that the price required to gain a coronet is often too high. Damon Reeve, the earl, is determined to protect the exquisite Roberta from chasing after the wrong destiny. Can Damon entice her into a high-stakes game of his own, even if his heart is likely to be lost in the venture?"@en
  • "Jemma, Dutchess of Beaumont, needs a challenge. When her cousin Lady Roberta asks for help seducing the Duke of Villiers into marriage, Jemma jumps at the chance. But during a game of chess the plan backfires. Villiers, ignoring Jemma's husband, offers her a match - to be played blindfolded. And in bed. Let the games begin.."
  • ""A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consumate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage--until he lays eyes on Roberta. Yet the Earl of Gryffyn knows too well that the price required to gain a coronet is often too high. Damon Reeve, the earl, is determined to protect the exquisite Roberta from chasing after the wrong destiny. Can Damon entice her into a high-stakes game of his own, even if his heart i likely to be lost in the venture?"--Page 4 of cover."@en
  • "Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication ... of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title ... of games played for high stakes, including--on occasion--a lady's virtue. A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage -- until he lays eyes on Roberta. Yet the Earl of Gryffyn knows too well that the price required to gain a coronet is often too high. Damon Reeve, the earl, is determined to protect the exquisite Roberta from chasing after the wrong destiny. Can Damon entice her into a high-stakes game of his own, even if his heart is likely to be lost in the venture?"@en

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  • "Large type books"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Historie miłosne angielskie"@pl
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Regency fiction"
  • "Regency fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@tr
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Love stories"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en

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  • "Жажда любви : роман"
  • "Yüreğime aşk düştü"@tr
  • "Zhazhda li︠u︡bvi : roman"
  • "Desperate Duchesses"
  • "Desperate Duchesses"@en
  • "Desperate duchesses"@en
  • "Desperate duchesses"
  • "La débutante"
  • "DESPERATE DUCHESSES"
  • "Księżna w desperacji"
  • "Księżna w desperacji"@pl

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