The Once and Future Duchess

Aduchessintimesavesanobleline…Intheory,theDukeofCandoveristhemosteligiblepeerintherealm.Butintruth,hehasadeepaversiontothemeresthintofmarriage,nottomentiontwobotchedengagementswhichhavemarkedhisjadedsoul.Now,afteradebauchedbachelorpartythatcausespublicoutcry,thePrinceRegentisdemandingthatit'sCandover'sturntobebroughttoheel.AndPrinnysecretlybelievesthatIsabelleTremont,theDuchessofMarch,ispreciselytheladyuptothechallenge.Isabellemustmarry,butadayofreckoningwiththemanshe'slovedforyearsishergreatestfear.IfCandoverinsistsshe'stooyoungandinnocentforaseasonedworld-wearymanlikehim,there'snoshortageofothercandidates.Gentlemenofprestigeandposition.GentlemenwhoseattentionsaredrivingCandovertojealousdistraction.Yetoneabandonedmomentunderthestarshintsthatiftheycanputasideprideandduty,thenaloveoncedeniedmightjustbetheirdestiny.