Girl Meets Duke
4 primary works
Book 1
'Love her writing.' Jodi Picoult on The Governess Game
'I absolutely loved it; her style is so warm and funny.' Nicola Cornick
'I am a Duke. I'm not asking you to marry me. I am offering to marry you. It's a different thing entirely.'When the Duke of Ashbury returns from war scarred, he realises he needs an heir - which means he needs a wife! When Emma Gladstone, a vicar's daughter turned seamstress visits wearing a wedding dress, he decides on the spot that she'll do.
His terms are simple:
- They will be husband and wife by night only.
- No lights, no kissing.
- No questions about his battle scars.
- Last, and most importantly... Once she's pregnant with his heir, they need never share a bed again.
But Emma is no pushover. She has secrets and some rules of her own:
- They will have dinner together every evening.
- With conversation.
- And teasing.
- Last, and most importantly... Once she's seen the man beneath the scars, he can't stop her from falling in love...
'The irresistibly provocative, classy love scenes set the bar high for other historical romance novels.'
Publishers Weekly
'This book is funny, it's charming, and the romance works so beautifully.'
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
'A rollicking and passionate romp that is just what... fans will relish.'
Library Journal
'Wickedly funny and soul-satisfyingly romantic novel...' Booklist
Book 2
The accidental governess...
After her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: transforming a pair of wild orphans into proper young ladies. However, the girls don't need discipline. They need a loving home. Try telling that to their guardian, Chase Reynaud. The ladies of London have tried-and failed-to make him settle down. Somehow, Alexandra must reach his heart . . . without risking her own.
The infamous rake...
Like any self-respecting libertine, Chase lives by one rule: no attachments. When a stubborn little governess tries to reform him, he decides to prove he can't be tamed. But Alexandra is more than he bargained for: clever, perceptive, passionate. She refuses to see him as a lost cause. Soon the walls around Chase's heart are crumbling . . . and he's in danger of falling, hard.
Book 3
‘Prepare to Fall in Love’Julia Quinn, author of Bridgerton
‘I absolutely adored it. I laughed out loud numerous times… Love her writing.’ Jodi Picoult on The Governess Game
Top Ten Most Heartwarming Reads by Red Magazine
Lady Penelope cares for all creatures.
Gabriel Duke cares for no one.
Can they care for each other?
Wealthy and ruthless, Gabriel Duke had to fight his way from the lowliest slums to the pinnacle of high society—and now, with a reputation as the ‘Duke of Ruin’, he wants to get even.
Loyal and passionate, Lady Penelope Campion never met a lost or wounded creature she wouldn’t take into her home, and her heart.
When her imposing—and attractive—new neighbour demands she remove her animals, Penny resists his demand and makes a counter-offer. She will part with her precious charges, if he can find them loving homes!
Rising to the challenge, Gabriel does not expect such a simple task to result in intimacy with Penny, and soon he finds this spirited spinster is not the push-over he thought.
But Gabe is not the only one with a past he’d rather forget. And if Penny is intent on saving Gabe, perhaps he might just need to save her first…
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‘I love Tessa Dare who writes sassy, salty heroines with plenty of backbone’ Sarra Manning on The Wallflower Wager for RED ONLINE
‘When it comes to historical romance, for me, no one beats Tessa Dare and this is definitely one of her best. It sparkles with all of Dare's usual humour and wit, and the romance is hot, hot, hot. I started this on my way home from work one Thursday evening and had the whole thing finished that night.
5 Star
I couldn’t put it down
5 Star
‘The main characters, Gabriel and Lady Penelope, are to die for – I loved their first meeting so much. It was funny yet cute and sexy all at the same time…Their story is beautiful’
4 Star
I like this style of fiction – always have since Georgette Heyer times and these series of novels are only reminding me of her but with a small diversion towards modern times – the heroines are less missish and more feisty and not afraid to have sex with their suitors.
I am also, always a sucker for stories with cute animals and hedgehogs in pockets are the best yet’
4 Star
Book 4
‘I absolutely adored it. I laughed out loud numerous times…Love her writing' Jodie Picoult on The Governess Game
How to lose a Duke in ten years…without losing your heart.
Two sworn enemies – a bookish daughter of a scholar and an arrogant heir to a Duke made a pact: If they were single in a decade they would get married.
Nicola thought this was a joke.
The Duke of Westleigh did not.
Ten years later the Duke of Westleigh appears to claim his bride, but Nicola is not convinced. He is determined to marry her. She is determined to convince him she is not the marrying kind. Both bet they can change each other's minds, who will win?