THE DUKE'S ESTATE SERIES

The Duke of Tereford is accustomed to getting his own way, but she'sgoing to teach him a thing or two about love.

James Cantrell, the new Duke of Tereford, has inherited a dukedom indisarray and is overwhelmed by his unaccustomed responsibilities. Then hegets an idea. Cecelia Vainsmede served as liaison between James and herfather, and she knows a great deal about business matters, his own inparticular. She's also quite pretty. Ever the pragmatist, he suggests a marriageof convenience.Cecelia has always been good at working with James, but she doesn'tunderstand how he can be so obtuse. He clearly doesn't realize that he's theduke she's always wished for, or that his offer is an insult. But when aGerman prince arrives in London and immediately sets out to woo Cecelia,James will have to come to terms with what he really feels for her. Is runningaway worth the cost of losing her, or will the duke dare to win her once andfor all?

Jane Ashford's romances have sold over 650,000 copies worldwide.She is the author of The Duke's Sons series (Sourcebooks, 2016),The Way to a Lord's Heart series (2018), and The Duke's Estatesseries (Sourcebooks, 2021). Sourcebooks has been republishingAshford's prized 18-book backlist as well never-before publishedromances including Once Again A Bride (2013) and The BrideInsists (2014).Ashford's books have been previously published by Warner Books, NAL, and Bantam Dell. Jane has been nominated fora Career Achievement Award by RT Book Reviews.