A brooding duke finds his beautiful new neighbor way too intriguing for his liking in this delightful Regency romance. Grace Burrowes is terrific Julia Quinn Nathaniel Duke of Rothhaven lives in seclusion leaving his property only to gallop his demonblack steed across the moors by moonlight. Exasperated mamas invoke his name to frighten small children though Nathaniel is truly a decent man maybe too decent for his own good. Thats precisely why he must turn away the beguiling woman demanding his help. Lady Althea Wentworth has little patience for dukes reclusive or otherwise but she needs Rothhavens backing to gain entrance into Polite Society. Shes asked him nicely shes called on him politely all to no avail until her prize hogs just happen to plunder the ducal orchard. He longs for privacy. Shes vowed to never endure another ball as a wallflower. Yet as the two grow closer it soon becomes clear they might both be pretending to be something theyre not. BookPage Best Romance Novels of 2020 show more