The Duchess (Outsider #2)
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~~~BOOK 2 OF THE OUTSIDER SERIES~~~
Dusk Hale has risen from the position of a normal university girl to the president of one of the largest conglomerates in Bravadia. But things are hardly normal for the role model of many young girls in the country.
Having seen Luke Jones for what he truly is, Dusk is trying to move on from her first love.And Luke or rather Julien Lidwig, the crown prince is not willing to let go. At the same time suitors are lining up to court Duchess Hale.
But love is not Dusk's first priority. Responsibilities rest upon her shoulders-the fate of her companies, the well being of her duchy and of course, her studies. But the irony of it all, Dusk Hale, of the now Noble house of Hale, President of Dusk Hale holdings, a multi billion dollar company is still an outsider in the circle of the elite.
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