His Wayward Duchess
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Duke Edward John Ravenham has been separated for two years with the beautiful but stubborn Caroline.
And now a gorgeous girl clings onto him as if she owns him! Sure, their marriage hadn't been a dance on roses... but between them it had been fireworks! So what will happen when they meet again and are forced to dance with each other in one of London's finest ballrooms...? She's been trying to heal her broken heart for years... while he's been trying to hide his!
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