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✨ How to Hate a Duke (And Accidentally Fall in Love) ✨

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Parts 7
Time 33m

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💫 How to Hate a Duke (And Accidentally Fall in Love) 💫

A reckless young woman. A brooding, impossible duke. A marriage that was never supposed to happen.

Lady Beatrice Whitmore has spent her life defying expectations, refusing to be just another pawn in high society. But when she is forced into an arranged marriage with the infuriatingly arrogant Duke Benedict Hawthorne, she swears she will never love him.

From cutting remarks to stolen dances, heated arguments to dangerously close encounters, Beatrice and Benedict are caught in a battle of wills. But when hidden truths and scandalous secrets threaten to unravel everything, they'll have to decide: Is love just another battle they refuse to lose?

🔥 Enemies-to-lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage ❤️ Slow-burn romance
Perfect for fans of My Lady Jane, Bridgerton, and Pride & Prejudice-with a wickedly hilarious and heart-wrenching twist.All Rights Reserved

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