In Spite of My Heart
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Miss Alice Carter has never cared for London society, with its endless parade of polished manners and carefully arranged alliances. Least of all does she admire the Duke of Devonshire-a man whose handsome features, considerable fortune, and celebrated disdain have rendered him the most sought-after guest of every ballroom and the most insufferable of all her acquaintances.
When an unguarded moment leads to a public clash between them, Alice is determined to forget the encounter. Yet she soon discovers that the Duke's attention, once provoked, is not so easily set aside. What begins as a contest of pride and principle soon becomes a perplexing acquaintance-one marked by glances that linger too long and conversations that stray far beyond the bounds of civility.
William Cavendish has never met a woman so unmoved by his consequence-or so quick to expose his failings. And in Miss Carter's company, he finds himself in the most dangerous predicament of all: at risk of admiration he has never permitted himself to feel.
Set amid the elegance and intrigue of Victorian London, In Spite of My Heart is a story of wit, rivalry, and a love neither of them wished to discover-and neither can bring themselves to deny.
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