num_pages: 340
description: New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan begins the all new Duke Hunt series with the illegitimate son of a duke who meets his match in the daring daughter of a vicar.The Bastard Rogue...Peregrine Butler's privileged blue-blooded world is rocked to the core when it is revealed he was born before his parents' marriage and therefore is not the legal heir to the dukedom. Facing ruin Perry must use his charm and good looks to win an heiressall the while ignoring his fascination with the one interfering and alluring chit who is intent on sabotaging his efforts. The Lady Vicar... Everyone knows Imogen Bates the virtuous daughter of the senile vicar. She can write a sermon in a day and spot a rogue in a second so she sees right through Perry's seductive faade. But Imogen's plan to protect the heiresses of her beloved Shropshire from the erstwhile Duke of Penning the bane of her existence since childhood soon turns into something altogether unacceptable for the proper lady... who suddenly finds herself longing to keep his heated glances and tempting kisses all to herself.
language: English
title: The Duke Goes Down
publisher: Avon