num_pages: 374
description: When the three young ladies of the Fairchild family learn that their stepfather has absconded with their late mother's fortune, Ava, the eldest, hunts down the notoriously wealthy rakehell Jared Broderick, the Marquis of Middleton and heir to a dukedom. Much to her shock and delight, the marquis sweeps her into a whirlwind romance and proposes marriage. But after their passionate wedding night, Ava discovers Jared has ulterior motives of his own. Not only does he expect her to deliver an heir while he continues to enjoy a rogue's life, but Ava also suspects she is a pawn in her husband's quest for revenge. Marriages of convenience work for some, but for Ava a loveless bond won't do. So she devises a bold plan to confront her husband's demons so that he might be free to choose to give her his heart for the right reason: because she is the only woman he will ever truly desire.
language: English
title: The Hazards of Hunting a Duke
titlecomplete: The Hazards of Hunting a Duke (Desperate Debutantes, #1)
characters: Jared Broderick, Ava Fairchild
genres: British Literature, Historical, Adult, Historical Romance, Romance, Historical Fiction, Regency Romance, Audiobook, Fiction, Regency
ratings_count: 3574
places: London, England
series: Desperate Debutantes
publisher: Pocket Star