The Duchess Diaries
Grant Chandler fell prey to Sophie Huntington Ramsey's duplicitous charms once before, but he isn't about be fooled by the lovely lady a second time. A decade ago, Grant and Sophie enjoyed one memorable night of passion, after which Sophie bluntly informed Grant that she had no intention of marrying a penniless nobody like him. Grant spent the next 10 years traveling the globe, but he has returned to London a wealthy man on a mission. Before he died, Grant's old friend, Robert, the Duke of Mulford, not only named Grant as one of his son Lucien's guardians, he also secretly sent Grant a letter suggesting that someone was trying to kill him. Now Grant is determined to find the evidence he needs to prove that Robert's murderer is none other than his lovely young widow, Sophie. RITA Award-winning Smith pairs up a determined yet conflicted hero with a heroine keeping a secret no one could ever suspect in a riveting romance that is expertly imbued with both sensuality and intrigue.John CharlesCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved