Title: Along came a duke
Description: In order to claim a vast fortune, Tabitha Timmons, a penniless spinster, must marry the very respectable Mr. Barkworth, but finds herself torn between the good fortune that guarantees her security and her feelings for the Duke of Preston, who vows to save her from a passionless union.
Subjects: Man-woman relationships, Aristocracy (Social class), Orphans, Fiction, Forced marriage, Bachelors, Inheritance and succession, Single women, Nobility, History, London (England), Fiction, romance, general, London (england), fiction
Places: England, London, London (England)