{"product_id":"the-duke-dare","title":"The Duke Dare","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; line-height: 22.4px; font-family: Roboto, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #414141; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 1.6rem !important;\"\u003e\u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eWhen a dare leads to a scandal and a hasty marriage between a grumpy duke and a sweet debutante, will the final prize be true love?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; line-height: 22.4px; font-family: Roboto, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #414141; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 1.6rem !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eShe took the dare.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLady Gemma Brooks was still in her awkward phase when a spiteful young woman dared her to ask the unattainable Duke of Grovemont for a dance. Gemma accepted, not for herself, but to protect the other wallflowers from malicious gossip. But what began as a harmless dare spiraled into scandal, and Gemma soon finds herself forced into an unexpected marriage with a man she barely knows.\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; line-height: 22.4px; font-family: Roboto, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #414141; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 1.6rem !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eHe paid the price.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLucian Banks, the Duke of Grovemont, was still grieving his mother’s death when a simple wedding invitation turned his life upside down. Never did he imagine that his friend’s younger sister would draw him into a compromising situation, one that led to a hasty marriage. As a gentleman, Lucian will do his duty, but he’s convinced that Gemma trapped him, and has no plans to play the role of doting husband.\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; line-height: 22.4px; font-family: Roboto, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #414141; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 1.6rem !important;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\"\u003eCan love bloom from obligation?\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLucian leaves London without a word, abandoning his new bride. But when he returns a year later, he’s shocked to find that the awkward girl he left behind has transformed into a stunning beauty and the toast of the \u003cem style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eton\u003c\/em\u003e. When the truth about their marriage finally comes to light, Lucian embarks on a mission to win his wife’s heart. Will Gemma be able to resist the man who once spurned her, especially when he turns from cold and distant to irresistibly charming?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valerie Bowman Books","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":66884109009200,"sku":"9781960015280","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-duke-dare","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}