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full view of all of their workers, uncaring what anyone might think of a duke seducing his duchess in plain sight, he kissed her deeply.

“For God’s sake,” Cynthia grumbled. “Flaunt your undying love somewhere else.”

“As you like, dearest little sister,” Jess said, though her words were a little breathless.

“Meant to tell you,” Noel said, weaving his fingers with hers and leading her away, “a letter came to Carriford this morning and I hadn’t a chance to say. Lord Trask has already requested that we both attend next year’s Bazaar.”

“That’s not for months and months.”

Noel shrugged. “Suppose he wanted, and I quote, ‘two of England’s top financial minds’ to give his event a little more polish. After the wild success of Catton’s, and then the Graveses’ fire-suppression system, he knew that we were both necessary components for the Bazaar.”

“A wise man, that Lord Trask.” She noticed that Noel guided her toward their waiting carriage. “Should we go back to Carriford now? They might need me here.”

“They might,” he agreed. “Did you want to remain?”

“That depends.”

“On?”

“If you need me.”

His gaze turned sultry and his voice dropped into a growl. “I need you, Jess. Now.”

Her whole body heated, and she slid her hands up his solid chest. “That’s something we haven’t tried.” She glanced meaningfully at the carriage.

“Today’s the day we do.” He helped her up into the vehicle, then climbed in beside her and shut the door. He pulled down the curtains in each of the windows, turning the interior of the carriage dim and intimate.

At once, he knelt between her legs, his hands gathering her skirts as they slid up her legs.

She tried for a laugh, but the sound came out more of a gasp. Arousal climbed higher with each of his caresses. “What have I done with the influential, urbane duke?”

“He’s right here,” Noel rumbled. “On his knees before you. Exactly where he wants to be.”

Acknowledgments

This will be my twenty-seventh published romance and you’d think that the process gets easier with so much time and experience. It doesn’t. But thanks to the efforts of some truly amazing people, you’re currently reading an actual book and not a tear-stained scribbled note of apology.

To begin with, I want to thank Nicole Fischer, who very politely and kindly let me know that perhaps a romance and not a thinly veiled critique of capitalism was more what readers wanted. Thank you for guiding me through a rocky and challenging process, to create a book worthy of Rotherby and Jess.

Thank you to Kevan Lyon, who has championed my work for thirteen years, and Patricia Nelson, who keeps an eye on the details.

Thank you to Pamela Spengler-Jaffee, the hardest-working woman in publishing.

My sincerest gratitude and thanks to Rose Lerner, Theresa Romain, Megan Frampton, Sasha Strachan, Jen DeLuca (Hook gifs forever!), Sarah MacLean, Jenny Nordbak, Erin Ljungdahl (sorry Smith’s Wealth of Nations didn’t make it into the book), Farrah Rochon, Caroline Linden, Darcy Burke, and Tracey Livesay.

And thank you, dear reader, for going on this totally awesome ’80s-inspired journey with me.

Announcement

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About the Author

EVA LEIGH is a romance author who has always loved the Regency era. She writes novels chock-full of determined women and sexy men. She enjoys baking, spending too much time on the Internet, and listening to music from the ’80s. Eva and her husband live in Central California.

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