The Duke’s Deceitful Governess

Caroline Lee

Nov 2023 · Surprise! Dukes Book 1 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Philip Alces

About this audiobook

Love is a luxury he can't afford . . . For years, he was known only as Blackrose's Blade, an elite assassin in the employ of the Crown. But after a mission cost him the use of his leg, Rourke Lindsay has unexpectedly inherited a dukedom . . . and along with it, the headache of a pair of hellion twins. Now, he's in dire need of a miracle. He just didn't expect her to be quite so tempting. Needing a safe place to hide, Miss Sophia Cuny has forged her references and settled into the Duke of Exingham's employ, unwilling to admit she knows next to nothing about children. She does, however, know all about the Duke's painful past and why the cynical warrior refuses to allow himself close to a pair of rapscallion troublemakers, no matter how desperately they need his love. The longer she tries to avoid the new duke, the more she sees the man beneath the scars-the man who needs love as well-even if he's unwilling to admit it. Too bad she can't afford to allow him into her heart, even as the danger she's running from closes in. Because Sophia possesses secrets about his past even Rourke doesn't know, and revealing the truth will ruin them all. Contains mature themes.

About the author

Caroline Lee is the USA Today bestselling author of many historical and western romance series, including Those Kilted Bastards, The Sinclair Jewels, The Hots for Scots, Bad in Plaid, River's End Ranch, and Cowboys of Cauldron Valley. Learn more at carolineleeromance.com.

Philip Alces primarily narrates erotic romance. Some of his titles are bestsellers in that genre, including several by Natasha Knight and Red Phoenix. Having split his youth between California and England, he now spends much of his time in a cabin in the Great North Woods and enjoys savoring the solitude of the outdoors.