Keeper Of The Heart by Johanna Lindsey5/24/2023 So when Lady Rothley?s womanly wiles attract an invitation from none other than the Duke of Chevingham to join him in the South of France, it?s a Godsend. The death of her beloved father, has left artistic and idealistic Tempera and her stunning, scatterbrained stepmother Lady Rothley bereft not only of love but also of money. Could this modest, unassuming beauty be the ideal bride he seeks for Richard? Show book Like manna from heaven, a beautiful young grey-eyed waif calls to him for help for her ailing father as he rides through his estate. With Richard at death’s door, the Duke is determined that he shall find a more suitable young beauty to mend his broken heart to marry him and thwart Lady Delyth’s scheming ways. To the Duke’s horror, Richard’s heart is bewitched by society siren and acclaimed beauty Lady Delyth Maulden – and disaster turns to tragedy when Richard finds his beloved in the arms of another, shoots him and turns his gun on himself. To continue the family line, he is counting on his cousin and heir presumptive Richard to marry well and produce a son. Imperious, handsome and gallant in battle, the Duke of Kingswood has stolen the hearts of many society Belles – but he is ‘a block of ice which nobody can melt’, determined never to marry. The Duke & The Preachers Daughter Barbara Cartland
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