Romance readers craving substantive mystery and intelligent leads will savor this pitch-perfect love story.” - Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW for Heiress for Hire The plot moves apace, but Chase and Minerva’s relationship is treated patiently, with their attraction simmering alongside mutual respect, and their eventual love scenes are sensitively rendered. “ smart, satisfying Regency romance…Hunter gives the well-matched pair plenty of ground to cover with a wide cast of memorable suspects, and their clever detective work is a consistent pleasure. Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW, Top 10 Editors’ Pick Readers craving substantive mystery and intelligent leads will savor this pitch perfect love story.” Now Iris’s desire to unearth the scandal behind the dukedom burns ever brighter: for doing so might also protect the man who has stolen her heart. But all her years on the continent have not prepared her for the sensual onslaught she discovers in his embrace-or the devastation of almost losing him to malicious intentions.

Even tangle with the likes of Nicholas, a man whose formidable intellect and good looks lure her like no other. Iris will do anything to restore honor to her beloved grandfather’s name. All of which keeps her temptingly close at hand…

He agrees to fulfill the late duke’s promise to her, even as he grows suspicious of both her motives and the danger that seems to surround her. But as for his second duty-he is finding it difficult to think of any other woman while tantalizing thoughts of Iris occupy his mind. When bedazzling, unconventional Iris Barrington shows up at the estate, Nicholas believes he may have found the missing beneficiary-unless she is a charlatan, or worse. Now the new Duke of Hollinburgh, Nicholas Radnor has two duties to fulfill: locate the mysterious woman mentioned in his late uncle’s will and acquire a suitable bride. Fans of Bridgerton and Lisa Kelypas will be utterly charmed by this enthralling new love story that resolves the mystery of an eccentric and wealthy Duke bequeathing three seemingly unknown women with shares in his fortune. When the heir to the Duke’s title meets with the charming and stunning last heir to the fortune, will he be able to resist her charms long enough to learn why she was named in the will?

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