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The Contract Duchess, a Regency Romance: Key To My Heart Book 1

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Reads 50,145
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Parts 32
Time 4h 35m

MountainMomma81

How difficult can it be to consummate a marriage of convenience? More than you might imagine.

Derrick Williams had his life as the Duke of Chesterton planned out when he arrived at the reading of his father's will. An unexpected condition on the title reunites him with Angie, a childhood friend, in a marriage of convenience, and he dares to make new plans for the future. But Angie's life is ruled by her frail health, a weakness that makes her future anything but certain. Will Derrick and Angie be overcome by all that threatens to keep them apart, or will they find happiness together despite their circumstances?All Rights Reserved

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