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 Fans of Lisa Kleypas and Julia Quinn will adore this opposites-attract romance featuring a dashing duke, a shy bookshop owner, and a wager that will change their lives forever.

Evie Harlow runs a quaint little bookshop in London, which is the biggest adventure an unmarried woman with no prospects could hope for. Until Maximillian Shaw, Duke of Westbourne, saunters into her shop with a proposition: to win a bet with his friends, he’ll turn her into the diamond of the season. The duke might be devilishly attractive, but Evie has no intention of accepting his ludicrous offer. When disaster strikes her shop, however, she’s left with little choice but to let herself be whisked into his high-society world.

Always happy to help a lady in distress, Max thinks he’s saving Evie from her dull spinster’s life. He’ll help her find a husband and congratulate himself on a job well done. But as shy Evie becomes the shining star he always knew she could be, she somehow steals his heart. And when her reputation is threatened, can Max convince her to choose a glittering, aristocratic life with him over the cozy comfort of her bookshop? Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Victorian Women's Fiction Heartfelt

Critic reviews

“Laura Lee Guhrke can steam up the pages with nothing more than a kiss on the hand.”—Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Laura Lee Guhrke has a lively style that sizzles."—Jane Feather, New York Times bestselling author

"Engaging prose, witty barbs, and sigh-worthy sensuality make this humorous Victorian charmer an excellent addition to Guhrke's series and a most diverting read."

—Library Journal, starred review, on The Trouble with True Love
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I really liked the relationship and banter between the main characters. The story is well written and very sweet

Sweet and funny

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This was pure fun in the best ways. Evie is every bit the tenacious, strong-headed independent miss you’d expect in a Cinderella story. She has made her own way overcoming her hardships and surviving in a man’s world, saving and running her father’s business. I appreciated the 90’s film plot, as She’s All That was always a movie I really enjoyed. The premise that a woman would be made over simply because of a drunken wager, is at once comical and insulting and the author truly played that to precision. Capturing both of those reactions in tandem. Watching the Duke continuously set himself up for heartache as he pushed her towards others, was a delightful little bit of angst in an otherwise happy tale. Additionally, we have no ugly step families… but a bright cast of supportive women to guide them along. From Evie’s sister-like friend Anna to Max’s ever-helpful cousin Delia. This story will have you chuckling, and leave you with glow as bright as any glass slipper.

Pure fun

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The performance was so distracting I couldn’t finish. Hard to listen too with a distracting and un likeable tone.

Distracting performance

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