Never Deceive a Duke

Liz Carlyle

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia
• eBook ISBN:
  9780731811861
• Year: 2011

A scandal-shrouded Duchess and the ruthless heir to her late husband’s title are drawn into a dangerous game of desire, secrets, and betrayal in glittering Regency London. As suspicion and irresistible passion ignite between them, one forbidden romance could destroy them both—or finally set them free.

They call her the Porcelain Princess…

Elegant, aloof, and devastatingly beautiful, Antonia, Duchess of Warneham, has become one of the most admired—and most whispered about—women in London society. Twice married. Twice widowed. Surrounded by glittering ballrooms, titled suitors, and endless speculation, Antonia has learned the hard way that marriage is nothing more than a gilded cage. Now, she is determined to protect both her freedom and her heart at any cost.

But when her husband’s sudden death is declared suspicious, scandal descends upon the duchy like a storm. And with it comes the arrival of a dangerously compelling stranger: the duke’s long-lost heir.

They call him a cold-hearted bastard…

Raised far from the glittering world that cast him aside, Gareth Lloyd has built an empire in London’s docklands with ruthless ambition and hard-earned power. Brooding, fiercely intelligent, and utterly irresistible, Gareth has no interest in aristocratic titles or the family that abandoned him long ago. Yet overnight, he finds himself thrust into the heart of the ton—as the new Duke of Warneham.

And the one temptation he cannot avoid is the widow he was never meant to desire.

Behind Antonia’s polished grace lies a woman of fierce passion and dangerous secrets. Behind Gareth’s hardened exterior is a man who has never truly belonged anywhere…until her. As suspicion, scandal, and simmering attraction ignite between them, the pair are drawn into a seductive battle of wills that threatens to consume them both.

Filled with breathtaking romance, slow-burning tension, glittering society intrigue, and irresistible chemistry, this sweeping historical romance is perfect for fans of Bridgerton, where every stolen glance hides a scandal—and every kiss could ruin them forever.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Praise
• Also by Liz Carlyle from Pocket Books
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Prologue
• Chapter One
• Chapter Two
• Chapter Three
• Chapter Four
• Chapter Five
• Chapter Six
• Chapter Seven
• Chapter Eight
• Chapter Nine
• Chapter Ten
• Chapter Eleven
• Chapter Twelve
• Chapter Thirteen
• Chapter Fourteen
• Chapter Fifteen
• Chapter Sixteen
• Chapter Seventeen
• Chapter Eighteen
• Epilogue