A Duke's Daughter

by Kathleen Buckley

Overview

Can a duke be thrown into debtor's prison? If so, Emily, dependent on her cousin, the heir to her father's impoverished dukedom, wonders what will become of her? With great reluctance, she agrees to marry a man willing to pay for an aristocratic bride. Rejected by the woman he loves, Ambrose Hawkins, shipper, importer, and former pirate, settles for a female who can further his social ambitions. His marriage to Emily is prospering until a man who blames Hawkins for the failure of his own courtship is murdered. Hawkins is the obvious suspect... ...and the obvious suspect usually hangs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781509230914
Publisher:	Wild Rose Press
Publication date:	04/29/2020
Pages:	378
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.78(d)

About the Author

Kathleen Buckley grew up in Alaska, where winters encouraged staying in and reading.

A Master's Degree in English prepared her to work a variety of jobs including a long stint as a paralegal, which is probably why 18th century legal issues tend to creep into her books, as well as elements of crime.

Because she fell in love with Georgette Heyer's romances, there's no explicit sex in her novels. There is some mild bad language, as her characters sometimes find themselves in situations calling for an oath a little stronger than "Zounds!" There's also crime and some humor.

Her heroines do not fall in love at the first kiss and her heroes usually prefer to solve problems with their wits rather than fists, swords or pistols. Which is not to say swords are never wielded or pistols fired.

She now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and writes full-time.