cover image Lady Vivian Defies a Duke

Lady Vivian Defies a Duke

Samantha Grace. Sourcebooks Casablanca, $6.99 mass market (352p) ISBN 978-1-4022-5840-4

Grace supplies another winning marriage of romance and wit in this delightful Regency. Lady Vivian Worth can be an obliging and gracious young lady when necessary—she is engaged to a duke and understands she must play the part—but her true nature is more wild and spontaneous. Luke Forest, Duke of Foxhaven, has never met her; he travels to Vivian’s home to dissolve their arranged betrothal and help her find another husband. What he didn’t count on was the instant spark and growing attraction between them, and soon it appears marriage might be a good idea after all. The tried and true will-they-or-won’t-they plot gets new life with Grace’s trademark humor and charm. Fans of Grace’s previous books will recognize familiar characters. This classic love story is absorbing and endearing. Agent: Nephele Tempest, the Knight Agency. (May)