{"id":11384,"date":"2014-05-02T10:30:25","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T14:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/?p=11384"},"modified":"2014-05-02T10:30:25","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T14:30:25","slug":"giveaway-the-unexpected-duchess-by-valerie-bowman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/02\/giveaway-the-unexpected-duchess-by-valerie-bowman\/","title":{"rendered":"Giveaway: The Unexpected Duchess by Valerie Bowman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fabulous <em><strong>Valerie Bowman<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>(<strong>Say Yes to the Dress<\/strong> feature bride-to-be) has a wonderful release out this month: <strong>THE UNEXPECTED DUCHESS. Comment to enter to win a print copy!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>*Click the cover image to access buy links and link to author&#8217;s website.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theseasonforromance.com\/2014\/historical\/may-the-unexpected-duchess-valerie-bowman.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11386\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theseasonforromance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/unexpectedduchess.jpg?resize=168%2C275\" alt=\"unexpectedduchess\" width=\"168\" height=\"275\" hspace=\"15\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #eeeeee;\"><p><strong>IN THIS BATTLE OF WITS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lady Lucy Upton\u2019s tongue may be too sharp to attract suitors but her heart is good, and when her painfully shy friend Cassandra needs help she devises a brilliant scheme to help her discourage an unwanted suitor, the Duke of Claringdon. Lucy will hide behind the hedgerow and tell Cass just what to say to discourage the Duke of Claringdon\u2026but it turns out that he\u2019s made of sterner stuff than either of them anticipated. And Lucy is shocked to discover that tangling with the tenacious man is the most fun she\u2019s had in ages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>KISSES ARE THE BEST WEAPON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lord Derek Hunt made a promise to his dying friend to marry the demure Cassandra, and for a man who wants nothing more than peace and quiet after the horrors of war, she\u2019ll make the perfect bride. If only the impudent Miss Upton will let him court the girl! Doing battle is the last thing on his mind, but bantering with Lucy behind the bushes is too tempting to resist. 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