{"id":18673,"date":"2017-06-27T08:35:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T12:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=18673"},"modified":"2022-10-11T18:10:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T18:10:52","slug":"giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/","title":{"rendered":"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first book in<em><strong> Sophie Barnes<\/strong><strong>\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>Diamonds in the Rough<\/em>\u00a0series is out and\u00a0I have a print copy of <strong>A MOST UNLIKELY DUKE<\/strong>\u00a0to give away to one lucky commenter. <strong>Entering is as easy as leaving a comment.<\/strong> Winner will be listed here Thursday.\u00a0Good luck!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong>\u00a0The winner is <strong>NATASHA PERSAUD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congrats, Natasha! Please email me at\u00a0<strong>contact at smittenbybooks dot com<\/strong>\u00a0to collect your book and include your snail mail address. Also, don\u2019t forget to include the title in your email.\u00a0<strong>You have 3 weeks claim your prize.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>**US residents only<\/em><!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-18673\" data-postid=\"18673\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-18673 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_96c7002 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1  tb_uqfr222 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_76e3222 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad image-top auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/2017\/historical\/jun-a-most-unlikely-duke-sophie-barnes.php\"\n\t        rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\t       >\n\t\t   \t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/a-most-unlikely-duke-sophie-barnes.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes\" alt=\"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes\">\t    <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2  tb_my7l002 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xlxx123   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Jun 27, 2017<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <em>Diamonds in the Rough<\/em><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $5.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>He never thought he&#8217;d become a duke, or that the secrets of his past would cost him his greatest love&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raphe Matthews hasn\u2019t stepped foot in polite circles since a tragedy left his once-noble family impoverished and in debt. The bare-knuckle boxer has spent the last fifteen years eking out an existence for himself and his two sisters. But when a stunning reversal of fortune lands Raphe the title of Duke of Huntley, he\u2019s determined to make a go of becoming a proper lord, but he\u2019ll need a little help, and his captivating neighbor might be just the woman for the job\u2026<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After her sister\u2019s scandalous match, Lady Gabriella knows the ton\u2019s eyes are on her. Agreeing to tutor the brutish new duke can only lead to ruin. Although she tries to control her irresistible attraction to Raphe, every day she spends with him only deepens her realization that this may be the one man she cannot do without. And as scandal threatens to envelop them both, she must decide if she can risk everything for love with a most unlikely duke.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_p1w0222 buttons-horizontal rounded  large rounded\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \t<div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_inline_b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/2017\/historical\/jun-a-most-unlikely-duke-sophie-barnes.php\" class=\"ui builder_button purple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tf_inline_b tf_vmiddle\">Buy Links<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module buttons -->\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first book in Sophie Barnes\u2019\u00a0Diamonds in the Rough\u00a0series is out and\u00a0I have a print copy of A MOST UNLIKELY DUKE\u00a0to give away to one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,27,58],"tags":[307],"class_list":["post-18673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avon-books","category-giveaways","category-spotlight","tag-historicals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes - Smitten by Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes - Smitten by Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The first book in Sophie Barnes\u2019\u00a0Diamonds in the Rough\u00a0series is out and\u00a0I have a print copy of A MOST UNLIKELY DUKE\u00a0to give away to one [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Smitten by Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-06-27T12:35:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-10-11T18:10:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/a-most-unlikely-duke-sophie-barnes.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"beverley\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"beverley\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/27\\\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/27\\\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"beverley\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5a4181aeb9cd5641e30023b9b4d3e00d\"},\"headline\":\"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-27T12:35:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-11T18:10:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/27\\\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":306,\"commentCount\":18,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/27\\\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"keywords\":[\"historicals\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Avon Books\",\"Giveaways\",\"Spotlight\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/27\\\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/27\\\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/27\\\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\\\/\",\"name\":\"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes - Smitten by Books\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/27\\\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/27\\\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-27T12:35:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-11T18:10:52+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/27\\\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/27\\\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/27\\\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/27\\\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Smitten by Books\",\"description\":\"Where HEAs are guaranteed\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Smitten by Books\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/cropped-smittenlogo-2017.png?fit=281%2C265&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/cropped-smittenlogo-2017.png?fit=281%2C265&ssl=1\",\"width\":281,\"height\":265,\"caption\":\"Smitten by Books\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5a4181aeb9cd5641e30023b9b4d3e00d\",\"name\":\"beverley\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d01d9a027fd24b3d94658206104dd5d7aaffba75b651e55c08358a9bc51b26a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d01d9a027fd24b3d94658206104dd5d7aaffba75b651e55c08358a9bc51b26a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d01d9a027fd24b3d94658206104dd5d7aaffba75b651e55c08358a9bc51b26a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"beverley\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/smittenbybooks.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/beverley\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes - Smitten by Books","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes - Smitten by Books","og_description":"The first book in Sophie Barnes\u2019\u00a0Diamonds in the Rough\u00a0series is out and\u00a0I have a print copy of A MOST UNLIKELY DUKE\u00a0to give away to one [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/","og_site_name":"Smitten by Books","article_published_time":"2017-06-27T12:35:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-10-11T18:10:52+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/a-most-unlikely-duke-sophie-barnes.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"beverley","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"beverley","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/"},"author":{"name":"beverley","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5a4181aeb9cd5641e30023b9b4d3e00d"},"headline":"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes","datePublished":"2017-06-27T12:35:21+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-11T18:10:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/"},"wordCount":306,"commentCount":18,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","keywords":["historicals"],"articleSection":["Avon Books","Giveaways","Spotlight"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/","url":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/","name":"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes - Smitten by Books","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"","datePublished":"2017-06-27T12:35:21+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-11T18:10:52+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/27\/giveaway-a-most-unlikely-duke-by-sophie-barnes\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/","name":"Smitten by Books","description":"Where HEAs are guaranteed","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Smitten by Books","url":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cropped-smittenlogo-2017.png?fit=281%2C265&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/cropped-smittenlogo-2017.png?fit=281%2C265&ssl=1","width":281,"height":265,"caption":"Smitten by Books"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/5a4181aeb9cd5641e30023b9b4d3e00d","name":"beverley","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d01d9a027fd24b3d94658206104dd5d7aaffba75b651e55c08358a9bc51b26a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d01d9a027fd24b3d94658206104dd5d7aaffba75b651e55c08358a9bc51b26a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d01d9a027fd24b3d94658206104dd5d7aaffba75b651e55c08358a9bc51b26a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"beverley"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog"],"url":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/author\/beverley\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"builder_content":"<a href=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/2017\/historical\/jun-a-most-unlikely-duke-sophie-barnes.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" > <img src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/a-most-unlikely-duke-sophie-barnes.jpg\" title=\"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes\" alt=\"Giveaway \u2606 A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes\"> <\/a>\n<p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Jun 27, 2017<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <em>Diamonds in the Rough<\/em><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $5.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>He never thought he'd become a duke, or that the secrets of his past would cost him his greatest love...<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Raphe Matthews hasn\u2019t stepped foot in polite circles since a tragedy left his once-noble family impoverished and in debt. The bare-knuckle boxer has spent the last fifteen years eking out an existence for himself and his two sisters. But when a stunning reversal of fortune lands Raphe the title of Duke of Huntley, he\u2019s determined to make a go of becoming a proper lord, but he\u2019ll need a little help, and his captivating neighbor might be just the woman for the job\u2026<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After her sister\u2019s scandalous match, Lady Gabriella knows the ton\u2019s eyes are on her. Agreeing to tutor the brutish new duke can only lead to ruin. Although she tries to control her irresistible attraction to Raphe, every day she spends with him only deepens her realization that this may be the one man she cannot do without. And as scandal threatens to envelop them both, she must decide if she can risk everything for love with a most unlikely duke.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/2017\/historical\/jun-a-most-unlikely-duke-sophie-barnes.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Buy Links <\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}