Someday My Duke Will Come by Christina Britton

There are enough background and appearances by other characters to give you a very good idea of what has gone before. Someday My Duke Will Come is the second title in the Isle of Synne series, and while Clara’s and Quincy’s situation drew me in quickly I do think that if you haven’t read the first story, A Good Duke is Hard to Find, you will not feel the least bit lost. Titles in the Isle of Synne series include – A Good Duke is Hard to Find – Someday My Duke Will Come – A Duke Worth Fighting For – Now, he just has to convince Lady Clara to take a chance on him. But as they pretend for the ton, Quincy finds himself falling for real. So, he enlists Lady Clara’s help, since he can’t marry another when he’s engaged to her.

One thing he won’t do? Marry a woman he’s never met just because she was engaged to his older brother. When Quincy Nesbitt unexpectedly inherits a dukedom, he’s determined to do his best by the title. With her younger sister recently engaged and about to embark on a life of her own, Clara feels adrift and without purpose―until Quincy, the new Duke of Reigate, arrives on her doorstep in need of a fake fiancée. Determined never to give in to temptation again, she settles into life as a caregiver for her family. But he soon discovers she's also witty and selfless, and if he's not careful, he just might lose his heart.Lady Clara Ashford’s world changed fifteen years ago at the hands of a rogue who took her innocence. Lady Clara has the right connections and happens to need him as much as he needs her. The only polite way to decline is to become engaged to someone else - quickly. Quincy Nesbitt reluctantly accepted the dukedom after his brother's death, but he'll be damned if he accepts his brother's fiancée as well. Desperate to avoid the matchmaking schemes, Clara's not sure what to do - until her neighbor, the new Duke of Reigate, shows up on her doorstep in need of her help.

But now that her sister is engaged, Clara's well-meaning aunt has set her sights on Clara. A rogue took advantage of her innocence when she was young, and she's spent her whole life trying to make sure no one finds out. Lady Clara Ashford had no intention of ever getting married. A fake engagement becomes the real thing in this historical romance that New York Times bestselling author Grace Burrowes calls 'first-rate Regency fun!'

Someday My Duke Will Come by Christina Britton