

***Also includes bonus short story, Storming the Castle!*** Author Notes

When a duke finds his duchess, can he win her heart? He must convince Ophelia that their blazing sensuality, his exquisite castle, and his eight charming children add up to a match made in heaven. Now he faces the greatest challenge of his life. Yet when he meets Ophelia again, the duke realises that he will marry her, or no one. She takes one look at him and heads for her carriage.ĭesperate to find a duchess, Hugo identifies an appropriate lady to woo. Hugo takes one look at Ophelia and loses his heart, but she doesn't want more children or a castle. Ophelia, Lady Astley, has a fine house, one well-behaved daughter - and no husband. Hugo Wilde, the Duke of Lindow, has a drafty castle, eight naughty children - and no wife. New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James returns to the Wildes series with a prequel novella about the Wilde children's parents, Hugo, Duke of Lindow, and Ophelia, Lady Astley. 'Nothing gets me to a bookstore faster than Eloisa James' Julia Quinn
