![]() ![]() ![]() Evie Harlow is quite content running the quaint little bookshop she inherited from her fath. Opposites attract in this Victorian take on My Fair Lady when a shy bookshop owner and a dashing duke discover that their perfect match is right in front of them. ![]() But as shy Evie becomes the shining star he always knew she could be, she somehow steals his heart. Check out this great listen on Audible.ca. He'll help her find a husband and congratulate himself on a job well done. When disaster strikes her shop, however, she's left with little choice but to let herself be whisked into his high-society world.Īlways happy to help a lady in distress, Max thinks he's saving Evie from her dull spinster's life. The duke might be devilishly attractive, but Evie has no intention of accepting his ludicrous offer. Until Maximillian Shaw, Duke of Westbourne, saunters into her shop with a proposition: to win a bet with his friends, he'll turn her into the diamond of the season. Fans of Lisa Kleypas and Julia Quinn will adore this opposites-attract romance featuring a dashing duke, a shy bookshop owner, and a wager that will change their lives forever.Įvie Harlow runs a quaint little bookshop in London, which is the biggest adventure an unmarried woman with no prospects could hope for. ![]()
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