The Duke Gets Desperate

An Arab American businesswoman inherits a castle in Victorian England and has to share the property with the estate’s disgruntled duke in this series-launcher from Quincy (The Marquess Makes His Move). Reeling from her brother’s betrayal, which ousted her from the family company, Raya Darwish travels to England to attend her cousin’s funeral. Upon her arrival, Raya learns that she has inherited the castle where her cousin resided—along with its dire financial situation and the curmudgeonly Duke of Strickland. The duke is aghast to learn that a brash American has inherited the castle that’s been in his family for generations. Despite their differences, they’ll have to work together to secure their financial futures—if they can resist the growing desire between them. Tension builds as the pair’s opposing wills tumble with their passionate trysts.