The Duke I Once Knew
An unexpected reunion… a second chance at love.
Abigail Linton has devoted herself to caring for her parents and her siblings’ children. Eager to create a life of her own, Abby seizes upon a position as a governess on a neighbouring estate. Unfortunately, her employer is Maxwell Bryce, the Duke of Rothwell – the notorious rake who once broke her youthful heart.
Since he hasn’t set foot on his estate for fifteen years, Abby assumes she’ll never have to see him… Until, one day, he appears. Max is stunned to come face to face with the girl he fell for, before he went away and she stopped writing to him.
Both Abby and Max have changed over the years, but has their passion for each other remained unchanged?
A sweeping Regency romance for fans of Lisa Kleypas and Mary Balogh.
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About the Author
Olivia Drake is the author of 36 romance novels. Her most recent series is called 'Unlikely Duchesses' and began with THE DUKE I ONCE KNEW and FOREVER MY DUKE. Next up is WHEN A DUKE LOVES A GOVERNESS, which Publisher's Weekly called "impossible to put down." Romance Junkies awarded it 5 stars, saying it's "a dazzling gem of a story!”
Her other series include 'Heiress in London' (SEDUCING THE HEIRESS, NEVER TRUST A ROGUE, SCANDAL OF THE YEAR) and 'The Cinderella Sisterhood' series (IF THE SLIPPER FITS, STROKE OF MIDNIGHT, ABDUCTED BY A PRINCE, BELLA AND THE BEAST, HIS WICKED WISH, THE SCANDALOUS FLIRT).
Olivia Drake's books have won the Golden Heart Award, Best Historical Romantic Suspense, Best Regency Historical, and the prestigious RITA Award from Romance Writers of America. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband and a pair of feisty cats. Her two daughters have flown the nest, but they still come back whenever they want a home-cooked meal.
Olivia has also written under the name Barbara Dawson Smith.