In this opposites-attract Regency romance by Jennifer Monroe, a duke who fears he will become mad like his father and a woman afraid of what the future will hold find themselves in a romance born out of madness.

A duke searching for luck.
A woman looking for love.
And a romance of two opposites that definitely attract.

A chance encounter with a handsome duke takes Miss Julia Wallace’s breath away. He is wealthy, powerful, and sinfully attractive. Everything a woman might desire in a man-until he accuses her of stealing his lucky pocket watch.

To compensate for the duke’s upset, the headmistress of Mrs. Rutley’s School for Young Women offers Julia’s company as replacement for the lost timepiece-a new good luck charm of sorts., Julia reluctantly agrees to the ruse, although she doesn’t share the same belief in chance. To her surprise, however, she finds a wounded soul hiding behind the reclusive duke’s haughty exterior. As Julia begins to fall for Elmhurst, she wonders if it is madness to fall in love with a duke who thinks himself incapable of returning it…

Matthew, 5th Duke of Elmhurst, has outright dismissed the notion of love. After all, if he is destined to become as mad as his father, why make any prospective bride suffer? His only comfort in life is his expanding empire-all brought about thanks to the luck of a family heirloom.

After a visit to Mrs. Rutley’s School for Young Women, Matthew is horrified to find his lucky pocket watch missing. He has no doubt that the beautiful young woman he bumped into used her alluring smile to distract him while picking his pocket. He accepts the headmistress’ proposition in the hopes of obtaining a confession and retrieving the family heirloom. What he doesn’t expect is to find Miss Julia Wallace so enchanting. Conflicted, Matthew finds his beautiful new companion too strong to resist. Does love have a place in his life after all? Or is Matthew’s luck destined to run out?

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