Then Hugh’s attentions fixed on one particular woman. Fox followed his gaze, when he saw who Hugh had in mind, his stomach dropped.
“No.”
“Yes,” Hugh’s said, a cocky grin stretching across his features.
“Unfortunately dressed I can handle. Shy, stuttering English miss? Sure. But one of the Americans?”
Fox let the question hang there. The Cavendish family had A Reputation the minute the news broke that the new Duke of Durham was none other than a horse trainer from the former colonies. He and his sisters were scandalous before they even set foot in London. Since their debut in society, they hadn’t exactly managed to win over the haute ton, either, to put it politely.
“Now, they’re not all bad,” Rupert said. “I quite like Lady Bridget . . .”
But Fox was still in shock and Hugh was enjoying it too much to pay any mind to Rupert, coming to the defense of the Americans.
“The bluestocking?”
That was the thing: Hugh hadn’t picked just any American, but the one who was insufferably intelligent and seemed destined to be spinster.
Lady Claire had already earned a reputation of her own—for boring the gentlemen of the ton to tears by discussing not the weather, or hair ribbons, or gossip of mutual acquaintances, but math.
Even the legendary Duchess of Durham, aunt to the new duke and his sisters, hadn’t yet been able to successfully launch them into society. And she’d already had weeks to prepare them. It seemed insane that Fox should succeed where the duchess failed.
But Fox and his Male Pride had never, not once, backed away from a challenge. It was an impossible task, but one that Fox would simply have to win.
“Her family is hosting a ball in a fortnight,” Hugh said. “I expect you to be there—with Lady Claire on your arm as the most desirable and popular woman in London.”
About the Author
MAYA RODALE began reading romance novels in college at her mother’s insistence. She is now the bestselling and award-winning author of smart and sassy romances. She lives in New York City with her darling dog and a rogue of her own.
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Copyright
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Excerpt from Lady Claire Is All That copyright © 2017 by Maya Rodale.
EPub Edition JULY 2016 ISBN: 9780062386779
Print Edition ISBN: 9780062386762
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