The Duke of Hearts
by Jess Michaels
The 7th highly anticipated book in the 1797 Club series from USA Today Bestselling Author Jess MichaelsMatthew
Cornwallis, Duke of Tyndale, once loved a woman, but she died in a
tragic accident he felt responsible for. Since then, he’s been playing
pretend that he isn’t broken inside, even as he’s seen as London’s most
sought after bachelor. He decides to drown his sorrows at the notorious
Donville Masquerade where he encounters an alluring stranger who he
spends the night with.Mrs. Isabel Hayes was married once to a
man who did not inspire passion and she’s been curious ever since. She
has no intention of taking a lover at the Donville Masquerade, but to
watch the activities there, just as she has been for weeks. But once the
masked stranger pursues her, she is swept away.Soon Isabel
recognizes her lover for who he really is and realizes a terrible truth.
She is the cousin of the woman he once loved and lost, and her family
blames him for what happened. Driven by the passion they’ve shared, but
also repelled by the stories she’s heard, Isabel continues the affair,
trying to find the truth. But once Matthew realizes her identity, will
he pursue her for what they’ve built, or only because she reminds him of
what he lost? And will he survive to share a life with her at all?
Cornwallis, Duke of Tyndale, once loved a woman, but she died in a
tragic accident he felt responsible for. Since then, he’s been playing
pretend that he isn’t broken inside, even as he’s seen as London’s most
sought after bachelor. He decides to drown his sorrows at the notorious
Donville Masquerade where he encounters an alluring stranger who he
spends the night with.Mrs. Isabel Hayes was married once to a
man who did not inspire passion and she’s been curious ever since. She
has no intention of taking a lover at the Donville Masquerade, but to
watch the activities there, just as she has been for weeks. But once the
masked stranger pursues her, she is swept away.Soon Isabel
recognizes her lover for who he really is and realizes a terrible truth.
She is the cousin of the woman he once loved and lost, and her family
blames him for what happened. Driven by the passion they’ve shared, but
also repelled by the stories she’s heard, Isabel continues the affair,
trying to find the truth. But once Matthew realizes her identity, will
he pursue her for what they’ve built, or only because she reminds him of
what he lost? And will he survive to share a life with her at all?