Daphne

Re-education of a Duchess ■ Clean yet Sensual Regency Romance ■ Grumpy Sunshine / Marriage of Convenience

By: DG Rampton

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

A Duke back from the dead and his "widowed" Duchess find their marriage of convenience has become anything but convenient.

• 👒 a sweet, feisty heroine with an irrepressible habit of seeing the good in everyone

• 🎩 a brooding hero who has no time for "good" and even less for an enticing wife

• 🦜 a straight-talking parrot with a penchant for poorly-timed commentary

• 💍 a forced reunion between two strangers who happen to be husband and wife

Daphne’s Story. In the 1st instalment of the Taming of the Dukes series by bestselling humorous historical romance author DG Rampton, an enjoyable widowhood is interrupted by the return of the husband.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that when a lady is an heiress the paperwork takes precedence over the romance. And Miss Daphne Jones is not one to protest against this precept. Nor to complain when she ends up married to the 'wrong' brother before he dashes back to India, leaving her to navigate the whirlwind of becoming a duchess — and a widow! — all before her seventeenth birthday.

Seven years later, the young duchess has found contentment in taking care of her two younger sisters, her absentminded brother-in-law, and an ever-growing menagerie of mischievous pets. And she has finally accepted one of the many marriage proposals to come her way.

Then her husband is deposited on her doorstep.

Unconscious but very much alive, the Duke of Burlington has returned...a ruinously handsome, hauntingly cold stranger who is determined to treat his wife with avuncular detachment.

Before she knows it, Daphne's life and heart spiral out of her control, and she is faced with a problem not covered by any etiquette manual: how does one go about seducing a husband set on an annulment?


Why readers will love DAPHNE

• MUCH LOVED TROPES: Marriage of Convenience, Grumpy/Sunshine,Second Chance, and the "Return of the Prodigal Husband".

• ANIMAL CHAOS: A menagerie of animals that prove life is even better with a little fur and feathers around.

• "BRIDGERTON WITHOUT THE SEX": All the chemistry and banter of a high-society Regency romance, kept clean (yet sensual), witty, and heartwarming.

• FEEL-GOOD GUARANTEE: Like all of DG Rampton’s novels, Daphne will leave you with a smile and a happy ending.
  

Praise for the Taming of the Dukes Series

"Rampton has a gift for making the Regency era feel fresh, funny, and entirely addictive."

"I simply could not put it down. The witty interplay between characters, their dialogue, the plot, and the lovely nature of the main character was wonderful. I even laughed out loud in moments of the book - a rare thing - it has just been so well written. I highly recommend!"

“The bantering, the battles, the stubbornness, and the love between the main characters was so delightful!”


The Taming of the Dukes Series

Book 1: DAPHNE
Book 2: ISADORA
Book 3: EMMALINE