title: Any Duchess Will Do (Spindle Cove)
author:  Tessa Dare 
description: *Starred Review* Most mothers dont drug their children, but then again, Judith York, the Duchess of Halford, is not like most mothers. If the only way she can get her son Griffin to do his duty and find a wife is by slipping a little something into his fish course, so be it. The funny-tasting fish explains how his mother got him to Spindle Cove (or Spinster Cove, as it is more popularly known), but what to do about the ultimatum his mother delivers once they arrive? Griffin has one day and one day only to select a bride from among the population of eligible ladies, someone whom Judith will then turn into a suitable future Duchess of Halford. Determined to beat his mother at her own game, Griff selects the least likely candidate in the room, overworked and underappreciated serving girl and farmers daughter Pauline Simms. Dare garnered a well-deserved RITA for last years installment in her Regency-set Spindle Cove series, and with its fanciful, My Fair Lady-inspired plot, Any Duchess Will Do is an equally beguiling blend of sparkling wit and simmering sensuality that is guaranteed to captivate fans of clever, sexy historical romances. --John Charles
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  Any Duchess Will Do
  
  Tessa Dare
  
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  [Dedication](index_split_003.html#filepos1916)
  
  For librarians and booksellers everywhere,
  
  who gather books and build shelters for tender souls.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Acknowledgments](index_split_003.html#filepos2032)
  
  As always, I am deeply thankful to Tessa Woodward, Helen Breitwieser, Jessie
  Edwards, Pam Spengler-Jaffee, and everyone at Avon Books/HarperCollins.
  
  To Courtney, Carey, Leigh, Bren, Laura, Kara, Susan, and The Unnameable
  Loop—all my love and gratitude. I could not write a book without your
  friendship and support. I would be foolish to even try.
  
  And lastly, endless appreciation to my loving husband, children, parents, and
  family, who make it so blessedly difficult for me to crawl inside characters
  less fortunate.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  [Dedication](index_split_001.html#filepos530)
  
  [Acknowledgments](index_split_002.html#filepos931)
  
  [Chapter One](index_split_004.html#filepos5953)
  
  [Chapter Two](index_split_