title: An Uncommon Duke (Secret Lives of the Ton)
author:  Laurie Benson 
description: Laurie Benson is an award-winning historical romance author. Her novel An Unexpected Countess was voted Harlequin's 2017 Hero of the Year. She began her writing career as an advertising copywriter, where she learned more than you could ever want to know about hot dogs and credit score reports. When she isn't at her laptop avoiding laundry, Laurie can be found browsing museums or taking ridiculously long hikes with her husband and two sons. For more info go to: lauriebenson.net.
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  “Dash it, Miss Forrester, what are you doing up here?”
  
  The Earl of Hartwick delights in scandalizing the ton with his behavior. But
  it’s his turn to be scandalized when, on an escapade, he bumps into Miss Sarah
  Forrester—in the rain, at night, on a rooftop!
  
  Sarah is hunting for a diamond, and the last thing she needs is the
  infuriating Hart distracting her. But he’s looking for the jewel, too! They
  may be rivals, but the sparks between them are uncontrollable. And soon Sarah
  finds herself longing for another treasure—becoming Hart’s countess!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Secret Lives of the Ton
  
  What Society doesn’t know...
  
  Meet Julian Carlisle, the Duke of Lyonsdale, Gabriel Pearce, the Duke of
  Winterbourne, and Phineas Attwood, the Earl of Hartwick.
  
  In the eyes of the Ton, these three gentlemen are handsome, upstanding men
  who—mostly!—play by the rules. But what Society doesn’t know is that behind
  closed doors these three men are living scandalous li