title: To Desire a Wicked Duke (Courtship Wars, Book 6)
author:  Nicole Jordan 
description: Jordan concludes her Courtship Wars Regency trilogy with a clichd romance featuring a saintly, sassy heroine determined to protect her heart; a rake who constantly meddles in the heroine's life; a forced marriage; and a ghostly subplot at a castle on the coast. Two years after Tess Blanchard's fianc was killed at war, she falls into the arms of his cousin Ian Sutherland, the duke of Rotham. The two are caught by Tess's patroness, who insists they marry. Tess responds to Ian physically, but despises his wicked reputation and high-handed manner. Ian, actually quite deserving of love, keeps major secrets that fit the narrative but highlight his astounding lack of emotional self-awareness. Add a series-linking subplot involving a onetime courtesan, a child who may or may not be the hero's by-blow, and predictably purple love scenes, and the checklist is complete. (Mar.) <br />(c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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  # Wild in Winter
  
  
  The Wicked Winters Book Six
  
  
  By  
  Scarlett Scott
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Gill, the Duke of Coventry, has never been the sort of gentleman who woos
  ladies with effortless ease. In fact, he’s never even kissed a woman, let
  alone courted one. But as the new duke, he’s in need of a wealthy bride to
  replenish his dwindling familial coffers. Preferably a sweet, calm bride who
  is equally reserved. A bride who is nothing at all like Miss Christabella
  Winter.
  
  
  Christabella is looking for passion. She longs for forbidden kisses in hidden
  alcoves, for a dashing rake to sweep her off her feet. Therefore, her dratted
  infatuation with the shy Duke of Coventry makes no sense. Particularly since
  he cannot be bothered to speak to her in complete sentences.
  
  
  When she inadvertently learns the duke has never been kissed, however,
  Christabella forms the perfect plan. She can show him how to win a lady’s
  heart and kiss him out of her system at the same time. But the problem with
  k