title: The Naked King (Naked Nobility)
author:  Sally MacKenzie 
description: A native of Washington, DC, <b>Sally MacKenzie</b> still lives in suburban Maryland with her transplanted upstate New Yorker husband. Shes written federal regulations, school newsletters, auction programs, class plays, and swim league guidance, but it wasnt until the first of her four sons headed off to college that she tried her hand at romance. She can be reached by e-mail at sally@sallymackenzie.net or by snail mail at P.O. Box 10466, Rockville, MD, 20849. Please visit her home in cyberspace at www.sallymackenzie.net.
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  The Duchess of Love
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Books by Sally MacKenzie
  
  THE NAKED DUKE
  
  THE NAKED MARQUIS
  
  THE NAKED EARL
  
  THE NAKED GENTLEMAN
  
  “The Naked Laird” in LORDS OF DESIRE
  
  THE NAKED BARON
  
  THE NAKED VISCOUNT
  
  “The Naked Prince” in AN INVITATION TO SIN
  
  THE NAKED KING
  
  “The Duchess of Love”
  
  BEDDING LORD NED
  
  Published by Kensington Publishing Corporation
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Duchess of Love
  
  SALLY MACKENZIE
  
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  ZEBRA BOOKS  
  KENSINGTON PUBLISHING CORP.
  
  [http://www.kensingtonbooks.com](http://www.kensingtonbooks.com)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  [Chapter 1](index_split_004.html#filepos2785)
  
  [Chapter 2](index_split_005.html#filepos25910)
  
  [Chapter 3](index_split_006.html#filepos54641)
  
  [Chapter 4](index_split_007.html#filepos77328)
  
  [Chapter 5](index_split_008.html#filepos103583)
  
  [Chapter 6](index_split_009.html#filepos129487)
  
  [Chapter 7](index_split_010.html#filepos156485)
  
  [Chapter 8](index_split_011.html#filepos172553)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
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