01933cam a2200301 4500 765159090 TxAuBib 20230420120000.0 100901s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012659976 9780446565370 pbk. 0446565377 pbk. TxAuBib Dreiling, Vicky. How to marry a Duke / Vicky Dreiling. New York : Forever, 2011. viii, 422 p. ; 18 cm. Historical Romance Grand Central Publishing Includes excerpt from How to seduce a scoundrel (p. [397]-413) and "The dish" from Vicky Dreiling and various authors (p. [415]-422). "Tristan, the Duke of Shelbourne, is a man with a mission: find a wife he can tolerate as long as they both shall live. Love is not necessary--nor desired. But how to choose among a dizzying array of wealthy-yet-witless candidates? Hire London's infamously prim and proper matchmaker. Then pretend she's not the most captivating woman he's ever met ... Helping a devilish Duke create a contest to pick his perfect mate is the kind of challenge Tessa Mansfield relishes. Her methods may be scandalous, but she's determined to find the notorious bachelor more than a wife--she'll bring him true love. Yet when Tessa watches the women vie for the Duke's affections, she longs to win his heart herself. And after a stolen kiss confirms Tristan's desire, Tessa knows she has broken a matchmaker's number one rule: never fall in love with the groom."--Cover, p. [4]. 20230420. Aristocracy (Social class) England London Fiction. Mate selection Fiction. London (England) History Fiction. Love stories. Historical fiction. Historical Romance Grand Central Publishing.