“I do hope you’ll try,” she said as she lifted off her heels to kiss him.
He smiled against her mouth. He would take any reason to be close to her, any chance to make love to her. Diana and her love were a gift that he was grateful for every day.
Nothing he’d achieved, nothing he’d ever earned, mattered as much as moments like this.
She was the one thing he could not do without.
Acknowledgments
To all the friends who endure my silence while I work on a book and still remember who I am when I finally reply to their emails months later. Thank you for your words of encouragement and faithful camaraderie.
Thanks to Jill Marsal, my agent, for always knowing how to handle every question I bring to her. Jill, your advice is spot-on and invaluable.
Thanks especially to my editor, Elle Keck, for giving me so many incredible opportunities and always, without fail, helping me tell a better story. Your faith in me is humbling, and I can’t thank you enough.
A Duke Changes Everything
And don’t miss the first romance in Christy Carlyle’s wickedly delightful Duke’s Den series,
A DUKE CHANGES EVERYTHING
Nicholas Lyon gambled his way into a fortune and ownership of the most opulent, notorious gentlemen’s club in England. But when Nick’s cruel brother dies, he inherits a title he never wanted. The sooner Nick is rid of the estate that has always haunted him, the sooner he can return to the life he’s built in London. But there’s one obstacle—the exquisite Thomasina Thorne.
When the new heir to the Tremayne dukedom suddenly appears in Mina Thorne’s life, she’s flustered. Not only is he breathtakingly handsome, but he’s also determined to take away her home and position as steward of the Enderley estate. If Mina learns what makes the enigmatic duke tick, perhaps she can change his mind—as long as she doesn’t get too close to him.
With each day Nick spends with Mina, his resolve weakens as their colliding wills lead to explosive desire. Could she be the one woman who can help him finally bury the ghosts of his past?
Available Now from Avon Books!
About the Author
Fueled by Pacific Northwest coffee and inspired by multiple viewings of every British costume drama she can get her hands on, USA Today bestselling author CHRISTY CARLYLE writes sensual historical romance set in the Victorian era. She loves heroes who struggle against all odds and heroines who are ahead of their time. A former teacher with a degree in history, she finds there’s nothing better than being able to combine her love of the past with a die-hard belief in happy endings.
Discover great authors, exclusive offers, and more at hc.com.
By Christy Carlyle
The Duke’s Den Series
Anything But a Duke
Romancing the Rules Series
Rules for a Rogue
A Study in Scoundrels
How to Woo a Wallflower
The Accidental Heirs Series
One Scandalous Kiss
One Tempting Proposal
One Dangerous Desire
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
anything but a duke. Copyright © 2019 by Christy Carlyle. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins Publishers. For information, address HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007.
Digital Edition MAY 2019 ISBN: 978-0-06-285400-1
Print Edition ISBN: 978-0-06-285397-4
Cover design by Amy Halperin
Cover illustration by Jon Paul Ferrara
Cover photographs by Media photo/Michel Legrou
Avon, Avon & logo, and Avon Books & logo are registered trademarks of HarperCollins Publishers in the United States of America and other countries.
HarperCollins is a registered trademark of HarperCollins Publishers in the United States of America and other countries.
About the Publisher
Australia
HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty. Ltd.
Level 13, 201 Elizabeth Street
Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
www.harpercollins.com.au
Canada
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower
22 Adelaide Street West, 41st Floor
Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4E3
www.harpercollins.ca
India
HarperCollins India
A 75, Sector 57
Noida
Uttar Pradesh 201 301
www.harpercollins.co.in
New Zealand
Unit D1, 63 Apollo Drive
Rosedale 0632
Auckland, New Zealand
www.harpercollins.co.nz
United Kingdom
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
1 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9GF, UK
www.harpercollins.co.uk
United States
HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
195 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
www.harpercollins.com