The Duchess (51 page)
Authors: Bertrice Small
“If that don't beat all,” the duke said, slapping his knee. “And I believe the little minx will have George Baird one day if she really wants him.” He laughed. “But you're right, Duchess, both our girls will have their seasons. A gel is better for it, I believe.”
“Ohh, yes,” Allegra agreed. “Just look how well I did in my season when the richest girl in England married the lord with the bluest blood.”
“And they lived happily ever after,” the duke said softly, bending to kiss the top of her head.
“They did,” Allegra agreed, standing up and slipping her arms about his neck to kiss his lips. “Indeed they did, my darling duke. They lived happily ever after forever and a day.”
“Even beyond that,” he told her.
“I like that better,” Allegra said softly.
“So do I,” Quinton Hunter said, kissing his wife to show her how very much he meant it.
And he did.
The Duchess
is a work of fiction. Names, places, and incidents either are a product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.
An Ivy Book
Published by The Random House Publishing Group
Copyright © 2001 by Bertrice Small
Ivy books and colophon are trademarks of Random House, Inc.
eISBN: 978-0-307-55578-6
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Table of Contents
Part 1 - A.D. 1795 A Very Successful Season
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Part 2 - Summer and Autumn 1795 A Most Perfect Couple
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Part 3 - Winter and Spring 1796 A Dangerous Game
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Part 4 - Spring 1813 Hunter's Lair
Epilogue