About the Book WHY DUKES SAY I DO Manda Collins With her whirlwind social life in London, Lady Isabella Wharton has little interest in the customs of the country. But when her godmother asks her to pay a visit to her bachelor grandson in Yorkshire, Isabella cant refuse. It behooves her to please the old dowager, since she harbors one of Isabellas most scandalous secrets. So off she goes to see the newly-titled and notoriously rustic Duke of Ormond Trevor Carey doesnt care about what goes on behind ballroom doors. He is content with the simple life and isnt ashamed to admit it to a society flirt like Lady Isabella. But the country air brings out a different side of Isabella one full of longing and passion. Can her sophistication be hiding a desire for love? When a blackmailer from the city arrives to threaten Isabella, Trevor will shield her from harm even travel to London. Can the duke tackle the ton on Isabellas behalf and manage to keep her all to himself? Book Synopsis Even in London society--where everyone knows what you did last season--you never know whos next in line to walk down the aisle, in Why Dukes Say I Do ... TRUE LOVE IS OFTEN FOUND With her whirlwind social life in London, Lady Isabella Wharton has little interest in the customs of the country. But when her godmother asks her to pay a visit to her bachelor grandson in Yorkshire, Isabella cant refuse. It behooves her to please the old dowager, since she harbors one of Isabellas most scandalous secrets. So off she goes to see the newly-titled--and notoriously rustic--Duke of Ormond... WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT Trevor Carey doesnt care about what goes on behind ballroom doors. He is content with the simple life--and isnt ashamed to admit it to a society flirt like Lady Isabella. But the country air brings out a different side of Isabella--one full of longing and passion. Can her sophistication be hiding a desire for love? When a blackmailer from the city arrives to threaten Isabella, Trevor will shield her from harm--even travel to London. Can the duke tackle the ton on Isabellas behalf ...and manage to keep her all to himself? Absolutely delightful...an emotion-packed, passionate historical romance --Romance Junkies , five stars (on How to Romance a Rake ) From the Back Cover Even in London society--where everyone knows what you did last season--you never know whos next in line to walk down the aisle... TRUE LOVE IS OFTEN FOUND With her whirlwind social life in London, Lady Isabella Wharton has little interest in the customs of the country. But when her godmother asks her to pay a visit to her bachelor grandson in Yorkshire, Isabella cant refuse. It behooves her to please the old dowager, since she harbors one of Isabellas most scandalous secrets. So off she goes to see the newly-titled--and notoriously rustic--Duke of Ormond... WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT Trevor Carey doesnt care about what goes on behind ballroom doors. He is content with the simple life--and isnt ashamed to admit it to a society flirt like Lady Isabella. But the country air brings out a different side of Isabella--one full of longing and passion. Can her sophistication be hiding a desire for love? When a blackmailer from the city arrives to threaten Isabella, Trevor will shield her from harm--even travel to London. Can the duke tackle the ton on Isabellas behalf ...and manage to keep her all to himself? Absolutely delightful...an emotion-packed, passionate historical romance --Romance Junkies , five stars (on How to Romance a Rake ) Review Quotes Witty and smart, Collins prose flows smoothly as she merges a charming, compassionate love story with gothic suspense....Add strong pacing and depth of emotion, and theres no doubt this is a winner. -- Top Pick, 41/2 stars, RT Book Reviews Collins has a deft touch with characterization, and she expertly weaves a thrilling thread of danger throughout the story. Why Dukes Say I Do is highly recommended for readers who enjoy their historical romances with a generous soupcon of suspense. -- Reader to Reader Reviews About the Author Manda Collins spent her teen years wishing shed been born a couple of centuries earlier, preferably in the English countryside. Time travel being what it is, she resigned herself to life with electricity and indoor plumbing, and read lots of books. When shes not writing, shes helping other people use books, as an academic librarian.