About the Authors
TESSA DARE is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of twenty historical romances. Her books have won numerous accolades, including Romance Writers of Americas prestigious RITA® award (twice) and the RT Book Reviews Seal of Excellence. Booklist magazine named her one of the new stars of historical romance, and her books have been contracted for translation in more than a dozen languages.
A librarian by training and a book-lover at heart, Tessa makes her home in Southern California, where she lives with her husband, their two children, and a trio of cosmic kitties.
EVA LEIGH is the pen name of a RITA® Award-nominated romance author who writes novels chock-full of smart women and sexy men. She enjoys baking, Tweeting about boots, and listening to music from the 80s. Eva and her husband live in Central California.
CANDACE CAMP is a New York Times bestselling author of over sixty novels of contemporary and historical romance. She grew up in Texas in a newspaper family, which explains her love of writing, but she earned a law degree and practiced law before making the decision to write full-time. She has received several writing awards, including the RT Book Reviews Lifetime Achievement Award for Western Romances. Visit her at www.candace-camp.com.
Also by Tessa Dare
Castles Ever After
Romancing the Duke
Say Yes to the Marquess
When a Scot Ties the Knot
Do You Want to Start a Scandal
Spindle Cove
A Night to Surrender
Once Upon a Winters Eve (novella)
A Week to be Wicked
A Lady by Midnight
Beauty and the Blacksmith (novella)
Any Duchess Will Do
Lord Dashwood Missed Out (novella)
Stud Club Trilogy
One Dance with a Duke
Twice Tempted by a Rogue
Three Nights with a Scoundrel
The Wanton Dairymaid Trilogy
Goddess of the Hunt
Surrender of a Siren
A Lady of Persuasion
The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr. Wright (novella)
Also by Eva Leigh
The Wicked Quills of London Forever Your Earl Scandal Takes the Stage Temptations of a Wallflower
Scandalous Ladies of London From Duke Till Dawn
Also by Candace Camp
The Mad Morelands
MesmerisedBeyond CompareWintersetAn Unexpected Pleasure
The Aincourts
So Wild a HeartThe Hidden HeartSecrets of the Heart
The Matchmaker Series
The Marriage WagerThe Bridal QuestThe Wedding ChallengeThe Courtship Dance
An Independent WomanA Dangerous Man
The Lost Heirs
A Stolen HeartPromise Me TomorrowNo Other Love
SuddenlyScandalousImpulseIndiscreetImpetuousSwept Away
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The Historical Collection 2018
The Duchess Deal
Tessa Dare
From Duke Till Dawn
Eva Leigh
His Sinful Touch
Candace Camp
His Wicked Charm
Candace Camp
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THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION 2018
The Duchess Deal © 2017 Eve Ortega From Duke Till Dawn © 2017 Ami Silber His Sinful Touch © 2018 Candace Camp His Wicked Charm © 2018 Candace Camp
Published in Great Britain 2018
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Table of Contents
Cover
About the Authors
Booklist
Title Page
Copyright
The Duchess Deal
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three