A Duke Too Far: 4 Ashford, Jane

A gentleman botanist. A lady who refuses to be managed. A house party that's about to get very complicated. Peter Rathbone, Duke of Compton, is brilliant with plants — less so with people. When he's dragged to a country estate to secure his family's fortunes through marriage, he'd rather be cataloging specimens than navigating society's expectations. Enter Miss Lily Rowan, sharp-tongued and entirely uninterested in being anyone's convenient bride. She's got her own plans, thank you very much, and they don't include a duke who thinks logic solves everything. What starts as mutual exasperation turns into something neither saw coming. Jane Ashford delivers witty banter, simmering tension, and two people who are perfectly wrong for each other until they're exactly right. For fans of smart Regency romance where the leads actually talk to each other — and mean it.