The Duchess Deal
by Tessa Dare
The Duke of Ashbury needs a wife. Emma Gladstone, a vicar's daughter turned seamstress, will do. They both have terms for the marriage, but will they be able to stop from falling in love?
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~384
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is The Duchess Deal?
The Duchess Deal is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Explicit open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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The Duchess Deal: quick answers
How spicy is The Duchess Deal?
The Duchess Deal is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
Is The Duchess Deal a standalone?
No. The Duchess Deal is book 1 in Girl Meets Duke. It is the place to start. The series is still ongoing.
What tropes are in The Duchess Deal?
The Duchess Deal features marriage of convenience, beauty and the beast, grumpy hero, regency. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does The Duchess Deal have content warnings?
We have no major content warnings noted for The Duchess Deal, but our notes may be incomplete. Check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after The Duchess Deal?
If you loved The Duchess Deal, try One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare, Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare, A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean. They share its marriage of convenience and beauty and the beast energy at a similar spice level.