Manda Collins
Whatâ€™s a wallflower to do when sheâ€™s suddenly in need of a husband? Use all the pluck and moxie she can muster to get what she wantsâ€¦,Miss Cecily Hurston would much rather explore the antiquities of Egypt than the uncharted territory of marriage. But the rules of her fatherâ€™s exclusive academic society forbid her entrance unless she weds one of its members. To clear her ailing fatherâ€™s name of a scandalous rumor, Cecily needs to gain admission into the Egyptian Clubâ€”and is willing to marry any old dullard to do it.,Lucas Dalton, Duke of Winterson, is anything but dull. Heâ€™s a dashing and decorated war hero determined to help Cecilyâ€”even if that means looking the other way when she claims the dance card of Amelia Snow, this seasonâ€™s most sought-after beauty. But Lucas has a reason for wanting Cecily to join the Egyptian Club: His brother went missing during one of Lord Hurstonâ€™s expeditions to Egypt. An alliance with the explorerâ€™s bluestocking daughter could bring Lucas closer to the truth about what happenedâ€¦or it could lead him to a more dangerous love than either he or Cecily could have imaginedâ€¦Â 
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How to Dance with a Duke