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Historical RomanceVictorian-Era Fiction

The Wicked Ways of a Duke

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  • 2007 first published
  • 384 pages
  • ★ 3.2 (5 ratings)
  • 4 editions
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Laura Lee Guhrke's The Wicked Ways of a Duke (2007) is a historical romance and Victorian-set fiction novel. The story is set in Britain and England, in the 19th century. Characters include Prudence Bosworth and Rhys de Winter. Key subjects include man-woman relationships, seamstress, inheritance and fortune hunter.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 15 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.

It runs to roughly 384 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Wicked Ways of a Duke

She thought she was the luckiest woman in London...Surviving on a seamstress' income and a steady stream of fantasies, Prudence Bosworth has always longed for love and romance. Then she inherits a fortune from the father she's never seen, with the stipulation that she wed in one year. Prudence is determined to marry for true love, and after seeing firsthand the splendid chivalry of a certain duke, only one man will do...Rhys de Winter, the Duke of St. Cyres, hides his cynicism behind a quick wit and an even quicker smile. He must marry an heiress, and as luck would have it, the pretty little seamstress-turned-heiress is exactly what he needs. But he never expected to fall for Prudence, and when his shocking deception is revealed, he will stop at nothing to win her back...even if it means renouncing every last one of his wicked ways.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Prudence Bosworth
  • Rhys de Winter

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Seamstress
  • Inheritance
  • Fortune hunter
  • Girl-Bachelors series
  • Single women
  • Nobility
  • Inheritance and succession

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Quick answers

Who wrote The Wicked Ways of a Duke?

The Wicked Ways of a Duke was written by Laura Lee Guhrke and first published in 2007.

What genre is The Wicked Ways of a Duke?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Victorian-Era Fiction.

How long is The Wicked Ways of a Duke?

The median edition has 384 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Wicked Ways of a Duke?

Readers who like it often enjoy Scandal in Spring, Mine Till Midnight (Platinum Romance Series) and Secrets of a Summer Night.

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