Surprised by a Duke: A Regency Romance

Eighteen-year-old orphan Harriet Thomson, having grown up in an aristocratic household, now works as a companion to the elderly Countess Arden on the Hertfordshire estate of the handsome Duke of Fairbridge. Though the duke does not remember her, he once helped her years earlier, and now she seeks his aid to uncover the truth about her parents’ deaths. As Harriet navigates her growing feelings for him and her discovery of personal mysteries, she faces the societal challenges of her time and the duke’s pursuit of a suitable match among high society.