The Diamond and the Duke (All the Duke's Sins)

ISBN: 0593334957

Author: Caldwell, Christi

Condition: New

When a wounded soldier and self-proclaimed "beast" finds unlikely friendship with a headstrong and unconventional beauty, they quickly find themselves weaving a tale as old as timeDespite a heros return to England from the Napoleonic Wars, Wesley Audley isolates from the ton. Deep wounds from the horrors of combat-and the despair of a broken heart-left him scarred. As he struggles to cope and resume his place in Polite Society, Wesley is quick to cut himself off from everyoneexcept for Ellie Balfour.Independent and strong-willed, Ellie has dreams of captaining her own husband-free life and a penchant for meddling in others business. She knows befriending Wesley is a risk but Ellie cant bear to see his heartache. Nor can she seem to silence all the temptingly intimate thoughts his nearness provokes.But Ellie is yet to face a battle she cant win-and Wesleys heart is worth the fight. If only her campaigns ever went to plan