The Artful Duke (The Pure Heart Triumphs Collection #3)

1817 Regency England: Only child, Baroness Chloe Ellsworth loses her father, and she's about to lose her inheritance: her family estate, too. The will declares that Chloe must marry before the property, and it's associated businesses are handed over to her. Alarmed and in a tailspin over this news, Chloe must make a quick entrance into society to find her suitor. Her suitor finds her, however. Or rather TWO of them do! The thoughtfully charming Earl, Matthew Beckwith, and the scoundrel of a Duke, Forest Ravensdale, both vie for the beauty's attention. Chloe's pride forbids her to get entangled with the notoriously rakish Duke and, so courtship begins with the dashing Matthew. But, is Chloe making the right choice? Does she truly know the authentic soul of the Duke? Or even more importantly, just how well does she know the heart of her probable husband's, the Earl? Forbidden secrets abound as the plot accelerates toward Chloe being forced to trust her instinct to protect her future and that of her unborn child. Find out Chloe's fate in this daring tale of courage and love. ****Clean Historical Romance****