Cheers to the Duke - Sally MacKenzie - Bog

In USA Today bestselling author Sally MacKenzie's intoxicatingly romantic series, the "fallen" ladies of Puddledon Manor's Benevolent Home are restoring their reputations--and their future prospects--by operating their very own brewery and alehouse...As the founder of the Home, Josephine Smyth-Waters is determined to be there for the women who need her. But when she receives the invitation to the christening party of the Earl of Darrow's baby, it's a temptation almost too strong to resist. Not only will Jo see friends and former partners Pen and Caro again, she'll finally meet the Home's generous benefactor. Jo has been writing to Edward Russell, Duke of Grainger, for months, eagerly anticipating his charming missives. But she never expects the duke's looks to be as dashing as his words. It's enough to make the lovely widow a little reckless...Even after a year, the title of "duke" still sits strangely on Edward Russell's shoulders. But it is his duty, no matter his less-than-positive opinion of the nobility. When Edward encounters Jo--capable, fun, and utterly irresistible--he's delighted to find someone he truly connects with. A trick of fate has placed them on two different paths...but Edward is beginning to realize that perhaps he's not the kind of man who does the expected thing after all...