How do you stop loving someone who can never be yours?

Jemmah Dament has been in love with Jules Montgomery since girlhood. Before Society thrust him into a title. Before her own family's decline pushed her to the edges of respectability. He has always been the one constant in her life—her truest friend, her quiet joy, the only person who has ever made her feel seen. She's kept her heart carefully hidden, content to remain by his side as nothing more than a companion. Because that's all she can ever be. Wanting more would be reckless. Hope would be ruinous.

Jules never intended to become the Duke of Dandridge, nor to carry the weight of a legacy that demands obedience over happiness. In a world where alliances are forged in drawing rooms and emotions are liabilities, Jemmah has been his rare refuge—a presence he's come to rely on more than he ever admitted. But when he begins to notice the shape of her smile differently and the sound of her voice more acutely, the quiet ache of longing pulls him toward the one woman he's been forbidden to want.

Society expects him to marry a woman of wealth and breeding. Jemmah has neither. Yet the bond between them shifts in ways neither of them can ignore. A shared glance. A touch held a heartbeat too long. Suddenly, the unspoken becomes unbearable—and the line between friendship and something far more profound fades.

Now Jules must decide whether to follow the future determined for him… or risk everything for the only woman who has ever truly known his heart.
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Fall head over heels for brooding, protective dukes and the sassy heroines who challenge them in USA Today bestselling author Collette Cameron's unforgettable DUKES COME CALLING (SEDUCTIVE SCOUNDRELS) series.

These emotionally gripping Regency romances are brimming with reader-favorite tropes: enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, second chances, forbidden attraction, arranged marriages, and irresistible class-difference love stories. Each swoon-worthy duke finds his match in a bold, quick-witted heroine who turns his world—and heart—upside down.

Start your journey with A Diamond for a Duke, Book 1 in the DUKES COME CALLING (SEDUCTIVE SCOUNDRELS) series, and discover why readers fall head over heels for Collette Cameron's Regency romances filled with scandal, secrets, and unexpected love.

Though each book can easily be read as a stand-alone, most readers prefer to enjoy the series in order.

DUKES COME CALLING (SEDUCTIVE SCOUNDRELS) SERIES:

A Diamond for a Duke
Only a Duke Would Dare
A December with a Duke
What Would a Duke Do?
Wooed by a Wicked Duke
Duchess of His Heart
Never Dance with a Duke
The Debutante and the Duke
Wedding Her Christmas Duke
How to Win a Duke's Heart
Loved by a Dangerous Duke
When a Duke Desires a Lass
My Dearest Duke

CHECK OUT USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR COLLETTE CAMERON'S COMPLETE LIBRARY OF REGENCY AND SCOTTISH HIGHLANDER ROMANCE SERIES:
� Chronicles of the Westbrook Brides
� Dukes Come Calling (Seductive Scoundrels)
� For the Love of an Earl (Wicked Earls' Club)
� Heart of a Scot
� Highland Heather Romancing a Scot: Castle Brides
� Ladies of Opportunity
� Secrets of Scandalous Ladies
� The Culpepper Misses
� The Honorable Rogues�

About the Author

USA Today Bestselling author Collette Cameron(R) is renowned for her captivating, humorous, and heartwarming Scottish and Regency historical romance novels. With over 70 published titles, over 1.6 million books sold around the world, and multiple writing awards to her credit, Collette is a well-known author in the world of historical romance. Readers love her witty and relatable characters including daring rogues, dashing scoundrels, and the strong and spirited heroines who capture their hearts. From the rugged highlands to the refined drawing rooms of Regency England, Collette's novels will transport you to another time and place, where love and adventure are just a page away.Collette's Sweet-to-Spicy Timeless Romances(R) are the perfect escape for readers looking for romantic escape, poignant inspiration, engaging humor, and entertaining stories.Based in the Pacific Northwest, Collette is surrounded by the lush greenery and rainy skies that inspire her writing. She dreams of one day splitting her time between the Pacific Northwest and Scotland. In the meantime, she indulges in her love of all things cobalt blue, dachshunds, chocolate, and of course, crafting her next historical romance.

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