THE DUKE’S RELUCTANT BRIDE
Lauren Royal & Devon Royal
The Duke’s Reluctant Bride is the SWEET & CLEAN edition of Amber by Lauren Royal
4th Edition, July 2017
Novelty Books
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Book Description
More Chase Family Books
A Message from Devon...
Chase Family Tree
Cover Image
Dedication
1: Kendra Chase adored...
2: The Duke of Lechmere...
3: Kendra awoke...
4: "Are you hungry?"
5: Trick looked up...
6: Kendra was soaked...
7: Trick paced...
8: "Thank you, Jane."
9: "Nervous, man?"
10: An impromptu wedding...
11: The sun was setting...
12: The next morning...
13: "You're a duke!...
14: "Wake up, milady."
15: "Mr. Caldwell!"
16: "Robin Hood...
17: Seated at Trick's desk...
18: A week later...
19: "Trick?"
20: Her pulse pounding...
21: "Not very much."
22: They rode across...
23: Kendra sat while Trick...
24: After supper...
25: Trick eased through...
26: "Mrs. Kendra?"
27: "He left...
28: "How dare you...
29: Night was falling...
30: The room Trick had rented...
31: It was pitch-black...
32: "There's the castle...
33: Robbed of breath...
34: Niall motioned Trick...
35: Back downstairs...
36: Although it had grown late...
37: Still wide awake...
38: When dawn had broken...
39: Led by a piper...
40: Niall stomped...
41: "How is he doing, dearie?"
42: "Trick."
43: "Elspeth wasn't dying."
44: "If I'm going to lug this...
45: "Good evening, dearies."
46: The storm had diminished...
47: The breath left Trick's body...
48: "For the last time...
49: Halfway downstairs...
50: The day was sunny...
51: Trick laid a calming hand...
52: They mounted their horses...
53: Kendra's heart felt light...
54: The ride back to Duncraven...
55: "Sit still, milady."
56: "Grab her!"
57: The villains were already...
58: He was freezing.
59: It was nearing midnight...
60: Duncraven seemed lighter...
61: Kendra held Hamish's arm...
62: It felt strange ...
63: "The Duke and Duchess...
64: At Caldwell House...
65: Kendra woke...
66: Before leaving...
67: It hadn't quite been a lie.
68: Knowing he'd have to leave...
69: "Mrs. Kendra?...
70: "Lord Garrick...
71: When Compton met Kendra...
72: Garrick's kitchen...
73: "Kendra! Cait! Open up!"
74: Kendra woke in her old bed...
75: Never in her life...
76: "Kendra, you cannot go...
77: When her brothers left...
78: "The graveyard?"
79: The gatekeeper at Whitehall...
80: She bolted past Barbara...
Epilogue: Kendra ran...
Thank You!
BONUS MATERIAL
Author's Note
Explore the Chase Family World
Excerpt from THE VISCOUNT'S WALLFLOWER BRIDE
Books by Lauren & Devon Royal
Contest
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Contact Information
Copyright Page
BOOK DESCRIPTION
The Duke’s Reluctant Bride is the SWEET & CLEAN edition of Amber by Lauren Royal
England & Scotland, 1668
Lady Kendra Chase's brothers insist it's high time she wed. But although they've presented her with an abundance of suitable young men, no one has caught her fancy—until her coach is held up by a dashing, mysterious highwayman. When the two of them are caught in a compromising embrace and her overprotective brothers demand they marry, Kendra is aghast. Are they really desperate enough to match her with an outlaw?
Scottish-born Patrick “Trick” Caldwell is the new Duke of Amberley—and also the so-called Black Highwayman. But he’s about to learn that leading a double life isn’t nearly as complicated as marriage. When he’s compelled to wed beautiful, headstrong Kendra, he finds himself caught between his perilous secret mission and his watchful new bride. Can Trick untangle the web of half-truths and heartache before he loses his one chance at love?
MORE CHASE FAMILY BOOKS
For more information, click on a cover.
The Chase Brides
Regency Chase Brides
Renaissance Chase Family Series
Specially Priced Boxed Sets
A MESSAGE FROM DEVON…
Not gonna lie, I thought it was pretty cool growing up with an author for a mom! I’d always been into books (like, every morning when 1st grade reading time ended, Mrs. Schultz had to physically pry the book from my hands), plus there were perks. Mom was always home with us kids, so we never had to go to daycare. She was also always on deadline, so we got to eat a lot of Pizza Hut for dinner. And I could impress my friends by moseying into Barnes & Noble and casually pointing out my mom’s books on the shelves.
The only problem: I wasn’t allowed to read them!
Her romance novels were for and about adults, and I was just a kid. A kid who loved books and hated rules—so you can imagine my dismay.
Of course, the instant I was old enough, I swiped a full set of her books from the garage and devoured them all in a row. And I wasn’t surprised when I loved every one, because, you guys, my mom is seriously awesome.
Recently the aforementioned awesome lady had an awesome idea: releasing new, revised versions of her novels that are appropriate for all ages, so that everyone can enjoy them. To think, all those dismay-ful years could have been avoided!
I knew instantly I was the girl for the job. My mom and I have been writing together basically since I learned how to type—our first all-new collaborative release, Alice Betrothed, is a project we started when I was in middle school—plus, I was a sweet-romance-reading teenager myself only a few years ago. I literally bumped into walls walking around high school with my nose buried in a book.
There’s a crazy amount of fantastic romance out there right now—we’re SO excited that you’ve chosen our book! Like, spontaneous-dance-party-excited! I would be doing the robot right now if I weren’t busy typing. Maybe I’ll wrap up this letter so I can go do that.
I so hope you’ll enjoy Kendra’s story!
xoxo
March 2016
CHASE FAMILY TREE
To see a larger version of the Chase Family Tree, click here!
For Emma, Ashley, Elizabeth,
Kailee, Lauren, and Meggie,
the best bridesmaids a girl could ask for!
ONE
Sussex, England
June 1668
KENDRA CHASE adored her brothers, except when she wanted to kill them.
“Jason is right,” Ford told her as they
