In Megan Frampton's captivating new Dukes Behaving Badly novel, we learn
the answer to the question:
Why do dukes fall in love?
Michael, the Duke of Hadlow, has the liberty of enjoying an indiscretion
. . . or several. But when it comes time for him to take a proper bride,
he ultimately realizes he wants only one woman: Edwina Cheltam. He'd
hired her as his secretary, only to quickly discover she was sensuous
and intelligent.
They embark on a passionate affair, and when she breaks it off, he
accepts her decision as the logical one . . . but only at first. Then he
decides to pursue her.
Michael is brilliant, single-minded, and utterly indifferent to being
the talk of the ton. It's even said his only true friend is his dog.
Edwina had begged him to marry someone appropriate---someone
aristocratic . . . someone high-born . . . someone else. But the only
thing more persuasive than a duke intent on seduction is one who has
fallen irrevocably in love.