a scot to the heart desperately seeking duke

Ilsa knows Drew needs a proper English bride to be his future duchess and counts herself out of the running. The pair's mutual attraction further ignites at a weeklong house party at Stormont Palace. When Drew travels to his mother's home in Edinburgh to inform his family of his change in circumstances, he becomes smitten with the beautiful Ilsa Ramsay, an idiosyncratic widow who keeps her pet pony in her home. There, the Duchess of Carlyle informs him that he is the heir apparent to the childless duke but his wicked cousin stands to inherit the title if Drew fails to marry a respectable lady. James is serving in the military when he receives a letter from the Duke of Carlyle's solicitor summoning him to Carlyle Castle. And neither family duty nor future obligation can make them ignore what’s in both their hearts.Ī Scotsman discovers he's the heir to an English dukedom in Linden's enchanting second Desperately Seeking Duke historical romance (after About a Rogue). Still, when she’s caught in a dangerous scandal, he leaps to her aid without hesitation. But one impulsive kiss, then another, and another… says otherwise.ĭrew means to marry a respectable, dignified Englishwoman-a very proper future duchess.

When she discovers the handsome soldier who sweeps her off her feet for a rollicking dance is her friend’s brother, soon to be an English duke, she tells herself he’s not for her, no matter how tempting he is. Ilsa Ramsay yearns for some adventure and fun, not another husband. There is much for Drew to learn and adjust to-but first he goes home to Edinburgh, to tell his mother and three sisters of their startling good fortune. Nothing shocks him more than learning that he now stands as heir presumptive to his distant cousin the Duke of Carlyle.

James always knew he came from a noble family, but his branch grew far from the wealth and status. The second book in the clever, sexy Desperately Seeking Duke series from USA Today bestselling and RITA award–winning author Caroline Linden.Ĭaptain Andrew St.

A scot to the heart desperately seeking duke