<b>A <i>Cosmopolitan</i> Best Romance of 2022</b><br> <br> <br> <br> <b><i>Pretty Woman</i></b><b> meets the Bridgertons in this witty, vivacious historical take on 90s romcoms by <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author Amalie Howard.</b><br> <br> <br> <br> Lord Lysander Blackstone, the stern Duke of Montcroix, has only one interest: increasing his considerable fortune. After a series of betrayals, he keeps his emotions buried deep. Money, after all, can't break a man's heart--or make promises it can't keep. But when his reputation for being heartless jeopardizes a new business deal, he finds himself seeking a most unusual--and alluring--solution . . . <br> <br> <br> <br> Once an up-and-coming ballerina, Miss Geneviève Valery is now hopelessly out of work. After refusing to become a wealthy patron's mistress, Nève was promptly shown the door to the streets. When she accidentally saves the life of a handsome duke, she doubts the encounter will go any better than her last brush with nobility. But instead of propositioning her, Montcroix makes Nève an offer she would be a fool to refuse: act as his fake fiancée in exchange for fortune enough to start over.<br> <br> <br> <br> Only neither is prepared when very <i>real</i> feelings begin to grow between them. They both stand to win . . . but only if they're willing to risk their hearts.