To Catch A Duke by Bethany Sefchick

Lady Julia Rosemont

should be enjoying her first season among London's elite. However

nothing could be further from the truth. Even though she's the sister to

the Duke of Candlewood and has been schooled in all of the dictates of

polite society, she's also slightly on the shelf and has lived a rather

sheltered life at her family's country seat, Seldon Park, in Sussex.

Then, of course, there is the small matter of her scars.

Garish and

all-together too visible, the unusual pattern of scars has defined

Julia's entire life, for she cannot remember a time when they were not a

part of her. It seems as if they have always been present, the result

of an animal attack when she was a child. Now a debutante in town, Julia

is finding it difficult to navigate the ballrooms of London, where

being different is greatly frowned upon. Thankfully, she has her best

friend, Benjamin, to offer assistance on occasion. That she is also

deeply in love with him, and has been for ages, is entirely beside the

point and of no consequence.

Benjamin Sinclair, the Duke of

Radcliffe, has known both Julia and her brother Nicholas since they were

all children. There is nothing he wouldn't do to protect her. Except

that the only reason she's having a season at all is because he insisted

- secretly, of course. Her misery, therefore, is entirely his fault,

and he will do anything he can to ease her pain. Even if that means

becoming her escort for the remainder of the season. All he has to do is

make certain that his heart does not become involved. For the last

thing he wants to do is risk his long-standing friendship with Lady

Julia.

However when someone threatens to expose long-kept secrets

about both Julia and Benjamin, secrets that could plunge both of their

families deep into scandal, both of them must decide whether or not to

face their fears. Including how they feel about each other. Is love

worth the risk? Can Julia finally catch the duke of her dreams? Or will

Benjamin forever be just beyond her reach?