Giving an ultimatum to an attractive neighbor and animal rescuer, a vengeful man who clawed his way from the slums into high society struggles to find loving homes for the woman's numerous pets. Simultaneous. 125,000 first printing.
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<p><strong>New York Times and USA Today Bestseller</strong></p><p><strong><em>They call him the Duke of Ruin.</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>To an undaunted wallflower, he's just the beast next door.</em></strong></p><p>Wealthy and ruthless, Gabriel Duke clawed his way from the lowliest slums to the pinnacle of high society—and now he wants to get even.</p><p>Loyal and passionate, Lady Penelope Campion never met a lost or wounded creature she wouldn’t take into her home and her heart.</p><p>When her imposing—and attractive—new neighbor demands she clear out the rescued animals, Penny sets him a challenge. <em>She</em> will part with her precious charges, if <em>he</em> can find them loving homes.</p><p>Done, Gabriel says. How hard can it be to find homes for a few kittens?</p><p>And a two-legged dog.</p><p>And a foul-mouthed parrot.</p><p>And a goat, an otter, a hedgehog . . .</p><p>Easier said than done, for a cold-blooded bastard who wouldn’t know a loving home from a workhouse. Soon he’s covered in cat hair, knee-deep in adorable, and bewitched by a shyly pretty spinster who defies his every attempt to resist. Now she’s set her mind and heart on saving <em>him.</em></p><p>Not if he ruins her first.</p>
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