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  • Girl Meets Duke
  • Written by: Tessa Dare
  • Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
  • Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (64 ratings)

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The Wallflower Wager

Written by: Tessa Dare
Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
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Publisher's Summary

They call him the Duke of Ruin.

To an undaunted wallflower, he's just the beast next door.

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.

Loyal and passionate, Lady Penelope Campion never met a lost or wounded creature she wouldn’t take into her home and her heart.

When her imposing - and attractive - new neighbor demands she clear out the rescued animals, Penny sets him a challenge. She will part with her precious charges, if he can find them loving homes.

Done, Gabriel says. How hard can it be to find homes for a few kittens?

And a two-legged dog.

And a foul-mouthed parrot.

And a goat, an otter, a hedgehog....

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 him.

Not if he ruins her first.

©2019 Tessa Dare (P)2019 HarperAudio

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So worth it!

LOVED this book! The characters, human and animal alike, the story, all brilliantly brought to life by my favorite HR narrator Mary Jane Wells.

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Wonderful

The Duchess Deal is still the best but this one was wonderful with many laugh out loud moments

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Delightful and funny!

I adored all the characters, including all the animals. It has wonderful love making, witty remarks and stays the course to the end.

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5+ stars

most enjoyable book. Not exaggerating with a 5+ star review. Laugh out loud, heart warming and interesting story. Highly recommend. Enjoyed Mary Jane Wells as a narrator.

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Absolutely terrific! Love it!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

This is a keeper. I laughed, I cried and I adored it.
Mary Jane Wells was superb. I thought after the first two books it couldn’t get better. I was wrong. Highly recommend the series and waiting impatiently for more.

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Highly recommended!

It has all the elements I'm looking for a book to take away my stress! Laughing out loud, smile, giddy, teary, and the chemistry... slow burning chemistry between the heroin. And with Mary Jane Wells narrating, she made it perfect!

My favorite parrot is the best!
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Great fun!

Mary Jane Wells has to be one of my favourite narrators! The dialogue fairly crackles of the page when she reads and had me laughing out loud in several sections. Tessa Dare has outdone herself with this well-crafted romp - it’s well-paced, with logical interactions between intelligent people, delicious naughty bits and characters that you want to count among your friends. An interesting ending gives added depth. Thoroughly recommended.

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Amazing

Tessa never disappoints with her creative plots always captures my attention so I don’t want to stop listening!

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