No Dukes Need Apply — Gemma Blackwood

Lady Selina Balfour would make the perfect duchess. But the Duke of Caversham is far from her idea of the perfect husband.Malcolm Locke is everything Selina hates about powerful men – reckless, arrogant, and all too aware of his own chiselled jaw. Which makes it all the more important that Selina's candidate beats his in the upcoming election. Someone needs to teach the duke to behave.The first lesson? Kissing a woman until her knees go weak isn't enough to make her give up her ideals.Everyone knows that Malcolm is in dire need of a respectable duchess, an heir, and an end to his rivalry with Selina. But why is he so determined to pursue the one woman who'll never have him?Selina's not sure she wants to know the answer. Her wounded heart is more than she can risk. But she'll happily take on the duke in the political arena, if a war is what he wants.There's only one possible outcome. Defeat for one. Victory for the other.Unless there's a sweet surrender in store for them both...This is the fourth book in the series The Impossible Balfours. You do not have to read the other books to enjoy this one, but there are some connections between the books which will reward readers of the whole series.