The Duke is Mightier than the Sword — Emily E.K. Murdoch

Montague Lancaster, Duke of Caefall, is in hiding in Oxford after a wartime injury, trying to ignore his doctor's advice.Because he'll definitely be going back to France to fight, right? He's determined not to leave his honor on the battlefield-but Montague has financial concerns to keep him occupied. The Duchy is bankrupt. He's got to keep it a secret and keep his presence in England quiet.Fencing is his only refuge, his passion, and Montague agrees to teach students to pass the time. Easier said than done when a poetess storms into his bedchamber and demands he help her finish her poem...Sarah Lockwood is tired of having her poetry diminished merely because she's a woman. Society holds no interest, and she's in search of a poetry professor in one of the prestigious Oxford colleges to help her finish it. She ends up discovering a hidden duke who fences like a soldier and kisses like the devil.Words cross blades with actions as both Sarah and Montague fight their growing feelings for each other, and the expectations of the world.She cannot be a poet. He must return to France to fight. So which is mightier: the duke or the sword?This full length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after, no cliffhangers, and is part of a series that can be read in any order.Dukes in DangerDon't Judge a Duke By His CoverStrike While the Duke is HotThe Duke is Mightier than the SwordA Duke in Time Saves NineEvery Duke Has His PricePut Your Best Duke ForwardWhere There's a Duke, There's a WayCuriosity Killed the DukePlay with Dukes, Get BurnedThe Best Things in Life are DukesA Duke a Day Keeps the Doctor AwayAll Good Dukes Come to an End