A strong-willed beauty finds herself in the arms of the handsome drifter from her past, in this second book in the sizzling series set in the Old West, fromUSA Todaybestselling author Beverly Jenkins.

All it takes is one touch . . .

As manager of one of the finest hotels in Arizona Territory, Portia Carmichael has respect and stabilityqualities sorely missing from her harsh childhood. She refuses to jeopardize that by hitching herself to the wrong man. Suitors are plentiful, but none of them has ever looked quite as tempting as the family friend who just rode into townand none has lookedather with such intensity and heat.

Duchess. Thats the nickname Kent Randolph gave Portia when she was a young girl. Now shes a stunning, intelligent womanand Kent has learned his share of hard lessons. After drifting through the West, hes learned the value of a place to settle down, and in Portias arms hes found that and more. But convincing her to trust him with her heart, not just her passion, will be the greatest challenge hes knownand one he intends to win

Beverly Jenkinsis the recipient of the 2018 Michigan Author Award by the Michigan Library Association, the 2017 Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature and was featured in both the documentaryLove Between the Coversand onCBS Sunday Morning. Since the publication ofNight Songin 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes ofThe Wall Street Journal,Peoplemagazine, and NPR.

• Publisher: Avon
• Publish Date: January 31, 2017
• Pages: 384
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9780062389022
• Dimensions :6.8 in H | 4.2 in W | 1 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
• BISAC Categories: Romance, Literary Fiction, Popular Fiction, Historical Fiction