The Debutante’s Brooding Protector (The Duchess’s Darling Debutantes #1)

The Debutante’s Brooding Protector (The Duchess’s Darling Debutantes #1)

Author: Maggie Dallen Listening Length: 6h 49m
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He’s the grumpiest guardian angel a girl could ask for. Estella Hale’s late brother’s best friend absolutely loathes her. The scarred, brooding marquess glowers at her across every ballroom. He chases off every suitor who approaches. Honestly, he frightens her half to death. Which is why it’s so shocking when Estel...

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There were only so many minutes a person could spend admiring a wall sconce before it became conspicuous.

Estella Hale was rapidly approaching that limit.

She'd already catalogued the sconce's every feature. Brass, shaped like a lion's head, one ear slightly crooked. She’d moved on to composing an imagined history of its life in this ballroom.

It had probably witnessed decades of glittering events. Proposals. Scandals. And scores of hopeful young women with better connections than hers.