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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Estella woke with a crick in her neck and Charlotte's foot in her ribs.

They'd both fallen asleep in the armchair. Charlotte was wedged against Estella's side at an angle, her nightgown twisted around her knees and her hair a disaster of tangled curls.

Estella blinked up at the ceiling. Morning light filtered through the threadbare curtains, pale and gray. The drawing room was freezing. And for three blissful seconds, she didn't remember.

But then she did. And the weight of it settled over her like a boulder.