Karen Ranney 
Scottish Duke 
A Dukes Trilogy Novel

New York Timesbestselling author Karen Ranney returns with the first novel in a new series about dashing, charismatic dukesand the women who tame them Though raised as a gentlemans daughter, Lorna Gordon is obliged to take a position as an upstairs maid at Blackhall Castle when her father dies. Alex Russell, the Duke of Kinross, is the most tempting man shes ever seenand completely unattainableuntil, at a fancy dress ball, Lorna disguises herself as Marie Antoinette and pursues an illicit trystwith scandalous consequences.Months after his mysterious seductress disappears, Alex encounters her again. Far from the schemer the distrustful duke assumed her to be, Lorna is fiercely independent and resourceful. Shes the one woman capable of piercing his defenses. But when danger threatens Lorna, Alex must prove himself not just the lover of her fantasies, but the man who will fight to protect her.