The Brooding Dukes Books in Order

Rose disguises herself as a man to confront the duke whose marriage contract threatens her sister. Her bargain places her in the intended bride's role instead, challenging Christopher's practical approach to matrimony as their arrangement awakens feelings neither planned.

Responsible for her orphaned nephew, Emily needs a husband and joins a duke's list of prospective brides. Theodore offers a pretend betrothal to frustrate his godmother's matchmaking, but their antagonism and unexpected attraction make the arrangement increasingly difficult to maintain.

When Duke Alistair discovers his son among the orphans Yvette raises, he demands that she join his household as governess. Her warmth challenges the war veteran's insistence on discipline, bringing conflict and affection into the orderly life he hopes to establish.

Threatening letters lead Seraphina to Duke William's estate, where he catches her searching for answers. He offers to investigate in exchange for help raising his newly acquired daughter, creating an uneasy domestic alliance complicated by the child's affection and their growing attraction.

Leonora bargains with Duke Anthony for a treasured necklace, agreeing to spend three months as his grandmother's companion. When the eccentric older woman assumes they are engaged, his willingness to maintain the fiction complicates a relationship already marked by quarrels and attraction.

Caught in a widowed duke's chambers, Euphemia faces another upheaval after an earlier abandoned engagement. Nathaniel insists on marriage to contain the scandal and protect his daughters, but their clashing temperaments make an orderly arrangement increasingly difficult to sustain.