The Earl's Iron Warrant - (The Duke's Pact) by Kate Archer (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

An Icy Lady and an Implacable Lord...

Charles Battersea, Earl of Dalton and heir to the Duke of Glastonburg, is the last holdout among the six young heirs who have been pressured to marry by way of the Dukes' Pact. This surprises precisely nobody, especially not himself. He has unaccountably lost his friend Grayson to Miss Dell, but if he is forced to tow the bachelorhood line alone, so be it. He has his reasons for avoiding marriage, and they are not what people imagine.

Daisy Danworth, daughter of the dreaded Lord Childress, presents a cool and confident face to the world, as would anybody who'd grown up in such a house. It's been a matter of survival, and she and her companion, Mrs. Jellops, have survived. Daisy has a certain long-held plan in mind for her future-a charming house in Brighton where she can finally be free. Free of society, and especially, free of men.

A sudden turn of events tosses everybody's plans topsy-turvy and throws Daisy and Charles unwillingly together. Through managing servants, murderous lotharios, and a missing crown jewel, the cold Lord Dalton and the frosty Miss Danworth might just begin to thaw.

As for their friend Lord Burke, it seems he's been harboring a secret all along...

The Dukes' Pact

Book 1 - The Viscount's Sinful Bargain

Book 2 - The Marquess' Daring Wager

Book 3 - The Lord's Desperate Pledge

Book 4 - The Baron's Dangerous Contract

Book 5 - The Peer's Roguish Word

Book 6 - The Earl's Iron Warrant