Miss Minerva Lane is a quiet, bespectacled wallflower, and she wants to keep it that way. After all, the last time she was the center of attention, it ended badly--so badly that she changed her name to escape her scandalous past. Wallflowers may not be the prettiest of blooms, but at least they don't get trampled. So when a handsome duke comes to town, the last thing she wants is his attention.

But that is precisely what she gets.

Because Robert Blaisdell, the Duke of Clermont, is not fooled. When Minnie figures out what he's up to, he realizes there is more to her than her spectacles and her quiet ways. And he's determined to lay her every secret bare before she can discover his. But this time, one shy miss may prove to be more than his match...

**The books in the Brothers Sinister series: **
½. *The Governess Affair* (prequel novella) 
1. *The Duchess War *
1½. *A Kiss for Midwinter* (a companion novella to *The Duchess War*)
2. *The Heiress Effect *
3. *The Countess Conspiracy *
4. *The Suffragette Scandal*
4½. *Talk Sweetly to Me*

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### Review

“*The Duchess War* is lovely - smart, touching, funny, sexy, anddizzyingly romantic.  Read it right away - yes, now.  Everything on your to-do list can wait, believe me.”

—Carrie S., at sb-tb.com

“*The Duchess War* is an intelligent and beautiful story for grown womenand a romance for the girl who still believes in fairy tales.  Heartily, even passionately recommended!”

—Jill MacKenzie, at InD’tale Magazine

### About the Author

Courtney Milan’s debut novel was published in 2010. Since then, her books have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Booklist. She’s been a New York Times and a USA Today Bestseller, a RITA® finalist and an RT Reviewer’s Choice nominee for Best First Historical Romance. Her second book was chosen as a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2010. Courtney lives in the Rocky Mountains with her husband, a marginally-trained dog, and an attack cat. Courtney has had several occupations--computer programmer, scientist, lawyer--but her favorite job is the one she is now doing full time: Writing romance novels.