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The Forger and the Duke (Ladies Least Likely Book 2)

The Forger and the Duke (Ladies Least Likely Book 2)

A young copyist finds herself in dangerous territory when she crosses path with a would-be barrister and the illegitimate son of a duke...

Malden Grey has learned to live by his wits, and Amaranthe fears his sharp eye will detect that she doesn’t always earn her living by honest means. But when Mal’s young half-siblings turn to Amaranthe for domestic advice, she becomes deeply implicated in life at Hunsdon House, and against her better judgment, Malden Grey steals her heart—even while she’s plotting to steal the Hunsdon MS, an irreplaceable book that can make her fortune.

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A young copyist finds herself in dangerous territory when she crosses path with a would-be barrister and the illegitimate son of a duke…

Malden Grey has learned to live by his wits, and Amaranthe fears his sharp eye will detect that she doesn’t always earn her living by honest means. But when Mal’s young half-siblings turn to Amaranthe for domestic advice, she becomes deeply implicated in life at Hunsdon House, and against her better judgment, Malden Grey steals her heart—even while she’s plotting to steal the Hunsdon MS, an irreplaceable book that can make her fortune.

Amaranthe’s explorations yield a document that changes Mal’s fate, and as they fight together in a court of law to clear her name and establish his identity, they see a path opening to a future together—if they are brave enough to choose it.

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Author: Misty Urban
Genre: Historical Romance
ASIN: B0CR8LH169
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Misty Urban

Misty Urban wrote her first story at age 5 for the benefit of her younger sister. It was, sources say, a rather conventional piece involving cats, mats, and possibly bats (the work is no longer extant). Her next venture, a journalism/reportage effort entitled “The Urban Star,” peaked at a circulation of 3. She wrote her first novel at age 16. It remains unpublished.

Her subsequent career paths have included stints as a bookseller in Madison, WI; an MA student at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL; a combined MFA/Ph.D. student at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY; and four years as an assistant professor at Lewis Clark State College in Lewiston, ID. She has most recently come to rest in eastern Iowa, where she reads and writes in the company of one handsome park ranger, two young aspiring writers, and a rather heavy collection of books.

Awards
Outstanding Literary Arts Educator from the Midwest Writing Center
David R. Collins Literary Achievement Award
Great River Writer’s Retreat
Serena McDonald Kennedy Fiction Award
Alexander Cappon Award for Fiction
New Letters Award for Fiction
2 nominations for a Pushcart Prize
2 Best of the Net nominations
First prize, student fiction from The Atlantic Monthly
Fiction prize Writers @ Work

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