{"product_id":"2940169943641","title":"Desperate Duchesses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWelcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication . . . of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title . . . of games played for high stakes, including-on occasion-a lady's virtue.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage-until he lays eyes on Roberta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet the Earl of Gryffyn knows too well that the price required to gain a coronet is often too high. Damon Reeve, the earl, is determined to protect the exquisite Roberta from chasing after the wrong destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Damon entice her into a high-stakes game of his own, even if his heart is likely to be lost in the venture?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161848103152,"sku":"2940169943641","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169943641_p0.jpg?v=1763790033","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169943641","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}