{"product_id":"the-dukes-hammer-9781961275102","title":"The Duke's Hammer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Duke's Guard: The men in black who have sworn an oath to protect the Duke of Wyndmere and his family from enemies that would stop at nothing to discredit and destroy him!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGarahan has no time for love, but his heart has other ideas...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Garahan, one of the duke's private guard, has had his head turned many times by a comely face in his thirty years. Not once has a lass touched his heart...until the night he walks into a tavern in the bowels of London and sees a battered angel in need of rescuing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelinda Waring is alone and homeless. She struggles to find work, but employers see her pronounced limp, from a childhood injury, as a weakness. With no other choice, she accepts an offer to work in a tavern in exchange for room and board. The conditions are deplorable, and the constant jeers from patrons, intolerable, but she has no choice but to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next time Garahan sees her, she has bruises on her wrists and cheek. When she is cornered in the back room of the tavern, he whisks her to safety. For the first time in his life, Garahan listens to his heart, and willingly hands it over to the brown-eyed lass with work-worn hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelinda is drawn to the handsome-as-sin Irishman with the broad shoulders and big heart. She tries to ignore the pull of attraction, but cannot resist his dark brown eyes and dimpled smile. Can he see past her imperfections to her heart?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the lass is healing, Garahan must uncover a new source of vicious slander, and threats of scandal, aimed at the duke's family. Leaving Melinda in the care of the duke's London staff is the last thing he wants to do, but Garahan has a vow to keep and a duty to perform. When she is reported missing, Garahan vows to bring her back and never let her go!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDanger stalks in the night, but it will have to elude The Duke's Hammer before he will let harm come to those he has sworn to protect with his strength, his honor, and his heart.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Duke's Guard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 1 - The Duke's Sword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 2 - The Duke's Protector\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 3 - The Duke's Shield\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 4 - The Duke's Dragoon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 5 - The Duke's Hammer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 6 - The Duke's Defender\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 7 - The Duke's Saber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 8 - The Duke's Enforcer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 9 - The Duke's Mercenary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 10 - The Duke's Rapier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 11 - The Duke's Man-at-Arms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 12 - The Duke's Lance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 13 - The Duke's Champion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 14 - The Duke's Sharpshooter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 15 - The Duke's Cavalier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook 16 - The Duke's Blade\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16250055\"\u003eCh Admirand\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961275102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1961275104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027070\"\u003eRomance | Historical | Regency\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027170\"\u003eRomance | Historical | Victorian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44690286117101,"sku":"9781961275102","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_5b1dbcc1-77fe-447e-bf4a-6cce8c779d0f.jpg?v=1703704598","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-dukes-hammer-9781961275102","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}