{"product_id":"the-dukes-unexpected-love-the-strongs-of-shadowcrest","title":"The Duke's Unexpected Love (The Strongs of Shadowcrest)","description":"A virgin widow running her own company. A man who returns home after years at sea. An oddly-matched couple-who may not be so incompatible after all . . .\n\nJames Jones recalls little of his past, only remembering being taken as a young boy and growing up on the Seven Seas. Rising from cabin boy to captain of a ship, a chance encounter with a drunken stranger leads James back to his family, where he discovers he is the heir to the dying Duke of Seaton.\n\nSophie Grant, daughter of a viscount, never made her come-out, thanks to her father's bad investments, which were paid off by Josiah Grant, owner of one of the leading shipping lines in Great Britain. As part of the arrangement, the shy Sophie is given to Josiah in marriage. Her new, much older husband helps Sophie to gain confidence in herself by teaching her all about how to run his shipping empire.\n\nJames, a former captain for one of Grant's vessels, encounters the now-widowed Sophie and feels a connection with the efficient, intelligent woman. Rebelling against his new role as a leading member of the ton, he despises Polite Society and its expectation that he wed some titled gentleman's bird-witted daughter-because James is increasingly drawn to the gossiped-about, independent Sophie Grant.\n\nWill a newly-minted duke be able to win the heart of a woman who spurns the ton and has built a satisfying life for herself?\n\nEach book in The Strongs of Shadowcrest is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.\n\nThe Strongs of Shadowcrest\nBook #1: The Duke's Unexpected Love\nBook #2: The Perks of Loving a Viscount\nBook #3: Falling for the Marquess\nBook #4: The Captain and the Duchess\nBook #5: Courtship at Shadowcrest (Regency Duet - includes Tempted by the Earl and The Viscount's Heart)\nBook #6: The Marquess' Quest for Love\nBook #7: The Duke's Guide to Winning a Lady\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1961275996\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1961275996.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Aston, Alexa\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43267471441981,"sku":"BVV.1961275996.VG","price":12.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-dukes-unexpected-love-the-strongs-of-shadowcrest","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}