The Duchess - Grand Format

Orphaned. Betrayed. Determined. Angélique Latham grew up at the magnificent Betgrave Castle with her father, the Duke of Westerfield, after the death of her mother. But when he dies, her half-brothers brutally deny her very existence and send her out into the world alone. At eighteen, Angélique has a keen mind, remarkable beauty and an envelope of money her late father pressed upon her. Unable to secure employment, Angélique desperately makes her way to Paris.
To survive, she will need all her resources - and one bold stroke of fortune. Taking an unfamiliar and unimaginable path, she sees an opportunity to set up what she believes will be a highly successful business. But she lives on the edge of scandal ; can she ever make her dearest wish come true ? Pure Heart. Pure Steel.