The supposedly dead Duke of Comerford requires a wife. And quickly.By tomorrow noon, to be precise.Blame it on his father’s ridiculous will. A Duchess is required before the estates can pass into his hands.Miss Marian has only come to plead with the surly Duke for an extension on her father’s mountainous debts. Perfect for him. If she becomes his Duchess, he’ll happily annul her father’s promissory note.What he doesn’t know is that she has loathed him since ...