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Max, the Duke of Everton, has never met a woman who’s plagued him more than Belle Standish, his ward’s cousin. Luckily, his dislike is fully reciprocated. But when Penny runs away in search of her childhood sweetheart, Max has no choice but to join forces with his infuriating nemesis to save Penny from social ruin. The plan is simple—a quick curricle ride to catch up with the runaway and bring her back to Everton’s estate. But fate has other plans for Max and Belle—a broken bridge, an elusive parasol, and a crowded inn with only one bed and plenty of disappearing cushions. Could two days in the company of the most infuriating woman he ever met change everything? Apparently, it can… Comparable works include Pride and Prejudice, Bridgerton