The Duke's Protector : Dragonblade Publishing, Inc. : 9781958098899 : 1958098892 : 01 Dec 2022 : London's most sought-after modiste's shop has been broken into...but only Lady Aurelia's gowns have been destroyed... A formidable foe resurfaces as vile and vicious slander spread through the ton. The target-Earl Lippincott and Lady Aurelia... Sean O'Malley, head of The Duke's Guard at Lippincott Manor in Sussex, is sent to London to investigate the latest attack on the Duke of Wyndmere's family. Accustomed to putting himself in between danger and those he vowed to protect, O'Malley has been shot at, earned cracked and broken ribs, cuts, and bruises. It is part of the job. When he rescues the modiste's petite seamstress-a beauty with blue-black hair and eyes the color of melted chocolate, he is awed by her bravery and spirit and unable to forget her smile. Mignonette de Chauret loves working for Madame and is temporarily living in the back room of her shop. Her nightmare returns w