Mr. Cavendish, I Presume

by Julia Quinn Book 1 in the Two Dukes of Wyndham series.

First published 2008

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Thomas Cavendish has been raised as the Duke of Wyndham and is expected to marry Lady Amelia Willoughby, to whom he was betrothed in childhood. The arrival of Jack Audley, a man who may have the stronger hereditary claim, places Thomas’s title, estate and identity in doubt.

Amelia has waited years for Thomas to notice her as more than an obligation. As the succession inquiry unfolds, both must decide whether their relationship rests on a contract, a title or genuine choice. The novel presents the same central events as The Lost Duke of Wyndham from the other principal couple’s viewpoint.