Gabriela and His Grace (Luna Sisters, 3) - Softcover

De La Rosa, Liana

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0593440927 ISBN 13: 9780593440926

Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group, 2025

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A scandalous arrangement between a hellion heiress and destitute duke reveals truths that neither can outrun….

As the youngest and most rebellious daughter of the overly protective Luna family, Gabriela Luna Valdés claws after her freedom in any way she can. This time, her hunger for adventure has led her aboard a windswept ship bearing for her homeland, away from a mob of fumbling British suitors. But Gabby can’t escape her father’s expectation that she settle down to find a proper husband—a compromise she’s unwilling to make.

For Sebastian Brooks, Duke of Whitfield, the trip to Mexico is his last chance. His last chance to rectify his family’s estate and refill their dwindling coffers. And his last chance to match wits with the sharp-tongued but deliciously tempting Gabriela.

When Gabby finds herself in need of a hasty escape, Sebastian agrees to assist her…but their close proximity sparks a red-hot passion that could ruin all their plans. With scandal looming, can Sebastian convince Gabby his regard is sincere or will she sail away with his heart?

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Liana De la Rosa is a USA Today bestselling historical romance author who writes diverse characters in the Regency and Victorian periods. Liana is a graduate of the University of Arizona, and when she’s not writing, Liana is listening to true crime podcasts while she wrangles her spirited brood of children with her patient husband in Arizona.

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1

London docks, March 1867

Gabriela Luna rarely made a decision she regretted. Sure, there had been a handful of occasions where she'd acted rashly and without thought. Like the time when she was fifteen and had slapped Don Ángel, patriarch of the powerful De la Cruz tobacco empire, across the cheek when he'd uttered a disgusting comment about her mother marrying a Purépecha, the crack echoing through the stunned assembly room. Or when she had pointedly corrected Vizconde Alborada for misnaming the Juárez law during dinner at a party hosted by her parents. Or even when she'd abandoned a waltz with a marquess's heir in the middle of a dance floor when he'd insinuated "mixed-blood" women were more hotheaded.

But now, as she stood on the grimy docks, staring at the steamer ship rocking gently to and fro on the murky waters of the London harbor, Gabby recognized the uncomfortable lump in her throat as an error in judgment.

"Isabel said in her letter that there will be a conveyance to collect you at Altamira when the ship docks." Her eldest sister, Ana María, worried her lip. "I know I shouldn't fret because Isa would never leave you waiting, but I'm going to anyway because I won't be there to help you should you need it."

It was just like Ana María to fret over her safety. And Gabby would miss her terribly for it.

"I'll be fine. Once I'm back in Mexico, I'll have my feet under me and will have no problem finding assistance." She smiled and tapped the back of her sister's hand. "I'm not afraid of doing things on my own."

"I know, querida." Worry lines still bracketed Ana María's eyes. "I take some solace in the fact that you won't be completely alone. Señorita Moreno will make excellent company on the long voyage."

Gabby inclined her head as she slid her gaze to where Miss Lucia Moreno stood. The young woman appeared to be a few years older than her own four and twenty, a modest but well-trimmed cloak wrapped around her trembling frame. From what their tío Arturo had said, Miss Moreno had been raised in England by two Mexican-born parents but was now traveling to Guanajuato to care for her ailing grandmother. Tío had thought the young woman could serve as Gabby's traveling companion, and Ana María and Gideon, her husband, had quickly agreed. Miss Moreno appeared friendly enough, and it would certainly be nice to have company on the trip across the Atlantic.

A trip she was still uncertain she should be making.

"You remembered to pack the parcel I put together for Isa and Mother, right?"

"Of course I did." Gabby grabbed her hand. "I have the parcel, your letter, and photos of Estella. I won't let anything happen to them."

Ana María swallowed as her eyes danced over Gabby's face. "I'm sorry. I know it's silly to worry about such a thing. It's just . . ." She looked to where Gideon stood, their young daughter smacking his cheek with her chubby hand. "I want them to know how happy I am here. That I may not have married who they wanted, but I married who I wanted. Does that make sense?"

"Of course it does." Gabby watched as her sister admired her little family. Her baby niece, Estella, had quickly become Gabby's favorite person in the world, and she was loath to say goodbye to her. But in the four years since she and her sisters had fled their home in Mexico City as the French army marched on the capital and sailed to London for refuge, Gabby had itched to return. Her life among the British aristocracy was not as bad as she liked to complain it was, especially since it allowed her infinitely more freedom than she experienced under the watchful eye of her father, but Gabby felt ill at ease. With Liberal forces reclaiming power in many parts of Mexico, her father would eventually turn his attention to his youngest daughter and invite her home. But Gabby was tired of waiting

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• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0593440927
• ISBN 13: 9780593440926
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 385
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