The release date for the English version of 'Splendid' by
Julia Quinn is Aug 2003. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
About Alexander Ridgely, there are two things that are well known. He's the Duke of Ashbourne, to start. Furthermore, he has no immediate intentions to get married.
That is, until a redheaded American girl, trying to rescue her infant nephew, runs in front of a carriage. She is bold, brilliant, hilarious, and everything Alex never imagined a woman could be. However, she is a servant, wholly inappropriate for a nobleman—unless, maybe, she is not who she appears to be...
Even though Emma Dunster, an American heiress, has decided to take part in one London Season, she does not want to marry an Englishman, despite being surrounded by them. All she wanted was one final taste of obscurity before making her debut, so she sneaked out of her relatives' house disguised as a kitchen maid. She never imagined that she would end herself in the arms of a dangerously attractive duke, or that when he found out who she really was, he would be so unhappy. True love, however, often appears out of the blue, and passion has the power to soften even the hardest-to-love hearts.