'I absolutely adored it. I laughed out loud numerous times...Love her writing' Jodie Picoult on The Governess Game How to lose a Duke in ten years...without losing your heart. Two sworn enemies – a bookish daughter of a scholar and an arrogant heir to a Duke made a pact: If they were single in a decade they would get married. Nicola thought this was a joke.The Duke of Westleigh did not. Ten years later the Duke of Westleigh appears to claim his bride, but Nicola is not convinced. He is determined to marry her. She is determined to convince him she is not the marrying kind. Both bet they can change each other's minds, who will win?