A Duke In Winter By Emily Royal May 2026

If you pick up the full A Duke in Winter collection, you will read stories from: Emily Royal Elizabeth Johns Anna St. Claire Elizabeth Keysian Caroline Warfield Elizabeth Ellen Carter Ruth A. Casie C.H. Admirand Charlotte Wren Sandra Sookoo

📚 The Collection Overview

: She contributed the opening story to the anthology, which is a standalone connected to her popular Misfits of the Ton series. 📖 Emily Royal's Story: The Taming of the Duke A Duke in Winter by Emily Royal

: Lord Lucian Horton wants to court a woman named Blanche, but her father decrees that no man may court her until her sharp-tongued older sister, Catherine, is married off. Lucian enlists his friend, the dedicated bachelor Daxton Hawke (the Duke of Petrush), to stage a fake courtship with Catherine to clear the path. If you pick up the full A Duke

: Catherine resolves never to marry after past heartbreaks but accepts the Duke's advances to help her younger sister. Despite her icy exterior, Daxton thrives on her fiery nature. Admirand Charlotte Wren Sandra Sookoo 📚 The Collection

If you are specifically looking for Emily Royal's work in this book, her story is a Regency-era romance that heavily features the "fake dating" and "enemies to lovers" tropes:

: Following the anthology's run, Emily Royal published The Taming of the Duke as an independent novella. 🔍 Full Author Lineup