Dorinda and the Doctor

Available for the first time digitally, this sizzling short story from <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries features the dashing Doctor Worth, who appeared in <i>What the Duke Desires</i> from &quot;The Duke's Men&quot; Regency romance series.<br><br>Dr. Percy Worth finds young widow Dorinda Nunley ravishing every time he sees her at her cousins', the Duke and Duchess of Lyons. But he figures that a society hothouse flower would make a terrible doctor's wife. Still, when she lets herself into his residence one morning to find him half-dressed, he's as fascinated as he is surprised by the intrusion. <br><br>Though Dorinda's angry when she realizes they're victims of the duchess's matchmaking, Percy suggests that they teach the duchess a lesson by pretending to court, then break off spectacularly at the duke's dinner that night. But after a day together - and a very hot tumble in bed - they realize they suit each other far better than they ever dreamed. So do they go forward with their plan? Or embrace the pretense that has become all too real?