The Duke of Harnwick Swore to Guard Her Like a Father — Until He Began to Dream of Her Every Night

A grieving duke gives his dying friend a sacred promise: to shelter the man's grown daughter and guard her like a father until she is safely and honorably wed. But when the orphaned young woman comes to live beneath his roof, the cold widower finds his sworn duty at war with a longing he dares not name — a longing that visits him every night and shames him by day. Torn between his honor and his heart, hunted by a fortune-hunter's schemes and a whispering world, he must decide whether the truest way to keep his vow is to send her away forever, or to earn the right to love her the only honorable way there is. A slow-burning, wholly proper tale of restraint, devotion, and a treasured heart cherished at last. #periodromance #historicalromance #duke #regency #regencyromance #victorianromance #romance #lovestory #cleanromance #cleanhistoricalromance #guardian #ward #forbiddenlove #forbiddenromance #honor #slowburn #slowburnromance #dukeromance #period #historicalfiction #romancestory #audiostory #romancereads #sweetromance #properromance #agegap #longingandrestraint #storytime #lovestories #nobility #aristocracy #dukeschoice #truelove #devotion #bittersweetromance period romance, historical romance, duke romance, regency romance, victorian romance, clean romance, clean historical romance, guardian and ward, ward romance, forbidden love, forbidden romance, honor and duty, slow burn romance, sworn vow, deathbed promise, orphaned heiress, fortune hunter, brooding duke, widowed duke, age gap romance, longing and restraint, proper romance, sweet romance, love story, romance audiobook, romance narration, period drama romance, aristocracy romance, nobility, english romance, regency era, victorian era, true love, devotion, cherished at last, hidden love, unspoken love, courtship, honorable proposal, bittersweet romance