"YOU'RE SHIVERING"—THE DUKE REMOVED HIS COAT. SHE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS HER SECRET BENEFACTOR
"One cannot blame a man for declining damaged goods." Those words, spoken by Lord Clarence Pemberton at a glittering ball, destroyed Eleanor Ashworth's belief in love three years ago. Now she lives in careful poverty with her mother, her grey-green eyes guarded, her grandmother's locket her only remaining treasure. When creditors demand payment they cannot make, Eleanor faces the prospect of becoming a governess—if anyone will have a ruined debutante. Then the Duke of Thornton appears in their shabby sitting room, his dark eyes revealing nothing, his presence filling the space with an authority that makes the worn carpet seem shabbier still. His proposal is blunt: he needs a wife, she needs security, and he believes they might solve each other's difficulties. He offers no promises of love—only his name, his protection, and the settlement of her family's debts. Eleanor's fingers find the hollow of her throat where her pulse beats too fast. She has sworn never to hope again, never to expose her heart to such devastation. But this stern, silent duke with his careful hands and his scent of sandalwood—could he be something other than what he appears? A compelling Regency romance of practical arrangements and unexpected depths. Like and comment if you're ready for this journey. This story is a work of fiction. All characters, events, and scenarios presented are purely imaginative and created for entertainment purposes only. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
HER EX BEGGED HER TO RETURN—THE DUKE STEPPED FORWARD: "SHE'S CARRYING MY HEIR." SHE WASN'T
THE BULLET STRUCK AND SHE FELL — THE DUKE CAUGHT HER, WHISPERING A VOW HE’D NEVER SPOKEN BEFORE
She had hoped to find a gentlemanly Duke—he had hoped to find someone who actually knew how to cook
The Duke Claimed the Last Seat Beside Her at the Opera — But She Never Wanted Him There
How to Stand Firm When Polite Society Insists: Lessons in Consent from a Ballroom Refusal
SHE FAINTED INTO A STRANGER'S ARMS AT THE BALL—UNAWARE HE WAS THE DUKE WHO'D RUINED HER FAMILY
Duke Caught His Maid Hiding Bruises, What He Did Next Shocked Everyone
THE MISTRESS KISSED THE DUKE WHILE LOOKING AT HER—THE DUCHESS DID SOMETHING WORSE
The Duke Found Her Stuck In Creek Mud Laughing Hard — He Fell In Love Before He Pulled Her Free
For Seven Months, She Played The Duke's Wife By Agreement—Until Feelings Broke Every Term
Her Sisters Mocked Her Leftover Dress… Until The Mysterious Duke Swept Her Off Her Feet
She Was Sold With the Estate — The New Duke Thought She a Servant — She Was the Late Duke’s Daughter
🎩 HE WAS THE MOST FEARED DUKE IN LONDON… AND HIS OFFER LEFT HER BREATHLESS BEFORE EVERYONE
The Duke Arrived Dressed as a Servant to Meet His Future Wife - What he Heard Shocked Him
The Spinster Sister Was Sent To Apologise For Her Sister's Mistake, The Duke Married Her Instead
He Invited the Poor Orphan to His Ball on a Wager — He Proposed Before the Waltz Ended...
He Painted the Woman From His Dreams — Two Weeks Later She Knocked on His Bedroom Door by Mistake
When Society Turned Against the Barren Duchess, Her Husband's Loyalty Became Her Shield
💌 SHE WAS THE DUKE'S REJECTED BRIDE OF TWENTY YEARS… BUT WHEN THEY MET AGAIN, HE FELL TO HIS KNEES
