Her Family Sent Her to Quiet Her Sister's Scandal — the Duke of Halbrook Chose Her Instead
When her beautiful sister's scandal threatened to ruin them all, a family sent their plain, overlooked second daughter alone through the rain to a feared Duke's castle — expecting her to be used, and quietly not expecting her back. But the Duke of Halbrook looked at the girl in a borrowed gown that did not fit her and saw what nobody in her own house had ever bothered to see. What she found in her father's account books would cost her everything she had left — and the man they sent her to buy would answer them in front of the whole county. #periodromance #historicalromance #duke #regency #romance #lovestory #cleanromance #dukeschoice #halbrook #overlookedsister #plainsister #scandal #ruinedreputation #sistersrivalry #dismissedtochosen #broodingduke #coldduke #victorianromance #regencyromance #aristocracy #ballroom #twelfthnight #proposal #truelove #devotion #vindication #cruelfamily #humbleheroine #secretary #englishcountryhouse #estatedrama #romancestory #audiobookromance #storytime #happyeverafter period romance, historical romance, duke romance, regency romance, victorian romance, clean romance, wholesome love story, the dukes choice, duke of halbrook, overlooked sister, plain sister chosen, beautiful sister scandal, family sends her away, sacrificial daughter, unwanted daughter, brooding duke, cold duke, feared nobleman, humble heroine, ledger secret, forged scandal, blackmail plot, letters as evidence, twelfth night ball, ballroom confrontation, public proposal, duke kneels, cruel family humbled, society scandal, vindication story, love against society, english country house, castle romance, romance audiobook, long romance story, romance for older women, true love wins, third person narration, happy ending romance, bedtime story romance
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