No One Dared Dance With the Forbidding Duke — She Was the Only Woman Brave Enough to Cross the Floor

For years no one dared approach the grief-hardened, forbidding Duke whom all society feared — until one overlooked, penniless companion in a plain grey gown rose from the last chair in the room and crossed the whole glittering ballroom floor to him, at the ruin of her own good name, simply because she could not bear to leave a lonely man standing alone. Her courage and warmth reach the wounded heart behind his fearsome reputation, but a scheming heir and a poisoned letter threaten to undo the fragile love before it can bloom. A tender, clean, long-form period romance about the brave crossing that thawed the coldest Duke in England. #periodromance #historicalromance #duke #regency #regencyromance #romance #lovestory #cleanromance #cleanreads #victorianromance #ballroom #forbiddenlove #slowburn #enemiestolovers #brooding #widower #secondchance #dukeromance #aristocrat #nobility #courage #kindness #wallflower #companion #governess #scandal #truelove #romancestory #romancereads #audiostory #bedtimestory #longstory #healinglove #tenderromance #happilyeverafter period romance, historical romance, duke romance, regency romance, victorian romance, clean romance, wholesome romance, brooding duke, forbidding duke, grief-hardened duke, widower duke, lonely nobleman, overlooked heroine, penniless companion, wallflower romance, ballroom scene, crossing the floor, brave heroine, courage and kindness, second chance love, slow burn romance, forbidden love, scandal in society, scheming heir, poisoned letter, redemption story, healing a broken heart, love story, true love, romance audiobook, long romance story, bedtime romance, period drama, aristocrat and commoner, against all odds love, tender love story, happily ever after, regency ball, nobility romance, dukes choice