She Sat Alone at the Ball Until the Duke of Undermere Murmured, 'Act as Though You Are Mine'

Overlooked and seated behind the ferns at a glittering ball, a penniless clergyman's daughter is stunned when a cold, jilted Duke murmurs that she must act as though she is his — a pretense meant only to wound the woman who once left him at the altar. But the arrangement he devised to protect his pride slowly becomes the one thing he cannot live without, and when the truth of how it began drives her to flee north, he must chase down a coach and prove the device turned real. #periodromance #historicalromance #duke #regency #romance #lovestory #cleanromance #fakerelationship #pretendcourtship #regencyromance #victorianromance #dukeromance #enemiestolovers #slowburn #ballroomromance #jiltedduke #brooding #overlookedheroine #truelove #wholesomeromance #forbiddenlove #aristocracy #secondchance #cinnamonroll #happyeverafter #storytime #audiostory #bedtimestory #romancestory #tastefulromance #clergymansdaughter #proudheroine #warmending period romance, historical romance, duke, regency romance, victorian romance, clean romance, wholesome romance, fake relationship, pretend courtship, pretend engagement, brooding duke, jilted duke, overlooked heroine, plain heroine, penniless heroine, ballroom, first dance, proud heroine, walked away, chased her down, coaching inn, second chance love, love story, true love, slow burn, tasteful romance, no explicit content, aristocracy, high society, clergyman's daughter, wounded hero, spinster, against the odds, warm ending, happy ever after, romance audio story, bedtime romance, period drama, forbidden love, wallflower