The Duke and the Widow
A virgin duke who has never been touched. A widow who swore she would never love again. One house party arrangement with only one rule—no feelings. Lady Rosina Preston buried her heart with her husband three years ago. She takes lovers on her terms, refuses every proposal, and has no intention of giving any man power over her life again. When a devastatingly handsome duke arrives at a country house party seeking her company—and her bed—she agrees to a strictly physical arrangement. No courtship. No attachment. No love. James Talbot, Duke of St. Albans, has spent five years raising his twin brothers after highwaymen murdered their parents. He skipped university, avoided society, and has never touched a woman. With the boys finally at Eton, he attends his first house party with one goal—convince the beautiful widow to teach him everything. No marriage. No disruption to the fragile peace his family has finally found. But James is not a man who does anything by half. Each stolen night peels away another layer of Rosina's carefully guarded heart. And when his young brothers arrive unexpectedly—desperate for the very thing she has been running from, a family—Rosina must decide if the risk of loving again is worth the chance at a life she never believed she could have. Because the only thing more terrifying than losing the man she loves is never letting herself love him at all. Tropes: virgin hero · widow heroine · house party romance · teach me · no-strings arrangement · he falls first · found family · second chance at love Heat Level: Scorching Tone: Bantery, Angsty, Emotional Series Type: Book 5 of 5, Unlikely Betrothal Series Ending: HEA POV: Dual POV, Third Person Content Notes: Explicit on-page intimacy, grief and loss of spouse, parental death (backstory) Comp Authors: Scarlett Scott, Tessa Dare, Eva Devon Read more
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