Description
When a girl meets a duke, their marriage defies all norms. Since returning from war, the Duke of Ashbury’s to-do list has been short and grim: brooding, glaring, and intimidating London’s ne’er-do-wells. A new item has emerged: he needs an heir, meaning he needs a wife. When Emma Gladstone, a vicar’s daughter turned seamstress, enters his library in a wedding gown, he decides she will suffice. His terms are clear: they will be husband and wife only at night, no lights, no kissing, and no questions about his battle scars. Most importantly, once she’s pregnant with his heir, they will never share a bed again. But Emma is no pushover. She has her own rules: they must share dinner every evening, engage in conversation, and unlimited teasing. Most importantly, once she sees the man beneath his scars, he cannot prevent her from falling in love.
