The Duke She Never Meant to Love

A Historical Regency Romance Novel

To save her family from ruin, Lady Isolde Greene accepts a bargain she never wanted. Marked by scandal and certain her father did not take his own life, she refuses society’s verdict and her brother’s refusal to act. Turning to the Duke of Blackmoor for answers means facing the last man to see her father alive, and risking far more than just her pride...

Dorian Knightley, Duke of Blackmoor, has no intention of marrying for love. Cool, composed, and untouched by sentiment, he proposes a false courtship to free himself from society’s demands. Little did he know a Viscount’s daughter would unsettle him so completely… As her resolve challenges his detachment, can he keep his heart out of an arrangement meant to be nothing more?

What begins as necessity soon deepens into longing neither can ignore. As secrets surface and trust becomes a dangerous risk, Isolde and Dorian find themselves bound by more than pretense. With her father’s name and their hearts hanging in the balance, will uncovering the truth bring them freedom or destroy everything they have come to want?

"The Duke She Never Meant to Love" is a historical romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

Tropes: Forced Proximity, Enemies-to-Lovers, Opposites Attract, Fake courtship