The Duke and the Widow

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>She craves passion not promises. He seeks solace not love. But when their hearts collide can they leave the past behind-or will it destroy them both?</em></strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Rosina</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Lady Rosina Preston has no intention of falling in love again. After losing her husband she's content with fleeting pleasures and stolen moments. But when a country house party leads her into the arms of James the Duke of St. Albans she finds herself caught in a whirlwind of desire-and dangerously close to losing her heart.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Can Rosina risk the pain of love a second time or will her past keep her from embracing the future she deserves?</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>James</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>James the Duke of St. Albans has spent years hiding behind duty sacrificing his own happiness to care for his family. But when he meets the enigmatic Rosina her boldness and beauty awaken a hunger he's never known.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>What begins as a simple affair soon becomes something far more complicated. James must decide: will he guard his heart or risk it all for the one woman who could change his life forever?</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Two hearts scarred by loss. One chance at redemption. A love that could ignite scandal-or heal their deepest wounds.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Note:</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> This is a spicy novella with 5+ explicit scenes and a guaranteed HEA! Content warnings available on author's website.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tropes: </strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Virgin MMC Spirited Heroine Mutual Traumas Wanton Widow She Teaches Him House Party</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Unlikely Betrothal Series:</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Each novella is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order!</span></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Book 1: The Earl and the Vixen</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Book 2: The Rake and the Muse</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Book 3: The Marquess and the Earl</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Book 4: The Viscount and the Wallflower</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: var(--__N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111)>Book 5: The Duke and the Widow</span></li></ul><p></p>