Neglected by the Duke

She needed a home. He needed a wife. Neither meant to fall in love.

Cast out by her family, Eleanor Hartwell arrives at a glittering palace ball with nowhere to go. When she saves the Duke of Wynthorne's little daughter, one innocent question changes her life: "Are you my mommy?"

Julian Ashcombe offers Eleanor shelter—and a marriage of convenience. His daughter needs a mother, and Eleanor needs security. Love is not part of their arrangement. But behind closed doors, the distant duke becomes a man she cannot resist. For the first time, Eleanor dares to believe she belongs.

Then his former lover returns. A cruel deception turns their love into a public scandal, and the one man who should defend Eleanor lets her down. This time, she walks away.

Julian can command a ballroom, but he cannot command her forgiveness. To win his wife back, he must do more than write beautiful letters. He must stand beside her in public, support the future she chooses, and prove that loving her means putting her first.

A heartfelt Regency romance of a marriage of convenience, a devoted little girl, and a duke determined to earn his second chance.