Rather, it’s the blazing, instantaneous attraction that leaps between him that has him rushing out into the snow after she solidly turns him down.

Only when Hugo sees her, he doesn’t pursue her because she’s a good mother. Ophelia has no desire to be a glorified governess. Now he’s on the hunt to find a mother for his eight children. The Duke of Lindow lost his beloved first wife and divorced his second unfaithful one.

Then Hugo sweeps into her life, upending her calm world. As a widow with wealth and the freedom to do as she pleases, Ophelia has no desire to remarry she and her beloved daughter are happy just as they are. Ophelia is a widow who had a happy marriage to a man she both liked and loved. My Last Duchess is a delight from beginning to end! I devoured Hugo and Ophelia’s story in one sitting, unable to put it down because I was so charmed by their sparkling romance. Note: My Last Duchess was originally serialized as Wilde Denial, but has been expanded. When a duke finds his duchess, can he win her heart? He must convince Ophelia that their blazing sensuality, his exquisite castle, and his eight charming children add up to a match made in heaven. Now he faces the greatest challenge of his life. Yet when he meets Ophelia again, the duke realizes that he will marry her, or no one. She takes one look at him and heads for her carriage.ĭesperate to find a duchess, Hugo identifies an appropriate lady to woo. Hugo takes one look at Ophelia and loses his heart, but she doesn’t want more children or a castle.

Ophelia, Lady Astley, has a fine house, one well-behaved daughter-and no husband. Hugo Wilde, the Duke of Lindow, has a drafty castle, eight naughty children-and no wife. Buy it here: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Audible

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