Duke of no Return by Amanda Mariel

She ran from the altar. He carried her the rest of the way.

Lady Frances Rowley is no ordinary debutante—fiery, intelligent, and unwilling to be bartered off like a prized estate. When an unwanted marriage threatens her freedom, she turns to the last man she ever thought she’d ask for help: Johnathan Seton, Duke of Hargate. Her scandalous childhood friend. Her once-greatest regret.
Johnathan has spent years outrunning duty, drowning in vice as a member of the infamous Wayward Dukes. But when he sees Frances again—bold, desperate, and breathtaking—he can’t let her go. On the day of her wedding, he makes a reckless choice: he steals her from the church and flees toward Gretna Green.
What begins as an escape soon becomes something far more dangerous—a journey of slow-burning passion, unspoken truths, and the unraveling of everything they thought they knew. With every mile, Frances begins to see the man behind the reputation, and Johnathan realizes the only thing he’s ever truly wanted is the one woman he might lose again.

But freedom comes at a cost. And as their pursuers close in, Frances and Johnathan must decide: will they defy society for a chance at forever… or let the past ruin their future?