Married to the Wrong Duke by Tessa Brookman

“Let us be clear. I did not propose to you. I claimed you.”

Faced with a cruel betrothal, Catherine Ainsley flees to the only man she dares trust: her childhood friend. But he is no longer the gentle boy she remembers. He’s cold, commanding… and devastatingly handsome.
Duke Gideon was cast into exile by his cruel father. Years later, wearing the title stolen from his missing brother, he’s determined to reclaim everything he was denied. But when the desperate Catherine appears at his doorstep, his carefully laid plans unravel…

One scandal forces them into marriage. One touch ignites an unexpected passion. But as secrets rise and danger closes in, Catherine must decide which is more dangerous—his past… or her heart…