The Broken Duke by Scarlett Osborne

“Everything I love gets destroyed. I will never let that happen to you.”

Secluded by choice, Duke Richard denounces love. Until a kiss in the dark with a mysterious woman awakens in him a fire he had long thought dead. And now, he cannot get her out of his mind…
The only thing Teresa dislikes about being a spinster is the lack of … pleasure. When her plan to experience it goes awry though, her lips end up burning with the Duke’s touch. And she knows she is in trouble!
For when an insistent suitor tries to claim Teresa, her tryst with the Duke turns into a fake courtship. But as desire threatens to turn into more, Richard must face the ugly truth: Love is not an option for him. Not if he wants to keep Teresa safe…

*If you like a realistic yet steamy depiction of the Regency and Victorian era, then The Broken Duke is the novel for you.