The Duke’s Almost Bride by Daphne Byrne

“You’re mine, Thalia. No one else’s. So bite back those moans, and prove to me what a good girl you can be.”

Secretly the ton’s most famous sculptor, Lady Thalia has vowed to stay a spinster. So when her cruel father tried to force her into marriage, she marched to the Duke’s house—and begged him to break their engagement.
Two years later, Duke Maxwell is back in London. Only, he keeps encountering his ex-fiancée in the most scandalous places. Even worse, he finds Thalia more and more tempting with each encounter…
After one searing kiss, Maxwell isn’t planning to let her go. This time, he’ll show her exactly what it means to be his… and she’ll beg for more.

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