The Duke’s Auctioned Bride by Hanna Hamilton

“I would sooner ruin myself than marry you, Your Grace.” “Then I shall simply ruin you first… and make you my Duchess.”

Lady Lucy Whitcombe refuses to be paraded before the ton like a prize to be won. She will not be chosen. She will not be possessed. And she certainly will not surrender. Until a scandal binds her name to the most dangerous man in London…
Marcus Ashfield did not come to find a bride. He came out of duty… and leaves with a wife. His solution is simple: a marriage of convenience to silence the scandal, protect their reputations, and provide a mother for the young ward in his care.

It should end there.

Except Lucy defies him at every turn.
Except Marcus cannot ignore her.
Because once the Duke of Calderwick lays claim… he risks wanting more than he was ever meant to have.

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