The Duke’s Forbidden Bride by Ava MacAdams

“Tease me more, Duchess, and you will find that my tongue can be more wicked than my fingers.”

Lady Eleanor is trapped in a brutal convent. Until she escapes to stop her best friend’s wedding to a monster.
Duke Spencer has no patience for scandal… or the sharp-tongued beauty demanding his help. But when her truth becomes his problem, only one solution can protect them both: marriage.
It’s meant to be a cold bargain. But Eleanor keeps testing him… so he must teach his wife the price of defiance—one scorching kiss at a time…

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