The Duke’s Promise to Her Child by Hanna Hamilton

“You should not look at me that way.”
“How else is a husband meant to look at his wife?”

Finally free after years in a cold and cruel marriage, Lady Helena now wants only peace and a safe future for her young daughter. But the dangerously charming Duke of Blackthorne has other plans…
Bound by an old promise to Helena’s late father, Gideon Blackwell insists on helping her find a suitable husband. Yet the more time he spends in Helena’s company, the more impossible it is to see another man claim her.
So instead, he offers her his own name. But they agree their marriage will remain practical. Neither of them can risk their hearts again.
Yet Gideon soon discovers there is nothing practical about wanting the sound of her laughter at his table…or her child in his arms… And the more his wife trusts him, the more violently Gideon wants to become the only man she will ever need.

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