The Duke’s Return by Hanna Hamilton

“Marrying a stranger is one thing. Being abandoned by him is quite another…”

One year ago, Genevieve was forced into marriage with England’s most charming Duke. So when he vanished to the navy the morning after their wedding, she was relieved. But now… he’s back.
Julian Ashcombe never meant to return. But whispers are staining his name, and more dangerously, hers. The wife, who is still a stranger to him.
He came home to protect them both. Yet the longer he stays, the more his duchess threatens the one thing he vowed never to surrender… his heart.

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