They married with expectations. None of them included love. Edmond Dunsworth, Duke of Cromwell, needs a wife. Not a partner. Not a confidante. Just someone with a generous dowry and no inconvenient opinions. Anna Hanford, merchantās daughter and unwilling bride, is not what he signed up forāand she knows it. Their marriage begins not with vows of affection, but with mutual disdain.
She refuses to be tamed. He refuses to be ignored. And somehow, they begin to see each other. Their exchanges are sharp, every glance a challenge. But as tempers flare and pride takes the lead, Edmond and Anna discover something surprising behind each argument: curiosity, chemistry, and the fragile stirrings of something neither one expected. Because love doesnāt always arrive softly. Sometimes it enters shouting.
Between insult and intrigue, hearts begin to shift. They didnāt choose each other. Not really. But the more they speakāand listenāthe more they begin to wonder: What if love isnāt about winning? What if itās about meeting in the middle, seeing one another clearly, and daring to want what they never thought they could have?
He bargained for her dowry. She fought for her freedom. And together, they stumble toward something real.
š„ If youāve ever had to set your pride aside to see the person right in front of youāand discovered that love speaks loudest when you finally stop talking⦠this story is yours.
Each love story in this series can be read as a stand-alone. However, most readers prefer to read them in order.
They married with expectations. None of them included love. Edmond Dunsworth, Duke of Cromwell, needs a wife. Not a partner. Not a confidante. Just someone with a generous dowry and no inconvenient opinions. Anna Hanford, merchantās daughter and unwilling bride, is not what he signed up forāand she knows it. Their marriage begins not with vows of affection, but with mutual disdain.
She refuses to be tamed. He refuses to be ignored. And somehow, they begin to see each other. Their exchanges are sharp, every glance a challenge. But as tempers flare and pride takes the lead, Edmond and Anna discover something surprising behind each argument: curiosity, chemistry, and the fragile stirrings of something neither one expected. Because love doesnāt always arrive softly. Sometimes it enters shouting.
Between insult and intrigue, hearts begin to shift. They didnāt choose each other. Not really. But the more they speakāand listenāthe more they begin to wonder: What if love isnāt about winning? What if itās about meeting in the middle, seeing one another clearly, and daring to want what they never thought they could have?
He bargained for her dowry. She fought for her freedom. And together, they stumble toward something real.
š„ If youāve ever had to set your pride aside to see the person right in front of youāand discovered that love speaks loudest when you finally stop talking⦠this story is yours.
Each love story in this series can be read as a stand-alone. However, most readers prefer to read them in order.