“I could never give you the love you deserve.”
Duke William has made sure that the walls around him are impenetrable. He will not court, he will not marry. And he will never fall in love.
Pressured to make the best match she can, Caroline is at the end of her rope. Finding refuge from a rowdy ball in the library, the last thing she expected was for the brooding duke to enter and save her from a nasty fall…
…only for the rest of the ton to join them. Their wedding has to be quick and quiet if they want to avoid ruin. But, as Caroline soon realizes, their marriage has a lot more to face than a few wagging tongues. And if she cannot break his walls in time, she risks losing him once and for all…