The Duke and the Widow
(2025)(The fifth book in the Unlikely Betrothal series)
A novel by Christina Diane
A widow looking for a tryst. A duke with burning desire. A love born from mutual pains of the past.
Rosina
After losing the love of her life, Lady Rosina Preston had no intentions of looking for love. Fortunately, for Rosina, love isn’t always part of the equation when it comes to indulging her desires.
But all that changes one night at a country house party, where Rosina finds herself in the middle of a scandalous arrangement with James, the Duke of St. Albans.
Soon, Rosina finds herself falling for James and his charming, steadfast heart. But is she able to forget the pains of the past and begin again? Or will she lose love a second time?
James
The Duke of St. Albans has no time for love. At least, that is what James has told himself since his parents' accident. He finds himself inundated with caring for his younger brothers, including forgoing his own desires to be the role model they need. But James longs for the touch of a woman. A touch he’s never felt.
When James meets the intriguing widowed Lady Preston at a country house party, his world and his desires collide in a perfect storm.
Their arrangement is simple, but soon James finds himself falling for a woman whose heart he knows he can’t have.
Can James be honest about what he wants? Or will his truth destroy their precarious arrangement for good?
Note: This is a spicy novella with 5+ explicit scenes and a guaranteed HEA!
Tropes:
Rosina
After losing the love of her life, Lady Rosina Preston had no intentions of looking for love. Fortunately, for Rosina, love isn’t always part of the equation when it comes to indulging her desires.
But all that changes one night at a country house party, where Rosina finds herself in the middle of a scandalous arrangement with James, the Duke of St. Albans.
Soon, Rosina finds herself falling for James and his charming, steadfast heart. But is she able to forget the pains of the past and begin again? Or will she lose love a second time?
James
The Duke of St. Albans has no time for love. At least, that is what James has told himself since his parents' accident. He finds himself inundated with caring for his younger brothers, including forgoing his own desires to be the role model they need. But James longs for the touch of a woman. A touch he’s never felt.
When James meets the intriguing widowed Lady Preston at a country house party, his world and his desires collide in a perfect storm.
Their arrangement is simple, but soon James finds himself falling for a woman whose heart he knows he can’t have.
Can James be honest about what he wants? Or will his truth destroy their precarious arrangement for good?
Note: This is a spicy novella with 5+ explicit scenes and a guaranteed HEA!
Tropes:
- Virgin MMC
Spirited Heroine
Mutual Traumas
Wanton Widow
She Teaches Him
House Party
*Each book in the Unlikely Betrothal series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order and read in Kindle Unlimited!- Book 1: The Earl and the Vixen
Book 2: The Rake and the Muse
Book 3: The Marquess and the Earl
Book 4: The Viscount and the Wallflower
Book 5: The Duke and the Widow
Genre: Historical Romance
- Book 1: The Earl and the Vixen