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A Brand New Series from Bestseller Jess Michaels!
After her abusive husbands death, the Duchess of Gooding has been relegated to Kents Row, a place where widows are put out to pasture. Valaria isnt upset by this. Shes running from her past and happy to be independent and away from prying eyes. And she knows she wont be lonely after she meets and befriends two other young dowager duchesses who are also residing in the Row. Oh yes, life could be perfect as long as no one ever finds out her secret.
Callum Osgood, Duke of Blackvale, was best mates with Valarias late husband and he mourns his friends untimely death. He also finds himself concerned about Valaria, especially when he hears she has been all but kicked out of her home and onto Kents Row. Convincing himself it isnt about the attraction hes always felt for the prickly duchess, he vows to do what he can to help her.
Of all the people in the world, Valaria cannot let Callum near her. But his honor and decency keep edging around her walls. As does the unexpected desire he makes her feel. Resistance turns to surrender, an affair to something deeper and soon all that she is trying to keep secret will spill out. Will what shes done come between them and tear apart all they are starting to build? Or could he love her enough to fight for their future and protect her from her past?
This is the first in The Kents Row Duchesses Series and can be read as a standalone book.
Genre: Historical Romance
After her abusive husbands death, the Duchess of Gooding has been relegated to Kents Row, a place where widows are put out to pasture. Valaria isnt upset by this. Shes running from her past and happy to be independent and away from prying eyes. And she knows she wont be lonely after she meets and befriends two other young dowager duchesses who are also residing in the Row. Oh yes, life could be perfect as long as no one ever finds out her secret.
Callum Osgood, Duke of Blackvale, was best mates with Valarias late husband and he mourns his friends untimely death. He also finds himself concerned about Valaria, especially when he hears she has been all but kicked out of her home and onto Kents Row. Convincing himself it isnt about the attraction hes always felt for the prickly duchess, he vows to do what he can to help her.
Of all the people in the world, Valaria cannot let Callum near her. But his honor and decency keep edging around her walls. As does the unexpected desire he makes her feel. Resistance turns to surrender, an affair to something deeper and soon all that she is trying to keep secret will spill out. Will what shes done come between them and tear apart all they are starting to build? Or could he love her enough to fight for their future and protect her from her past?
This is the first in The Kents Row Duchesses Series and can be read as a standalone book.
Genre: Historical Romance
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