At Eighteen She Was Made to Wed the Heavy, Silent Duke — On the Wedding Night He Told Her Why

At Eighteen She Was Made to Wed the Heavy, Silent Duke — On the Wedding Night He Told Her Why At eighteen, Edith Westbrook is forced by her cold stepfather to marry the Duke of Langby, a huge, silent man the whole county mocks as "the Ox." She walks into her wedding night shaking with fear. But the Duke does not come near her. He stands at the door, lays a small iron key on the table, and slowly, word by hard-won word, tells her why he married her. William Ashdown has hidden behind silence all his life because of a stammer his own father shamed him for. Now a cruel scheme is closing around the young wife he has sworn to protect, and the only way to save her is to stand before the whole of Wiltshire and speak out loud. A tender, clean Regency romance about patience, courage and the quiet strength of a gentle giant. Can a man who can barely say his own name find the words to keep the woman he loves? duke romance, regency romance, historical romance audiobook, clean historical romance, forced marriage romance, arranged marriage regency, gentle giant duke, silent duke romance, wedding night story, stammering hero romance, young bride regency story, regency England romance, historical romance for women, romantic audio drama, slow burn regency romance, sacred romance saga