Her Stepmother Laughed When the Will Left Her Nothing — Unaware the Duke Had Already Stepped Forward

When Sir Marcus Ellery's will is read aloud, his widow and her two daughters inherit everything — the house, the fortune, the Kentish land — while his own daughter Imogen receives only a sewing box and a horse. Her stepmother laughs in the solicitor's parlour and does not stop when Imogen looks up. Cast out with nothing but her father's old mare, Imogen takes the only position offered to her without a character reference: copying letters for a brooding, unsociable duke's land agent. What she doesn't know is that her quiet diligence is about to catch the eye of a man who has spent years guarding his heart as carefully as his estate — and that a secret hidden inside her father's last gift is about to change everything. This is a clean historical romance audiobook full of quiet dignity, slow-burn devotion, and a duke who chooses the overlooked woman before he ever knows what she stands to gain. Perfect for fans of Regency romance, duke romance, and emotional period dramas about justice finally arriving for the woman everyone underestimated. Settle in for a full-length story of humiliation turned triumph, a careful man undone by a careful woman, and a love that refuses to be managed by anyone else. #dukeromance #regencyromance #historicalromanceaudiobook #cleanromance #periodromance #regencyaudiobook #romancestory #dukeschoice #slowburnromance #historicalfiction duke romance, regency romance, historical romance audiobook, clean romance story, regency audiobook, period drama romance, duke and governess, slow burn romance, wattpad romance, historical fiction audiobook, romance audiobook full length, inheritance romance story, regency england romance, brooding duke romance, cinderella romance story, wholesome romance audiobook, love story audiobook, victorian romance, aristocrat romance, romance short story