'My Father Said You Needed a Wife,' She Whispered — and Duke of Crowmoor Answered, 'He Was Right'

A neighbor's ruined daughter walks into a cold Duke's study at midnight and offers him a bargain instead of a courtship — her family's rescue in exchange for a marriage with no claim upon his guarded heart. But a man who has been flattered and lied to all his life finds that a wife who wants nothing from him is the one who reaches him at last. A warm, slow-burning tale of a marriage of convenience that becomes the truest love of all. #periodromance #historicalromance #duke #regency #romance #lovestory #cleanromance #regencyromance #victorianromance #marriageofconvenience #arrangedmarriage #slowburn #dukeromance #broodingduke #guardedhero #convenienttolove #historicalfiction #romancestory #truelove #wholesomeromance #royaltyromance #fakebargainrealove #enemiestolovers #aristocracy #storytime #audiostory #bedtimestory #emotionalromance #happyendings #contractmarriage period romance, historical romance, duke romance, regency romance, victorian romance, clean romance, wholesome romance, marriage of convenience, arranged marriage, convenient marriage, slow burn romance, contract marriage, brooding duke, guarded hero, cold duke melts, humble heroine, practical match, falling in love, true love, enduring love, honest heroine, bankrupt family rescued, cruel cousin humbled, aristocracy, nobility, love story, romantic story, emotional story, storytime, audio story, bedtime story for adults, period drama, historical fiction, happy ending, devotion, tender romance, regency era, class divide, second chance at love