'I Shall Wed the Next Man Through That Door,' She Joked — Unaware Duke of Inverleith Was Behind It

She joked that she would marry the next man through the door — and never imagined the Duke of Inverleith was standing in the passage, having heard every reckless word. Arabella Crewe has been paraded through three seasons by a father whose debts outweigh his acres, and when he presses her one morning too many toward a marriage she cannot bear, she loses her temper before her own laughing friends and declares she will wed whoever walks through that door next. It is the Duke of Inverleith, arrived early on ordinary business, who hears her — and who, within a week, finds their private jest copied into the betting book at White's for all society to wager on. This Regency duke romance follows a reluctant, calculating nobleman and a proud, cornered heroine through a betrothal built on accident, a county's cruel gossip, and a secret about old family debts that threatens to unravel everything just as she begins, at last, to trust him. Fans of historical romance audiobooks, arranged marriage romance, forbidden love, and period drama love stories will recognize every beat of this slow-burn duke romance — the wager, the rival's whispered lies, the public confrontation at the betrothal dinner, and the reckoning that follows when the truth of his intentions is finally laid bare before every witness. If you love second chance love and swoon-worthy historical romance where devotion is proven rather than simply declared, subscribe for more Sacred Love Saga stories like this one. #DukeRomance #PeriodDrama #HistoricalRomance #RegencyRomance #VictorianRomance #LoveStory #Audiobook #ArrangedMarriage #BettingBookRomance #NorthumberlandRomance #SecondChanceLove #SweetRomance #BetrothalScandal duke romance, historical romance, regency romance, victorian romance, period drama, love story, romance audiobook, arranged marriage, second chance romance, forbidden love, class divide romance, betting book scandal, duke of inverleith, arabella crewe, marriage of convenience romance, accidental engagement romance, wager romance, betrothal dinner scandal, mortgage romance, family debt romance, sweet historical romance, audio drama romance, regency courtship, love after scandal, duke falls in love, calculating duke romance, county gossip romance, clean romance audiobook, historical romance full story