The Duke Was Buried at Michaelmas — Then He Came Bleeding to the Widow's Door at Midnight

The Duke of Bellmere drowned in a flooded river and was buried at Michaelmas, and his will shocked the whole county by leaving a cottage and money to Bella Moore, a poor navy widow who ran the village school. His cruel aunt called her a scheming nobody. His smiling cousin took the title. Then, three weeks later, at midnight, someone pounded on Bella's door, and the dead duke fell bleeding into her arms. What follows is a dangerous secret hidden in a schoolroom loft, a hired killer watching the lane, a lie told to a magistrate at the garden gate, and a Christmas ball where a ghost walks back into his own ballroom. This is a clean Regency romance of second chances, quiet bravery, and a love that would not stay buried. Who would you run to if the whole world believed you were dead? #dukeromance #regencyromance #historicalromance #cleanromance #periodromance #widowromance #secondchanceromance #sweetromance #victorianromance #sleepstoryromance #romancestory #audiobookromance #presumeddead #christmasromance duke romance audiobook, regency romance story, victorian romance, presumed dead duke, duke returns from the dead, widow heroine romance, schoolmistress romance, second chance romance, hidden duke romance, wicked cousin villain, cruel aunt villain, christmas ball reveal, clean historical romance, sweet duke romance, period drama romance, sleep story romance, bedtime romance story, full length romance audiobook, midnight door romance, honorable duke hero, strong heroine historical fiction, regency village romance, relaxing romance story, murder plot historical romance, will reading romance, emotional historical love story, secret identity duke romance