They Laughed That She Was Still Single at 38 — Then London's Most Wanted Duke Fell for Her Heart

"Thirty-eight years old, and still single, poor dear." Mary Hatherley hears her sister-in-law's cruel joke across a crowded London ballroom, and the young ladies giggle behind their fans. Mary is not there to dance. She is there to beg the rich for money for sixty orphan girls in a leaky house in Chelsea. Then Marcus Wendell, the Duke of Wendover, London's most wanted man, trips on a debutante's train and lands on the floor. The whole room freezes. Only Mary laughs kindly and helps him up. One waltz later, the tired widower duke is falling for her warm heart. But a ruthless mother deep in debt needs the duke for her daughter, and Mary's own family wants her house. Forged account books, a weeping false witness and a stolen diamond brooch are waiting at the great charity ball. And sixty orphans are about to lose the only mother they have ever known. This is a full-length Victorian romance narration of an old maid, a lonely duke, a wicked scheme and a heart worth waiting for. #DukeRomance #RegencyRomance #VictorianRomance #HistoricalRomance #OldMaidRomance #SecondChanceAtLove #WidowerDuke #CleanRomance #SlowBurnRomance #RomanceAudiobook #RomanceNarration #PeriodDrama #OrphanStory #HappilyEverAfter #TheUnwantedDuchess victorian romance, duke romance audiobook, old maid romance story, single at 38 romance, widower duke romance, Marcus Wendell Duke of Wendover, Mary Hatherley, London Season romance, orphan home romance, Chelsea orphan girls story, forged account books scheme, charity ball scandal, falsely accused heroine, cruel sister-in-law story, clean historical romance, slow burn duke romance, full length romance audiobook, Bow Street courtroom romance, regency romance narration, the unwanted duchess