He Wed London's Plainest for a Prize Stallion — Unaware the Duke of Dunsforth Would Beg for Her

A Duke needs one stallion to save ninety years of his family's breeding, and the price is a wife the whole town has already christened the plainest woman in London. She agrees with her eyes open, asks for nothing, and quietly begins mending everything he has ruined — mares, ledgers, reputations — while he tells himself it was a cold piece of business well done. Then a rival lodges an objection that could make the horse worthless, and in a room full of drunk gentlemen the Duke says four words about his wife that he can never take back. What nobody in that county knows is who actually owned the horse, and why she ever agreed to the bargain at all. #periodromance #historicalromance #duke #regency #regencyromance #victorianromance #romance #lovestory #cleanromance #cleanread #dukeromance #marriageofconvenience #arrangedmarriage #plainheroine #overlookedheroine #capableheroine #hiddentalent #horsewoman #racingromance #studfarm #enemiestolovers #slowburn #classdifference #vindication #publicapology #hegroveled #dignity #audiostory #storytime #romancestories #happilyeverafter #truelove #devotion #historicaldrama period romance, historical romance, duke romance, regency romance, victorian romance, clean romance, clean historical fiction, marriage of convenience, arranged marriage story, bought bride, married for a horse, plain heroine, overlooked heroine, capable heroine, dignified heroine, horsewoman heroine, hidden talent heroine, stud farm romance, racing historical romance, pedigree scandal, brooding duke, duke and commoner, cold bargain to real love, he took the credit, she spoke for herself, no rescue needed, public vindication, duke begs, redemption story, class difference romance, slow burn romance, historical love story, romance audio story, love story audiobook, happily ever after, romance for older women, bedtime story romance, long form romance story, strong heroine historical