The Cursed Duke's Bride
Claire DevonLady Isadora’s fate was set long ago. Forbidden from courtship, for she is betrothed to a suitor she has never met. But years go by, and just as she dares hope for her freedom, her elusive betrothed finally summons her—and it’s none other than the Beastly Duke…
Seth Ashbourne is the Cursed Duke of Bellmore, disfigured in an act of heroism in saving the only daughter of a lowly Baron. Driven by a thirst for vengeance, his opportunity arrives when he catches the Baron in a deceitful act. His chosen retribution? To claim the Baron’s only daughter, Lady Isadora, as his bride. Haunted by his past, Seth seeks to punish Isadora for her father's sins. But Isadora is unwilling to resign herself to the station of a submissive wife. Even if it means thawing her way into the icy-heart of her new husband…