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"Delightful, dazzling, and oh-so delicious." ~Cheryl Bolen, NYT Bestselling AuthorA Duke. A vicar's daughter. A forbidden love.Marriage—an unpleasant obligationA troublesome addendum to his father's will requires Victor, Duke of Sutcliffe to marry before his twenty-seventh birthday or lose his fortune. After a three-year absence, he ventures home, intent upon finding the most biddable and forgettable miss in Essex. A woman who will make no demands upon him and won't mind being left behind when he returns to London. Except, Victor meets Theadosia Brentwood again and finds himself powerless to resist her—even if she is promised to another and the exact opposite of what he thought he wanted in a duchess.Marriage—an impossible choiceSecretly in love with Victor for years, Theadosia is overjoyed when he returns. Until she learns he...