Tempting the Cold Duke: A Historical Steamy Regency Romance Novel (Sinful Lords of the Ton Book 1)

“She was too much for the ton. She was exactly enough for him.”

Evelyn Gerard is eight-and-twenty, unmarried, and standing on the front steps of the only home she has ever loved, refusing to move.

The Duke of Shrewsbury came to take it from her.

Raymond Jones rebuilt the Shrewsbury name from his father’s ashes through ten years of cold political precision. He has no use for sentiment. No tolerance for distraction. And absolutely no business noticing the soft, freckled, defiant spinster who just grabbed his hand and made his pulse stop.

You may stay, he hears himself say.

He does not plan to return and he returns three weeks later…

A Crown Commission forces them under one roof. He is supposed to be ignoring her. She is supposed to be ignoring him. Neither of them is doing a particularly good job.

He cannot stop watching her.

He cannot stop wanting her.

And when his oldest enemy notices exactly how much the cold duke wants the curvy spinster who refuses to be small, Raymond will burn down half of England before he lets her be touched.

A duke does not fall for his tenant.

A spinster does not undo a man like this.

They do it anyway.

A deeply emotional slow-burn steamy Regency romance about learning to trust, surrendering to desire, and finding love in the one place neither of them expected. Perfect for readers who adore grumpy dukes, curvy heroines, forced proximity, and fiercely protective heroes.

Filled with sharp banter, aching tension, and breathtaking chemistry, this richly layered historical romance blends tender vulnerability with heart-racing passion in a story that lingers long after the final page.

No cheating. No cliffhangers. Just a deeply satisfying happily ever after.

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