The Cold Duke’s Virgin: A Historical Steamy Regency Romance Novel (Jealous Dukes Book 1)

“Eight years ago, he abandoned her.
Now she’s forced to live under his roof.
And the hatred between them burns dangerously close to desire.”

Once, Clara Whitfield was the only person who truly knew Gabriel Hale.

They were children who shared secrets, laughter, and a hidden garden where promises were made and broken. When Gabriel left for Eton, he left Clara behind… and never came back for her.

Now he is the scarred Duke of Ashbourne, cold, cruel, and determined to keep the world at arm’s length.

And Clara arrives at his door with nothing.

Penniless, desperate, and with nowhere else to go, Clara has no choice but to accept Gabriel’s brutal terms:
work for him… live in his house… and leave when spring comes.
Every word is sharpened with resentment.
Every accidental touch ignites memories neither of them can afford.

Because Gabriel is no longer the boy she loved.
And Clara is no longer the girl he left behind.

But the garden they once shared still grows wild.
And some loves, like grafted roses, refuse to die, no matter how deeply they’re scarred.

A brooding, scarred duke.
A sharp-tongued heroine with nothing left to lose.
A forced-proximity romance where hatred burns into desire.

Perfect for readers who love emotionally intense, steamy Regency romance with wounded heroes, sharp heroines, and slow-burn passion.

Perfect for readers who love brooding dukes, resilient heroines, and the slow, delicious burn of forbidden desire beneath Regency propriety.

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