A Duchess to Remember Brooke, Christina

When the Duke of Lyle dies, everyone expects his widow Cecily to fade into quiet mourning. Instead, she discovers her late husband left behind a string of mistresses, illegitimate children, and enough scandal to sink a dozen reputations. Enter Rand, the cynical new duke — who never wanted the title and certainly didn't expect to inherit a defiant, sharp-tongued duchess determined to protect the family's tarnished name. What starts as mutual suspicion turns into something far more dangerous: attraction. Christina Brooke writes Regency romance with wit and heat, giving her heroines agency and her heroes emotional depth. If you want ballroom politics, simmering tension, and a heroine who refuses to play by society's rules, this is your book.