A Thousand Paths to the Duke's Heart
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Claire Stewart stands at the center of a scandal that refuses to fade. Born from a secret affair that shattered the façade of nobility, her very existence has been whispered about in every drawing room and ballroom. Yet when tragedy strikes, and her father and brother perish on the battlefield, Claire is forced to enter an arrangement to save her family estate and secure her inheritance. The aristocracy she hoped to avoid now becomes her only sanctuary, but it comes at the cost of a marriage she never wanted.
Duke Heath Maclean, renowned for his rakish charm and rebellious spirit, has no interest in a marriage of convenience. He was content with his freewheeling ways, But when he's coerced into an arranged marriage with Claire, the Daughter of the late duke of silverstone, he finds his carefully crafted world turned upside down. This quiet woman from a scandalous background isn't the bride he envisioned, and their union feels more like a prison sentence than a pathway to happiness.
Yet there is a problem: Despite the defiance and coldness he shows her, Heath can't ignore his growing attraction to Claire. Her beauty and grace draw him in, stirring desires he'd sworn to suppress. The more he fights against his feelings, the more they threaten to unravel him.
Will the hatred that binds them shatter their lives, or will they discover that the deepest connections can emerge from the fiercest conflicts?
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