His Unwanted Duchess

With her family estate on the brink of ruin, Lady Eleanor Ashford faces an impossible choice: marry a man she despises or watch everything she loves crumble. The Duke of Blackwood, a cold and formidable figure, arrives not to court her, but to offer a stark bargain – her hand in exchange for her family's salvation. He seeks a duchess, not a wife, and Eleanor, fiercely independent, refuses to be a mere transaction. Yet, as their unwanted union looms, a dangerous tension sparks between them, hinting at a hidden attraction beneath layers of pride and defiance. Can a marriage born of desperation ever ignite into something more, or will their hearts remain as frozen as the winter landscape surrounding their grand, gothic manor?

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