A Lady for a Duke
Alexis Hall
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· 60 ratings · Published: 24 May 2022
When Viola Caroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. But freedom does not come without a price, and Viola paid for hers with the loss of her wealth, her title, and her closest companion, Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood.
Only when their families reconnect, years after the war, does Viola learn how deep that loss truly was. Shattered without her, Gracewood has retreated so far into grief that Viola barely recognises her old friend in the lonely, brooding man he has become.
As Viola strives to bring Gracewood back to himself, fresh desires give new names to old feelings. Feelings that would have been impossible once and may be impossible still, but which Viola cannot deny. Even if they cost her everything, all over again.
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- regency 14
- disabilities & scars 13
- friends to lovers 13
- historical 13
- trans heroine 12
- war 9
- military 9
- sweet/gentle hero 9
- tortured hero 8
- tall heroine 8
- angst 7
- slow burn 7
- sweet/gentle heroine 7
- third person pov 7
- dual pov 6
- anal sex 5
- independent heroine 4
- class difference 4
- forbidden love 4
- virgin heroine 3
- funny 3
- queer romance 3
- caretaking 2
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- substance abuse 9
- suicide / ideation 7
- mental illness 6
- death / grief 6
- past abuse 3
- alcoholism 1
- past child neglect 1
- mental trauma 1