The Duke's Bride — Fenella Miller

Tired of being at everyone's beck and call Beau, the Duke of Silchester, decides to masquerade as plain Mr Edward Sheldon for a few months in order to pursue his love of composing and playing piano music. At five and thirty he is convinced he will never marry but all this changes when he meets Lady Viola Fenchurch and her delightful children. Viola, a widow, is equally convinced that she will never remarry after enduring an abusive marriage. She isn't looking for love, but despite her reservations she finds herself falling in love with Beau - who she believes is a commoner called Edward Sheldon. But when Viola and her family are in deadly peril she turns to Beau for support and the only way he can protect them all is through wedlock. Can Beau convince her to marry him? And will his deception ruin any chance they have of happiness together?