Delphia and the Duke

She came to London for a season of suitors.She didn’t expect to gamble with her heart.Delphia Briston, a demure and wealthy American heiress, is thrust into London society by her godparents in the hope of finding a suitable match. Delphia has no patience for the ton’s shallow games and rules—though she can’t deny the allure of Ludlow Palmer, the impossibly handsome and dangerously desirable Duke of Clarendon.When a late-night warning to the Duke lands her in a compromising situation at Durand’s, a London gambling house, Delphia’s reputation teeters on ruin. To avoid disgrace, her godfather arranges a swift marriage… to the very man who owns the den of vice—Nicolas Durand. Charming, infuriating, and entirely inappropriate, Durand is everything a well-bred lady should avoid.Intent on annulling the marriage and returning home, Delphia vows to keep her heart untouched. But as her forced union with the enigmatic gambler begins to blur the line between obligation and desire, she finds herself torn between the future she was raised to want—and the man who tempts her to break every rule.In a world of titles and temptations, can Delphia choose love over legacy?Or will she risk everything… and bet on the wrong man?Delphia and the Duke is a sizzling, high-stakes Regency romance where propriety clashes with passion, and the heart is the greatest gamble of all.Delphia and the Duke is the sequel to Pirate’s Bride—and is a stand-alone read.