The Duty of Marriage Duty to Love Book

“We are husband and wife. I have seen you in your rawest beauty, and I will again. We will share our deepest and darkest secrets. Etiquette has no place when it is just the two of us.”Lilliane Mayfair never imagined she would become Mrs. Henry Clifford in just a fortnight.Married to Chicago’s most elusive tycoon, she finds herself bound to a man as distant as he is powerful. She knows nothing of his true intentions, yet she is determined to uphold the lessons instilled by her aunt: to be a proper wife, to make the marriage work… and most of all, to fulfill her dream of having a family.But Henry Clifford is not an easy man to love. Cold, controlled, and absent, he keeps his secrets locked away. Still, Lilliane glimpses a side of him no one else sees—a tenderness hidden beneath the layers of duty and mystery.As she navigates life in Chicago, 1898, Lilliane must learn the unspoken rules of high society, face those who wish to see her fail, and confront the most challenging of all: her enigmatic husband.💔 A slow-burn historical romance full of longing, secrets, and an undeniable bond.