The Runaway Lady and the Duke's Secret Promise

A Regency Romance of Forbidden Freedom, Hidden Identity, Unexpected Love, and the Nobleman Who Refused to Let Her Go

von Nora Gilmour

510 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Lady Evelina Ashford has spent her entire life being told who she must become.Born into a respected noble family, she knows the rules of society well. Obey without question. Protect the family name. Marry the gentleman chosen for her. Never allow personal dreams to interfere with duty.But when Evelina discovers that her future has been secretly arranged around a marriage to Adrian Vale, the powerful and mysterious Duke of Ravenshire, she refuses to surrender the rest of her life to someone else's plans.So she does the unthinkable.She runs.Leaving behind her title, privilege, and family name, Evelina assumes a new identity in a quiet village where no one knows she is a lady. For the first time, she tastes the freedom she has always wanted. She can make her own decisions, earn her own place, and imagine a future that belongs entirely to her.Then the duke finds her.Evelina expects Adrian to expose her and drag her back to the life she escaped. Instead, she discovers that the cold nobleman whispered about in drawing rooms is hiding secrets of his own.Adrian does not want an obedient bride.And he refuses to claim a woman who has not freely chosen him.As suspicion slowly turns to trust, an unexpected attraction begins to grow between them. Yet the closer Evelina comes to the man she was determined to escape, the more dangerous the truth becomes.A forgotten family secret.A hidden identity.A promise made in the shadows.And a betrayal tied to the mysterious death of Evelina's mother.Someone has spent years protecting the past, and Evelina's search for answers threatens to expose everything.Now whispers are spreading, enemies are closing in, and the freedom Evelina risked everything to claim may come at a devastating price.Caught between the society she fled and the duke who is slowly claiming her heart, Evelina must uncover the truth before someone makes certain it remains buried forever.She ran from an arranged marriage to save her freedom. But when the man she was meant to escape becomes the only person she can trust, will Evelina have the courage to choose the love she never saw coming?

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798173164544
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.09.2026
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Independently published