The Duke’s Bride Vanishes (The Secret Lives of Regency Ladies #1)

Rumors have flown for years.

That hes ruined scores of enemies.

Broken just as many hearts.

Lost an eye in a duel.

Murdered his first wife.

The Beast of Blackflint is a monster out of a fairy tale.

Arabella Dentons father just negotiated his most ambitious deal: marrying her to a duke. Unfortunately, that man is Nicholas Alberlefifteen years her senior, powerful, cold, scarred, and terrifying. Worse, their wedding will mean the end of Arabellas secret life as one of Londons most promising artists.

Nick knows what he needs: a wife who will give him an heir without capturing his interest, imagination, or heart. Shy Arabella seems...

Rumors have flown for years.

That hes ruined scores of enemies.

Broken just as many hearts.

Lost an eye in a duel.

Murdered his first wife.

The Beast of Blackflint is a monster out of a fairy tale.

Arabella Dentons father just negotiated his most ambitious deal: marrying her to a duke. Unfortunately, that man is Nicholas Alberlefifteen years her senior, powerful, cold, scarred, and terrifying. Worse, their wedding will mean the end of Arabellas secret life as one of Londons most promising artists.

Nick knows what he needs: a wife who will give him an heir without capturing his interest, imagination, or heart. Shy Arabella seems perfect. Until she vanishes from their betrothal dinner. Running from him into a raging, deadly storm.

When Nick goes after Arabella, what unfolds is a night neither predicted. A singular night of accusation, of truths never before confessed and unexpected, searing passion, for as long as the storm might last.

The Dukes Bride Vanishes is a novella-length Regency Romance. For those seeking a content warning, please be aware that characters make mention of serious subjects including abuse and suicide.