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After her abusive husband's death, the Duchess of Gooding has been relegated to Kent's Row, a place where widows are put out to pasture. Valaria isn't upset by this. She's running from her past and happy to be independent and away from prying eyes. And she knows she won't be lonely after she meets and befriends two other young dowager duchesses who are also residing in the Row. Oh yes, life could be perfect...as long as no one ever finds out her secret.
Callum Osgood, Duke of Blackvale, was best mates with Valaria's late husband and he mourns his friend's untimely death. He also finds himself concerned about Valaria, especially when he hears she has been all but kicked out of her home and onto Kent's Row. Convincing himself it isn't about the attraction he's always felt for the prickly duchess, he vows to do what he can to help her.
Of all the people in the world, Valaria cannot let Callum near her. But his honor and decency keep edging around her walls. As does the unexpected desire he makes her feel. Resistance turns to surrender, an affair to something deeper and soon all that she is trying to keep secret will spill out. Will what she's done come between them and tear apart all they are starting to build? Or could he love her enough to fight for their future and protect her from her past?
This is the first in The Kent's Row Duchesses Series and can be read as a standalone book.
About the author
USA Today Bestselling author Jess Michaels likes geeky stuff, Vanilla Coke Zero, anything coconut, cheese, fluffy cats, smooth cats, any cats, many dogs and people who care about the welfare of their fellow humans. She is lucky enough to be married to her favorite person in the world and lives in the heart of Dallas, TX where she's trying to eat all the amazing food in the city.
When she's not obsessively checking her steps on Fitbit or trying out new flavors of Greek yogurt, she writes historical romances with smoking hot alpha males and sassy ladies who do anything but wait to get what they want. She has written for numerous publishers and is now fully indie and loving every moment of it (well, almost every moment).
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