Cursed & Cherished: The Duke's Wilful Wife (Book 2)
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🍀“Five star worthy! If I could I would give this book 10 stars! Clean with swoonworthy kisses!!”
🍀“Wolf explores and resolves human struggles in a very thoughtful way and more deeply than usually found in this genre. A gem of a book!” 🍀“Have purchased the entire series, as I must see more of these wonderful characters.”At first, Anna only heard the faint sizzle of the dancing flames, their light casting shadows over the walls. Then a shadow moved from the dark surrounding the mantle, and familiar blue eyes found hers.
Recognising him, Anna gasped. "What are you doing here?"
His face half-hidden in shadows, her husband shrugged. "I might as well ask you the same question. I expected to find you at Brookestone."
Ignoring the slight trembling in her hands, Anna raised her chin. "After running away yourself, did you truly expect me to wait for you?" She snorted. "I saw no need."
A small smile playing on his features, her husband stepped forward, hands linked behind his back. "You made that perfectly clear, my lady." He stopped a few steps from her, his eyes never leaving hers. "I apologise for my sudden departure. I ought to have spoken to you first."
Anna blinked. Had he really just apologised to her?
"You have my apology, but please also take this." Bringing his right hand forward, he held out a small box to her.
Anna's eyes narrowed. "What is this?"
"A gift."
Anna frowned. "A gift?"
"Indeed. Do you not wish to open it?" he asked, coming to stand before her, his eyes looking down into hers. For once, Anna saw no smug smile on his face, and she wondered what had happened.
Reluctantly, Anna took the offered box, knowing before she opened it what it would contain. "Jewellery?" she asked, glancing at the exquisite earrings resting in the small velvety box, their diamonds catching the dim glow that hung about the room. "You cannot be serious!"
A frown creased his forehead. "Are they not to your liking? Would you rather have had emeralds?"
Anna laughed, "How can you spend a fortune on a trinket when you only just now avoided bankruptcy? How much of my dowry paid for these earrings?"
They married with expectations. None of them included love. Edmond Dunsworth, Duke of Cromwell, needs a wife. Not a partner. Not a confidante. Just someone with a generous dowry and no inconvenient opinions. Anna Hanford, merchant’s daughter and unwilling bride, is not what he signed up for—and she knows it. Their marriage begins not with vows of affection, but with mutual disdain.
She refuses to be tamed. He refuses to be ignored. And somehow, they begin to see each other. Their exchanges are sharp, every glance a challenge. But as tempers flare and pride takes the lead, Edmond and Anna discover something surprising behind each argument: curiosity, chemistry, and the fragile stirrings of something neither one expected. Because love doesn’t always arrive softly. Sometimes it enters shouting.
Between insult and intrigue, hearts begin to shift. They didn’t choose each other. Not really. But the more they speak—and listen—the more they begin to wonder: What if love isn’t about winning? What if it’s about meeting in the middle, seeing one another clearly, and daring to want what they never thought they could have?
He bargained for her dowry. She fought for her freedom. And together, they stumble toward something real.
🔥 If you’ve ever had to set your pride aside to see the person right in front of you—and discovered that love speaks loudest when you finally stop talking… this story is yours.
Each love story in this series can be read as a stand-alone. However, most readers prefer to read them in order.
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