Lillian: New York City socialite, wealthy heiress, and duchess against her will. She didn’t want to get married. Not yet. And certainly not to a cold, haughty aristocrat. But her mother had other plans. Now, she’s a duchess about to spend Christmas alone at her new husband’s crumbling country estate. There’s just one problem. He’s unexpectedly decided to join her. Alaric: Impoverished duke, London’s most eligible bachelor, and husband against his will. He may descend from one of the noblest families in England, but he’s swimming in a century’s worth of debt. His only hope was to secure a wealthy wife. But his duty isn’t over. Because he needs an heir. And there’s only one way to get one… Length: Novella Heat level: Scorching!