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Being indebted to the Black Widow of Whitehall could be a catastrophe in the making-or a path to salvation. Sarah Montague Ainsworth has tucked away the darkest of her secrets. A widow who never wants to marry again, Sarah is relieved her abusive husband died but is struggling to keep her household solvent. She bought her current home with a loan from Mrs. Dove-Lyon, owner of the infamous Lyon's Den, and makes her payments by gambling on the ladies' side of the notorious hell. Sarah also never plans show her face again in Society-for good reason. One of her husband's last acts was to shove her into a fireplace. Sarah survived but is scarred over the right side of her body-including her face. The Lyon's Den-and a black veil-are the perfect places to hide. Matthew Rydell, the newly invested Duke of Embleton, is in a hurry. A colonel under Wellington, Matthew has been at war-and prefers his life in that arena. But his father's unexpected death changed all that. Back in England to settle the estate and accept his rank, he acquiesces to his mother's insistence that he marry before returning Wellington's side. With no patience for Society balls and soirees, he turns to the Lyon's Den for help. When Matthew proposes a sum Mrs. Dove-Lyon cannot resist-and chooses Sarah as his potential mate-the proprietor of the Lyon's Den calls in Sarah's loan. Desperate, Sarah agrees to marry the duke-only to discover she is not the only one hiding dark secrets. Read Free in Kindle Unlimited!

Neither of them is where they want to be. They are, however, where they need to be.Lady Elizabeth Ashton had been one of the 1825 season's best-known and desired debutantes. But when her brother's scandal leaves Beth's reputation in tatters, she seeks refuge at the northern estate of her sister-in-law's aunt. But all is not as it appears at the home of Lady Sophia Timmons, and Beth soon discovers Sophia is quietly providing a refuge for young women who have been ruined-a secret the entire household works to keep hidden.But as Beth heads north, Richard Christopher Caudale, Duke of Kirkstone, heads south. Kit has been searching for his sister Mary for months and has tracked her to the home of Lady Sophia Timmons. But the weeks on the road have taken their toll, and by the time Kit arrives at Timmons House, he collapses, ill and close to death.On impulse Beth volunteers to nurse the young duke back to health, vowing to keep Sophia's secret safe. Mary, however, is in the house and for the same reason as Sophia's other guests-she is with child, ruined and at risk of destroying her family. As Kit heals, however, Beth devises an outrageous plan to salvage them all.If only Kit is courageous and daring enough to try.The Ashton Park seriesTo Stop a ScoundrelA Rogue Like YouNothing but a RakeThe Duke I Came For