Colonel Gabriel Jordan-Ives once lived to serve king and country, with highhopes for a future of love, marriage, and children. Now he exists as a poorrecluse, haunted by horrific war memories and struggling with a maimedbody—until the day he unexpectedly inherits his cousin Exton’s dukedom andmust leave his sanctuary for London, rejoin the ton he cannot abide…and securethe line with a legitimate heir.Often punished for her hot blooded, curious nature, Lady Lilian Nashtransformed herself into the perfect duchess-in-waiting to please her family.However they demand more—wed her late fiancé’s mad cousin—or they’ll befinancially ruined. Her marriage of convenience is confusing; Gabriel isunlike any man she’s ever met, an untamed aristocrat both generous andsecretive, a scarred yet powerful husband who introduces her to wickedpleasures in the bedchamber even as he forbids her from touching him.But as the brutal shadows of his past intrude on their present, and cruelenemies attempt to destroy a growing bond, can love save a duke in darkness,or will the shadows consume them both?Duke in Darkness is the first in a new full-length series. Please note itcontains explicit language and sexual content.words : 85408